I love Pâté but only eat a vegetarian version. Walnut and Lentil Pâté is so delicious and easy to put together fast and a good one for the whole family to enjoy. I also made another batch of my sea salt and pepper oatcakes with extra flaxseeds to accompany the Pâté.
The inspiration for this recipe came from here. I used red lentils (that I had in the larder) instead of Puy. I measured out 80g of walnuts and 90g of red lentils in case you don't have cup measures as used in the recipe. The recipe specifies cooked lentils and 90g made about a third too much so probably 70-80g would be sufficient.
This recipe is quite plain to my palate. I will definitely make it again and infuse garlic with the onions as I do love garlic and know it will be a good addition and I think we will probably tweak it a bit every time but it is a great base to start from.
Quick Nutritional Info:
Walnuts: high density source of nutrients, including calcium, high in magnesium, B6 and a rich source of Omega 3 essential fatty acids and heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, anti-oxidants plus a valuable source of iron.
Red Lentils: see this article from Mind Body Green for health benefits.
Julie's Family Kitchen
I think it looks delicious, I like your idea of adding garlic too.
Louisa, Eat Your Veg
Sounds yummy to me, I'm quite partial to a veggie lentil pate, especially if it was served with homemade oatcakes - they sound amazing!. I'm going to have a look at Gwyneth Paltrow's site, bet it's full of delicious and healthy ideas. Thanks so much for linking up to January's Four Seasons Food 🙂
Alison
Now this looks lovely and I would never have thought of using walnuts in a pate
jenny paulin
what an interesting idea! and your photo makes it look very appetising with your oatcakes too x
Mummy Constant
I do not really like Pates because of what usually goes in them - non vege ones of course.
This looks really appetising. I want to try it now! I bet its quite filling too. x
Mel
This looks sooo nice (ans easy to make, too!)! I will be pinning it straight after commenting. Thanks for sharing! Mel #TastyTuesdays #recipeoftheweek
Honest Mum
Looks wonderful-healthy, low GI, pretty on the peepers-thanks for linking up #tastytuesdays
Emily @amummytoo
Love the sound of this and your photo styling is fab. Thanks so much for joining in with #recipeoftheweek. I've Pinned and Tweeted this post and there's a fresh linky live now for this week. Hope you can join in if you haven't already! x
Laura
Oh this looks so interesting. I'd love to give it a try as an appetiser dip at a party =)
Kate Thompson
This is right up my street - looks delicious! Walnuts are so versatile. (They rarely last long in my store cupboard though!)
Laura @ Kneadwhine
Ooh - I love the look of this - dips/pates are a definite favourite of mine - pinning for future reference!
chantelle hazelden
I would have never thought about using the ingredients to make a pate, very clever!! #bestrecipeoftheweek