Italian Mushroom Pate

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 300 g mushrooms (peeled and chopped)
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 3 large garlic cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon thyme (dried)
• 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 add 1 tbls olive oil to a medium pan (not a non-stick frying pan)
• 2 finely chop the onion and fry with the crushed garlic until soft, just before they start to brown.
• 3 add the chopped mushrooms, chili and thyme and continue cooking until the mushrooms are soft. be carful not to overcook, as the mushrooms will make the mixture too liquid.
• 4 try the mixture and add salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 take off the heat, add the remaining olive oil and breadcrumbs and mix in a blender. i suggest not blending for too long and the pate will have a nice coarse texture.
• 6 chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
• 7 comment:. this is quite spicy so you may want to use less chili. or perhaps more!