Vegan Smoked Mushroom Pate

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Vegan Smoked Mushroom Pate

Creamy rich vegan smoked mushroom pate.

Cuisine: French

Course: Appetizer

Suitable for: Vegan, Vegetarian

Ingredients

Lentils

• 200g Ded Red Lentils
• 700ml Vegan Bouillon / Stock
• 2 Bay Leaves
• Dried Thyme (1 Tsp)
• Dried Sage (1 Tsp)
• Pepper

Cashew Cream

• 1 bag Cashews
• Water

Smoked Mushrooms

• Water to fry
• 600g Chestnut Mushrooms
• 4 Cloves Garlic
• I Medium Red Onion
• 2 Tablespoons Dark Sauce Sauce or Tamari
• 2 Tsp Smoked Paprika
• 1 Tbsp Liquid Smoke

Method

1. Preparing Lentils

   Weight out dried red lentils and bouillon / Stock into saucepan.

2. Add herbs to the saucepan

3. Allow to simmer until water has disappeared into the lentils.

4. Cashew Cream

   Place a bag of cashews into a bowl of water overnight.

   You can spend the process by adding boiling water to the cashews to soak.

5. Smoked Mushrooms

   Chop onions and fry in water for a few minutes, then add the garlic.

6. Add the paprika into the onions and garlic. Then add the mushrooms to the frying pan.

7. Sprinkle the mushrooms with soy sauce or tamari and the liquid smoke and allow to cook.
   Wait all moisture to evaporate.

8. Mix to Pate

   Put all three items into a food processor and blend together.