Mushroom-Walnut Pate

Submitted by bekbek

"I'm not sure where this came from -- I just recently unearthed it from a stack of index cards. It's excellent served on crackers or rye toast. It's quick, easy, and vegan!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 1 1/2 cups

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 8 ounces white mushrooms, sliced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 cup walnuts
• salt
• pepper

directions

1. Heat oil over medium heat and saute onions and mushrooms for 2 minutes.
2. Add water, cover pan, and cook for 8 minutes over medium heat.
3. There should be a small amount of water left in the pan at this time.
4. Meanwhile, chop walnuts in food processor.
5. Add the mushroom mixture to the walnuts in the food processor and process until smooth.
6. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Reviews

[Jezski]

Good but bland. Quite easy to make. I'm going to try it adding finely chopped crisp bacon. Instead of water, I used sherry. Also, I added 1/2 stick of butter and 2 oz. cream cheese, and a splash of Tabasco. Kind of made it a smoother pate'. It might be better if you take the time to caramelize the onions. Thanks for posting.

 

[Rhiannon and Matt]

Mmmm...yummm. I followed ms_bold's lead & made it with garlic & parsley. We're taking it to a friend's 30th tonight for everyone to enjoy :) Thanks for sharing, bekbek!

 

[EvaNZ]

Wow I really loved it. It tasted quite mushroomy which was great because I was worried the flavour would be lost with all the walnuts. Great recipe. Will be making it again soon

 

[lea_petra]

This is become a staple at family feasts. This recipe was so simple to make, and even my kids ate some. Although I think i am addicted to it now. I can't wait to try it with adding other herbs. My son was eating it by spreading on a cracker and then placing olives on top of that.

 

[La Gourmande]

Pretty good. DH thought there was something a little "off" in it, but then again he's picky. I added some paprika and garlic and rolled it into little balls that I covered with chopped walnuts for a nice presentation.