Smoked mackerel pate with griddled toast and cress salad

Name: Smoked mackerel pate with griddled toast and cress salad
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: European, British, Mediterranean, French
Ingredients: 400g smoked mackerel, from sustainable sources, ask your fishmonger; 200g light cream cheese; finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon, plus lemon wedges to serve; a small bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked; 2 small punnets of cress, snipped; 2 celery sticks, finely sliced, plus some of the celery leaves; extra virgin olive oil; 6 slices of good bread

Instructions

Cook:10min

Fresh mackerel pâté is a real joy, and this smoked mackerel pâté recipe is an absolute corker. Just add sourdough toast for an epic lunch, snack or starter.

Updated at: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 03:52:32 GMT