Tuna Pate
This healthy tuna pâté with cream cheese is quick and easy, and ready to eat in 10 minutes. It's a great way to turn canned tuna into a healthy appetiser or lunch. You'll just need tuna, cream cheese plus some seasonings. It's such a simple way to add more healthy fish to your diet.
Equipment
- Blender or food processor or you can mash the pate with a fork
Ingredients
- 145 g can tuna in brine or spring water
- 80 g cream cheese
- ½ spring onion optional
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- seasoning to taste
Instructions
- Drain the can of tuna really well. Squish the tuna down hard with a fork to ensure that all of the liquid has been removed.145 g can tuna
- Chop the spring onion very finely if using.½ spring onion
- Add the tuna, spring onion, cream cheese, a pinch of pepper and lemon juice to a small bowl. Blitz with a hand blender. You can also use a small food processor, or mash the pate well with a fork.80 g cream cheese, 1 tsp lemon juice, seasoning
- Season to taste. You may not need extra salt as the tuna may already be sufficiently salty.
Notes
- You can use full-fat or reduced-fat cream cheese to make healthy tuna pate. I wouldn't recommend very low-fat or fat-free cream cheese as it may be too watery.
- For a lower-fat, higher-protein healthy tuna pate, use fat-free Greek yogurt in place of cream cheese.
- If you'd prefer not to use spring onion, try adding some fresh herbs such as chives, parsley or dill.
- If you want to add a little heat to your pate, add a few drops of Tabasco or a pinch of paprika.
- For extra crunch, add a couple of chopped gherkins (cornichons)
Nutrition
Calories: 122kcalCarbohydrates: 3.1gProtein: 13.7gFat: 6.1gSaturated Fat: 3.8gFiber: 0.2gSugar: 2.7g
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