Smoked Mackerel Pate with Cucumber Sticks

Name: Smoked Mackerel Pate with Cucumber Sticks
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 250g smoked mackerel fillets, skin removed; 100g reduced fat cream cheese; 100g 0% fat Greek yoghurt; 1 lemon, zested and squeezed; 2 tbsp snipped fresh chives; 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 2 cucumbers, cut into sticks; 4 celery sticks, cut into sticks; 1 radish bunch

A rich, smoky mackerel pate you make in five minutes with a food processor and a lemon.

Time10 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £2.20 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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250 gsmoked mackerel filletsskin removed
100 greduced fat cream cheese
100 g0% fat Greek yoghurt
1lemonzested and squeezed
2 tbspsnipped fresh chives
1 tspfreshly ground black pepper
2cucumberscut into sticks
4celery stickscut into sticks
1radish bunch

Method

1
Flake the mackerel into a food processor, checking for any stray bones.
2
Add the cream cheese, yoghurt, lemon zest, half the lemon juice and the pepper. Pulse until it is mostly smooth with a little texture left.
3
Taste and add more lemon juice if you like it sharper. Stir in most of the chives.
4
Spoon into a bowl, scatter over the remaining chives and chill for 30 minutes if you have time.
30 min
5
Serve with the cucumber, celery and radishes for dipping.

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