Friday, September 30, 2011

Quick & Easy Tuna Pate










This post is about my favorite savory spread of all time: pašteta od tune, a.k.a tuna pate.

Okay, another story about my trip to Croatia...
(By the way, I never get tired of talking about this trip, so just bear with me. Thanks. Carry on.)

This is probably what I ate the most during my stay in Croatia. Back home I never really noticed pate, but it was in almost everyone's fridge over there. According to Wikipedia, "In the former Yugoslavia, pašteta (a thinly pureed pâté) is a very popular bread spread usually made from chicken or less commonly tuna or salmon." There were pork pate, beef pate, chicken liver pate, turkey pate, etc. I tried them all. I was hooked. When I returned home, I came back with my carrier full of canned pašteta.

So that's how it all began.
Anyhow, I love pate of all kinds, but tuna pate is my favorite type of pate. It is super easy to make at home and also a good way to use up canned tuna when I have too many of them in my cupboard.

I made my tuna pate based on this recipe by Đuro Rapaić on Kuhari.com. (It's in Croatian, but there's a video on this which is quite helpful even if you don't understand what he's saying.)

This is a really quick and simple recipe that literally takes only 5 minutes.


Ingredients :

2 cans tuna, drained and flaked
1 Philadelphia Mini Cream Cheese Spread or 1 The Laughing Cow Spreadable Cheese Wedge
3 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon mustard
2 tablespoons pickle relish
Lemon juice (from 1/2 lemon)
Some olive oil
A pinch of salt and pepper


Directions:

1. Put all the ingredients in a food processor and blend them well.
If you want a creamier paste, add more oil or mayonnaise and blend for a longer time.


That's it! See, it only takes a few minutes to prepare and make.
The key point of this recipe is blending the mixture very well until it becomes a nice, creamy consistency. The paste is not spreadable unless it's creamy. (Been there, done that.)
I usually chill them in the fridge before serving.

























Mmm...yummy. Serve with bread or crackers. Om nom nom.






8 comments:

  1. This looks delicious, and even better, looks quite easy to prepare and something I can do. Gotta check the pantry for some cans of tuna...

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  2. Thanks, Dude! It's really easy, and you don't have to use all of the ingredients listed above, as long as you have tuna, mayo, some oil and a little bit of salt! (and a blender.)

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  3. it looks so good~
    please post more seafood recipes~
    maybe with mussels and scallops ;)
    그리구 나도 좀 맨들어주삼!

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  4. I've been thinking about this spread since our holiday to Croatia back in 2008! Thanks for posting the recipe - I'll be making it tonight!

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  5. Made this tonight. Very tasty.

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  6. I love tuna pate in Croatia and stoke up on the tubes when I visit. I've been
    looking for an authentic recipe... thanks!

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  7. I cannot thank you enough for this recipe!!!
    We ate this amazing tuna spread for the first time, years ago, in Omis, Croatia, and we fell in love with it :)

    Many kisses from Romania!
    Laura

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