Truffled Wild Mushroom Pâté {vegan} (2024)

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This gorgeous Mushroom Pateis a beautiful vegan pâté flavoured with wild mushrooms and a whisper of fragrant truffle oil. Serve with toasted sourdough and your favourite crackers, along with a glass of wine.

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When you think of pate it is difficult to not think about France.

But its history dates further back than that, all the way to the ancient Romans, and perhaps before.

As it has been adopted by different cultures over the centuries it has evolved and changed. The French refined it, into the dish that we know today.

It is a dish that many see as fiddly.But don't let appearances fool you because this delicious and utterly decadent mushroom pate is easy. Especially when your food processor does all the hard work!

This delicious and utterly decadent mushroom pate, although it requires a few ingredients, is easy to prepare! Oh, and it's vegan too!

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A mixture of wild mushrooms adds a lovely depth to this vegan pate. I've used a mix of baby swiss brown (also known as cremini mushrooms), king brown, shiitake and wood ear mushrooms.

Joining the mushrooms are creamy cannellini beans (tinned ones are fine) and nutty French green lentils. The cannellini beans provide a lovely creaminess while the lentils add bodyand another dimension.

To this mushroompate, I like to add a bit of truffle oil - for an extra touch of decadence. Choose a good truffle oil here. The better the quality the better the end result.

The finishing touch is a lovely mushroom jelly. This is a totally optional stepbutadds the lovely glossy sheen on top.

Serve with your favourite crackers, toasted sourdough or crudites.

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Recipe

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Truffled Wild Mushroom Pâté {vegan}

This gorgeous Mushroom Pate is a beautiful vegan pâté flavoured with wild mushrooms and a whisper of fragrant truffle oil. Serve with toasted sourdough and your favourite crackers, along with a glass of wine.

Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour

Course: Appetiser

Cuisine: vegetarian

Keyword: Delicious Everyday, Mushroom Pate

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 164kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 tbs dried wild mushrooms
  • 100 g French green lentils (3 ½ oz)
  • 2 shallots finely chopped
  • 3 tbs olive oil
  • 300 g wild mushrooms (swiss brown/cremini king brown, button and wood ear), chopped, (10oz)
  • 2 tbs cognac bourbon or port are also fine substitutes
  • 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
  • 3 tbs thyme leaves roughly chopped
  • 200 g tinned cannellini beans drained (7 oz)
  • ½ tsp salt plus more to taste
  • ½ tsp truffle oil or more to taste
  • ½ tsp soy sauce, gluten-free variety if needed
  • ½ tsp agar agar powder
  • thyme to decorate

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Instructions

  • Begin by placing the wild mushrooms in 1 ¼ cups of boiling water.

  • Place the lentils in a saucepan and fill the saucepan with water. Place over a high heat and bring to a boil. Once boiling reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes, or until tender. Drain and leave to cool.

  • Place a large frying pan over a medium low heat. Add 1 tbs of the olive oil and fry the shallot until golden. Remove from the pan and crank the heat up to medium high. Add half the remaining oil and cook half of the mushrooms until lightly golden. Remove from the pan and cook the remaining mushrooms with the remaining oil. Return the mushrooms and shallots to the pan. Add the cognac to the pan along with the garlic and thyme leaves. Cook until almost all of the liquid is absorbed. Leave to cool.

  • Once the mushrooms have cooled place in a food processor with the drained lentils, cannellini beans, salt and truffle oil. Remove the dried mushrooms from the soaking liquid, keeping the soaking liquid for the jelly/jello topping. Process until it forms a spreadable paste (I like to leave a little texture in the mixture). Check the seasonings and adjust to taste. You can also add more truffle oil at this point as well. Keep in mind that the flavours won't be quite as distinct when the pate is cold, so you may need a little more seasoning and truffle oil than if you were eating it at room temperature.

  • Divide the mixture between 2 jars (or whatever serving dish you want) and refrigerate.

  • To make the jelly (jello) topping place the reserved mushroom soaking liquid in a saucepan along with the soy sauce and agar and whisk to combine. Place over a medium heat and bring to a simmer. Reduce to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove the pate from the refrigerator and pour over the top. Add a few thyme leaves and refrigerate until set.

  • Serve with your favourite crackers, toast or favourite vegetables.

Notes

You can make this pate up to 2 days ahead. When selecting a truffle oil for this recipe I'd suggest staying away from the synthetically flavoured kind. While more expensive, real truffle oil tastes so much better.

Nutrition

Calories: 164kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 5gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 230mgPotassium: 428mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 165IUVitamin C: 6.8mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 2.5mg

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Comments

  1. Tamara says

    Bravo! This looks spectacular Jennifer! I can almost taste the depth of flavor you've developed in this lovely Mushroom Pate... It's going on my next party menu for sure!

    Reply

    • Nicole @ Delicious Everyday says

      Thanks Tamara. I was really pleased with how it turned out 🙂

      Reply

  2. Nico @ yumsome says

    Wow, this looks utterly gorgeous. It's definitely going on this weekend's to-make list!(And you're right, the marble looks fantastic!)

    Reply

    • Nicole @ Delicious Everyday says

      Thanks so much for the kind words! I hope you enjoy the pate if you decide to make it. If you do feel free to take a photo and tag @deliciouseveryday on Instagram or Facebook or use #deliciouseveryday on Twitter. I'd love to see! 🙂

      Reply

  3. Karen Salter- Kay says

    Hello! I am trying to do things in advance before Christmas. We are having pate for a starter and I have vegans in the family so this looks just right. Can I freeze it in advance?

    Reply

    • Nicole says

      I haven't tried freezing this recipe. But honestly, mushrooms generally don't freeze very well. You can definitely make it a couple days ahead of time though, and store in the fridge.

      Reply

  4. Shelley says

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    Ok, I finally got around to making this the other day as a trial run for xmas. Oh my goodness this was divine! ❤️ I have been vegan for 4 years now although my family are not vegan but this is my third year of making a completely vegan xmas dinner. It is funny how they decided a fully vegan meal was fine when I told them anyone wishing to have animal derived items in the food for dinner would have to make it themselves as I was not doing it. And they were surprised how good the dinner was and did not need animal items in it.So now, every year I try to top the one before. This year is shaping up well and is looking like it is going to be a great one, especially with this pate! Thank you.

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FAQs

What is truffled pâté? ›

What is Black Truffle Pâté? Our Black Truffle Pâté is a quick and delicious way to add amazing flavour to your meals. We have combined the finest quality European Black Truffles with Porcini mushrooms to develop an intense, unique flavour that can be used to elevate the taste of a variety of dishes.

What is mushroom pate made of? ›

Ingredients for Mushroom Pâté Naturally, mushrooms form the foundation of this pâté recipe. To the mushrooms, you'll also add nuts, butter and olive oil, fresh herbs, and a few other ingredients that help to bring balance to the recipe and give it a deeper, more resonant flavor.

What is vegan pâté made of? ›

A: Vegan mushroom pâté is a delicious spread made from a blend of mushrooms, shallots, garlic, and other flavoursome ingredients. It's a plant-based alternative to traditional pâté and is perfect for spreading on crackers or toast.

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Truffles are not plants or animals—they're underground mushrooms in the fungi kingdom. The part of the truffle that most people see looks like a small, lumpy potato. This is the part of the fungus that creates spores for reproduction, just like a typical aboveground mushroom.

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: cooked, stuffed, or garnished with truffles.

What is truffle made of? ›

Truffles are a fungus that grows underground at or near the base of trees known as host trees, but not all trees are suitable places for truffles to grow. Typically host trees include poplar, beech, and oak trees. Truffle fungi grow worldwide in many different varieties.

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The gelée acts as a barrier to air, which prevents the pâté from discoloring and also helps it keep for several days in the refrigerator.

How do you eat truffle pâté? ›

Truffle pate is perfect as a spread on toast, crackers, or bread, and can be used as a base for canapes and appetizers. Can be mixed with pasta to create a rich and flavorful sauce. Simply heat the pate in a pan with some cream or butter, and mix with cooked pasta.

Does pâté count as meat? ›

Pâté is often made of pig meat, but wild game like snipe, partridge, venison or wild boar can be cooked into a pâté, as can farm-raised duck, rabbit or pheasant. Lean meats might require the addition of some pork fat to keep the pâté from drying out in the oven.

Can you buy dairy free pâté? ›

Organic & Dairy-Free Chicken Liver Pate – Pow Food.

What's vegan meat made out of? ›

The plant-based burgers and sausages found on supermarket shelves are made by extracting the protein from plant foods, often pea, soy, wheat protein, and mushrooms. But a myriad of additives are needed to make these products look and taste like traditional meat.

Why is pâté so expensive? ›

Often artisanal pâté is made with locally sourced ingredients, with meat and fat from small farms instead of large corporations. The practices the company adheres to can drastically influence the price of the final product, creating a rather large gap between mass-market production and artisanal product.

Are truffles vegan? ›

Although the truffles themselves are fungi rather than a plant explicitly, they themselves are considered vegan. However, some methods of finding naturally occurring truffles include the use of pigs or dogs for their sense of smell. In these cases, vegans may object to eating them.

What is the difference between a mushroom and a truffle? ›

Truffles are the edible spores that grow on an underground fungus in the family Tuberaceae. They're often confused with mushrooms, but they're technically not the same species — mushrooms grow above ground, while truffles grow underneath the surface.

Is truffle mushroom healthy? ›

Rich Nutrition Value

Truffles contain a lot of important vitamins and minerals for our bodies such as vitamin C, calcium, magnesium and iron. They are also high in protein and fibre. In fact, studies have found that truffles may even be a complete source of protein, providing you with all the nourishment you need.

What does truffle pate taste like? ›

They are really earthy and pungent, unlike anything else. For those of you that do enjoy the flavor, but have not made your first million dollars, you would probably enjoy black truffle paté.

What is a truffle What does it taste like? ›

Truffles are known for their earthy, umami-rich flavor and heady, musky aroma. Their flavor is sometimes compared to mushrooms, although truffles are more intense and complex in taste and far more fragrant. The exact profile varies by variety, season and quality, incorporating nutty, garlicky or floral notes.

What do you do with truffle pate? ›

Truffle pate is perfect as a spread on toast, crackers, or bread, and can be used as a base for canapes and appetizers. Can be mixed with pasta to create a rich and flavorful sauce. Simply heat the pate in a pan with some cream or butter, and mix with cooked pasta.

Why is it called a truffle? ›

A: Truffles originated in France in 1895 and it was here that the ball of chocolate ganache dusted with cocoa received the name, truffle. As it turns out, truffles are named after the mushrooms of the similar name because of their resemblance to the dark and rumpled mushroom.

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