Party Pate

Macoe recently hosted her Book Club Meeting at our home and I volunteered to do the catering for her. The club meets to discuss the books they have read while snacking on hors d'ourves and sipping tea, coffee, or champagne. It's fun to cater these types of events because you can make all sorts of different things. I thought it would be great to make a vegan pate to serve along with the champagne. Here's the recipe I came up with:

Party Pate

16 ounces white mushrooms
1 cup walnuts
1/4 pound tofu
1 small onion
6 cloves of garlic
4 tablespoons soy sauce
Red pepper flakes
Salt and Pepper
Spike All Natural Seasoning
Vegetable Oil

Start off by slicing the mushrooms and chopping the onions and garlic. Saute the onions until they are translucent over a medium flame. Next, add the garlic and continue sauteing the onions and garlic together, making sure not to brown the garlic. The next step is to add the sliced mushrooms. Saute the mushrooms, onions and garlic over a medium/high flame and season to taste with the red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Once the mushrooms are nicely browned, turn off the flame and let the mixture cool.

Once the mushrooms have cooled, add them along with the tofu, walnuts and soy sauce to a food processor. Season the mixture with Spike to taste and blend until the mixture is a smooth, firm paste. Spoon the mixture to a ramekin and chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Serve the Party Pate along with your favorite crackers, toast or croustinis. The pate is also great served with condiments such as; relish, horseradish, pickles, gherkins, and/or olives. Enjoy!