Step-by-step recipes for avocado pate with garlic and cheese, herbs, shrimp, nuts and tuna

2018-06-24 Marina Vykhodtseva

Grade
recipe

4280

Time
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Portions
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In 100 grams of the finished dish

3 gr.

23 gr.

Carbohydrates

6 gr.

245 kcal.

Option 1: Classic Avocado Pate

Avocado is an excellent source of vegetable protein and healthy fats; it is now very popular among adherents of healthy nutrition. But not everyone knows how to cook it deliciously. Avocado pate is one of the easiest snack options. It can be used for sandwiches, filling tartlets and other purposes. We choose ripe fruits that can be beaten to a homogeneous consistency.

Ingredients

• 2 avocados;
• 40 g walnuts;
• 10 g garlic;
• 30 g lemon;
• 30 g parsley;
• 20 ml vegetable oil;
• salt.

Step-by-step recipe for classic avocado pate

We make a cut along the perimeter of the entire avocado down to the pit, then scroll the halves in different directions and separate, remove the pit, scoop out the pulp. You can immediately send it to the container of a blender or food processor.

We dry the nuts in a frying pan, carefully check and remove any debris and remains of the shells, then they need to be chopped a little. Can be crushed or chopped. Add to avocado.

Peel and cut the garlic cloves into several slices, wash the parsley, remove the branches, and use the leaves. We transfer it to the avocado, pour in any vegetable oil, olive is ideal. To reduce calories, you can do without this ingredient.

Remove the zest, chop, and squeeze the juice out of the lemon. We put it all in a blender and throw in a couple of pinches of salt. Pepper is also allowed, then add to taste.

Beat the pate for 2-4 minutes until smooth. Transfer to a container and cool.

You can add not only salt and pepper to the pate, but also nutmeg, ground paprika, grated or dried ginger, and replace parsley with dill. The taste of these additives will change, as will the aroma.

Option 2: Quick Avocado Pate Recipe

To prepare this pate you need soft cheese and a little sour cream. Just three ingredients make a wonderful snack. Any spices can be added; garlic and herbs are allowed. We choose a ripe and soft avocado that is easy to mash; in this case, you don’t even need a food processor.

Ingredients

• 1 avocado;
• 100 g soft cheese;
• 1-2 spoons of sour cream;
• salt, garlic.

How to quickly cook pate

We remove the pulp from the avocado, cut it into two parts, and discard the pit. Crush with a fork until smooth. Add garlic to taste (chop), add salt.

Add soft cheese, mash everything together with a fork, and add sour cream to the desired consistency.

You can also make this pate with hard cheese, but you will have to chop it thoroughly and add more sour cream. You can also use white yogurt to achieve the desired consistency.

Option 3: Spicy Avocado Pate with Shrimp

A chic version of pate that is perfect for tartlets. This appetizer can be safely placed even on a holiday table. The chili pod adds spiciness; you can add ground red pepper.

Ingredients

• 3 avocados;
• 200 g shrimp;
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice;
• 0.5 chili pod;
• 1.5 cm ginger root;
• 130 g mayonnaise or butter;
• one egg;
• a pinch of nutmeg;
• greens, salt.

How to cook

Place the shrimp in boiling water, you can add laurel and spices to the water, boil, cool and remove the shell. Cut into small pieces. Boil the egg separately, cool, and remove the shell.

Cut the avocado, remove the pulp from all three pieces. Add the egg and mayonnaise, which can be replaced with oil, squeeze out the garlic and add grated ginger. Finely chop the hot pepper and add it afterwards. Beat it all with a blender until smooth. Taste and add salt to taste.

Sprinkle chopped shrimp with lemon juice. Seasoning with apple cider vinegar is allowed. Then add to the pate. Stir, beat and chop no longer necessary.

At the very end, add a pinch of nutmeg and add herbs if desired. Cover the pate or transfer it to a container, cool for an hour, during which time the flavor will develop, then use for snacks.

Instead of shrimp, you can use other seafood for pate; scallops, mussels, and squid are also great. You don’t have to take them boiled; pickled ones are also great.

Option 4: Avocado pate with tuna

Another one of the most delicious options for avocado pate. Additionally, canned tuna is added to enhance the taste and add interesting notes.

Ingredients

• can of tuna;
• three avocados;
• two eggs;
• medium bulb;
• 3 tablespoons of oil;
• half a lemon;
• spices to your taste.

Step by step recipe

Let the eggs boil. Chop the onion not finely. Fry over low heat until soft, but there is no need to fry it. Peel the eggs, cut them into pieces, place them together with the onions in a blender and beat a little.

Open the tuna, take out the pieces and add them to the eggs and onions, beat with a blender for another minute. Leave the liquid from the jar for now.

Add avocado pulp, add lemon juice and salt. Whisk all the pate ingredients. Check the consistency, if necessary, add liquid from a can of canned tuna and beat again.

Eggs are added to the pate not only for taste, but also to increase volume; they smooth out the taste, but are not a mandatory ingredient. You can do without them too. It is also allowed to use only boiled whites or only yolks that could be left over from other snacks and dishes.

Option 5: Avocado pate with cottage cheese

A healthy breakfast pate option that can be prepared with regular or low-fat cottage cheese. Great option for breakfast. Everything is done very simply and quickly; such a snack cannot be stored; it must be consumed on the same day. Therefore, if necessary, reduce the quantity of all components.

Ingredients

• 1 avocado;
• 180 g cottage cheese;
• 20 g dill;
• 2 tbsp. l. sesame;
• garlic if desired.

How to cook

Sesame seeds can be added raw to this pate or lightly fried in a frying pan. In the second option, the taste will be better, but it will take a little more time. Frying is carried out exclusively in a dry frying pan, then the seeds need to be cooled slightly.

Place the avocado pulp in a blender, immediately add cottage cheese and salt. You can add garlic if it is acceptable to use it for breakfast. Beat until smooth.

We wash the dill and simply chop it. We put it in the pate, add sesame seeds and just mix it all. There is no need to grind seeds and herbs to puree. We use pate as a spread on bread, filling for tartlets, pancakes.

There is a similar version of pate with cottage cheese, but with the addition of young green peas, you can also try it. For this amount of ingredients, 30 grams of beans is enough.

Option 6: Avocado pate with nuts and eggs

This pate can be made with pine or walnuts. In the second option, we dry the kernels in a frying pan so that they release the aroma. Pine nuts do not require any preliminary preparation; we simply use peeled kernels.

Ingredients

• 2 avocados;
• 30 g nuts (more is possible);
• 0.5 lemon;
• 2 eggs;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 2 tbsp. l. soft cheese;
• 40 g parsley;
• 30 g sour cream (mayonnaise).

How to cook

Immediately set a couple of eggs to boil, after cooling, peel, cut into four parts and throw into the bowl of a food processor. Add garlic, add sour cream, parsley leaves without branches, beat until the garlic is chopped.

Take out the avocado pulp and add it, at the same stage add salt, squeeze out lemon juice and add a couple of spoons of soft cheese. You can also make pate without it; sometimes you simply replace sour cream and cheese with cream. Whisk everything together.

After drying, cut the walnuts into pieces or grate them. Add to the prepared pate. We simply add pine nuts in their entirety. Mix the appetizer and put it in the refrigerator for an hour.

Most recipes focus on ripe avocados, but they are not always available in our stores. If you come across hard specimens, you can bake the halves until soft in the oven, after which we use them in the recipe you like.

Healthy eating enthusiasts have long appreciated the taste and beneficial properties of avocados. This fruit is quite high in calories due to its high content of vegetable fats, but it contains a lot of valuable substances, including a lot of protein, oleic acid, and a number of macro- and microelements. Its pulp is dense and oily, has a neutral taste with creamy and nutty notes. It can be an ideal base for pates, as it easily turns into a paste and goes well with a wide variety of foods. Some chefs prefer to make avocado paste with fish and seafood, others with nuts and vegetables, while others like avocado paste alone, supplemented only with spices or lemon juice. There are so many recipes for this dish that it is difficult to find a person who does not like any of the versions of this dish.

Cooking features

Avocado pate can be spread on bread, wrapped in pita bread, or filled into tartlets or waffle rolls. It is eaten for breakfast and used as a snack. This appetizer can be prepared for a holiday table, and guests will certainly be pleased with this treat. The advantage of the dish is the simplicity and speed of its preparation. It is enough to learn a few general principles for creating this dish, and you will be able to make it according to original recipes, without fear that the result may not meet the chef’s expectations.

• To make pate, you need to use ripe avocados. If you get a fruit that is too hard, let it sit for a few days and ripen. In unripe fruits, the pulp is bitter and has a too dense consistency.
• Pates are made from raw avocados. It is not recommended to heat treat this fruit. Under the influence of high temperature, the organoleptic qualities of avocados do not change for the better.
• The taste of avocado pulp is not expressive enough to be used for pate without adding anything, even spices and lemon juice.
• You shouldn’t add a lot of oil to avocado pate, since the pulp of this fruit already has an oily structure and contains a large amount of fat.
• It is enough to mash the ripe avocado pulp with a fork, but to obtain a more homogeneous pate, beat it with a blender.
• Adding boiled eggs, cheese, nuts, and cottage cheese will help make avocado pate denser. This fruit goes well with fish, including canned fish and seafood. Its combination with meat is less harmonious; it is usually not added to avocado pate.
• The components that make up the avocado pate can be ground in a blender along with the pulp of this fruit or finely chopped and added to the pate afterwards. Sometimes seafood and vegetables are placed on the pate after it has been placed on tartlets or spread on bread.

The technologies for preparing avocado pate may not be entirely identical. By following the instructions that accompany a specific recipe, you will avoid mistakes and get the expected result.

Avocado pate with nuts

• avocado – 0.4–0.5 kg;
• walnut kernels – 40–50 g;
• garlic – 10 g;
• lemon juice – 20 ml;
• olive oil – 20 ml;
• fresh parsley – 30 g;
• salt - to taste.

Cooking method:

• Wash the avocado. Cut the fruits in half and remove the seeds.
• Using a tablespoon, scoop out the pulp from the avocado halves and place it in a blender bowl.
• Finely chop the garlic and add to the avocado.
• Wash the parsley, dry with a napkin, chop finely with a knife, add to the avocado and garlic.
• Dry the nuts in a dry frying pan, remove the membranes if you still find them. Chop the nuts with a knife and place in a blender bowl with other products.
• Pour oil and lemon juice into the bowl of the device, add a little salt.
• Turn on the device for 3-4 minutes. Beat the products until the mixture acquires a homogeneous and smooth consistency.

Adding spices and herbs can significantly change the taste of the pate. You can only put them in when you are sure that the result will not disappoint you.

Simple pate with avocado and soft cheese

• avocado – 0.25 kg;
• soft cheese – 100 g;
• sour cream or mayonnaise – 20–40 ml;
• salt, garlic - to taste.

Cooking method:

• After cutting the avocado, remove the pit.
• Scoop out the pulp with a spoon and place it in a bowl.
• Mash the avocado pulp thoroughly with a fork.
• Add cheese and pressed garlic.
• Knead the products together until the mass becomes homogeneous.
• Add sour cream and mayonnaise, stir. The amount of sour cream or mayonnaise depends on what consistency of pate you consider ideal.

This pate is quick and easy to prepare and requires no kitchen equipment. It's comfortable. The soft cheese in the composition can be replaced with hard, pre-grated cheese. This will change the taste of the pate, but will not spoil it.

Avocado pate with shrimp

• avocado – 0.25 kg;
• chicken egg – 2 pcs.;
• boiled frozen shrimp – 100 g;
• lemon or lime juice – 20 ml;
• salt, ground black pepper - to taste;
• dill - for serving.

Cooking method:

• Remove the avocado pulp and mash with a fork.
• Place the shrimp in boiling water, after salting it. Boil them for 5 minutes. Drain in a colander and cool.
• Peel the cooled shrimp and finely chop with a knife.
• Boil the eggs hard. Cool them by placing them under running cold water. Peel and chop finely.
• Combine the ingredients, add a little salt and pepper, and lemon juice. Mix well or beat with a blender.

After spreading the pate on the bread, garnish the sandwiches with sprigs of dill and serve.

Avocado pate is not only a delicious treat, but also a healthy dish that supporters of a healthy diet will appreciate. Many versions of this dish are prepared without the use of animal products and will appeal to vegetarians. The advantages of the snack also include the ease of its preparation.

2017-11-19

Hello my dear readers! Following on from yesterday, I’m giving avocado pate in various versions into good hands. This original appetizer is very suitable for the New Year's table.

Tasty, festive, and doesn’t require much time to prepare—the main requirements that I usually have for New Year’s dishes. The snack we are considering today satisfies all the requirements.

First you need to choose a ripe fruit. In any case, we will not be able to buy naturally ripened fruit - we do not live in the tropics. But it is within our power to choose the most suitable one.

How to determine the degree of ripeness we need? Lightly press the skin of the fruit. If a dent appears under your finger and quickly disappears, then the fruit is ripe. If you find such a fruit, feel free to put it in your basket!

Pate made from the exotic avocado fruit was born thanks to the classic Mexican guacamole sauce, of which it is a free interpretation. I will also tell you how to prepare guacamole in the very near future. In the meantime, let's prepare some cute pates from avocados.

Avocado pate - recipes with photos

Avocado and Garlic Pate Recipe

Ingredients

• One avocado.
• Garlic clove.
• A couple of drops of lemon juice.
• A pinch of ground black pepper.
• Salt.

How to do

1. Cut the fruit, remove the seed, and scoop out the pulp with a spoon.
2. Remove the peel from the garlic.
3. Place the fruit pulp and garlic in a blender bowl. Turn into a homogeneous puree, add pepper, salt, a couple of drops of lemon juice, stir.

   Another option for preparing pate

   Mash the avocado with a fork, add finely chopped garlic and crushed peeled garlic with a knife placed flat.

The photo shows a plated pate, ready to serve.

Tuna and avocado pate recipe

Ingredients

• One avocado.
• A can of canned tuna (120-150g).
• Two boiled eggs “in a bag”.
• A handful of shelled, toasted walnuts or pistachios.
• Lemon juice.
• Ground black pepper.
• A little homemade mayonnaise (very optional, it is added to make the pate even more “slick”).
• One finely chopped small onion (optional).

How to do

1. Process exotic fruit pulp, canned tuna, eggs, nuts in a food processor or blender until the pate reaches the required consistency. Add chopped onion if desired.
2. Pour a drop or two of lemon juice, add a little mayonnaise (optional), salt, pepper, mix. You can serve pate.

   On a note

   Lemon juice prevents avocado puree from browning.

The photo shows the serving option.

Recipe for avocado pate with cream cheese and salmon

Ingredients

• One avocado.
• 20 g cream cheese.
• Two teaspoons of lime or lemon juice.
• 150 g lightly salted or smoked salmon.
• Ground black pepper.
• Salt.

How to do

1. Cut the washed fruit, remove the pit, cut the halves in half again and peel them.
2. Place the fruit pulp, cream cheese, lime or lemon juice, and about 30-50 g of salmon in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth or the consistency you want (some people like separate whole pieces of fruit and salmon in the pate).
3. If necessary, add salt and pepper.
4. Transfer to a bowl, cover the surface with cling film and place in the refrigerator to chill for at least one hour.
5. Serve in small glasses, place the remaining salmon on top.

   On a note

   Serve croutons, croutons, crackers, and bread separately. The pate is spread, and the fish is eaten as a bite.

This is how cute the snack looks in the photo.

There are countless options for preparing pate. The base is fruit puree, and you can “string” whatever your heart desires on it! The most important thing to obtain a harmonious, balanced taste is to get ripe, tasty fruit and not to overdo it with additions!

Avocado is an exotic fruit with a very unique taste. Despite the fact that this is a fruit, it cannot be classified as a low-calorie product, because half an avocado contains 100 calories or 4 points. However, avocados can also be used to prepare dietary, low-calorie dishes. For the most part, these are salads, appetizers and pates. The latter have a special delicate taste and are prepared very simply.

Avocado peel and pit are toxic and should not be eaten in any form. They are also dangerous to the health of pets.

Depending on the ingredients, you can prepare a variety of avocado pates, and the taste of each will be unique in its own way and, importantly, such a pate is low in calories. But it should be immediately noted that lemon juice is a mandatory ingredient in almost all avocado pates. It allows the finished pate to retain its taste and pleasant appearance longer.

Ready-made pates will look very good in “edible” dishes made, for example, from dense tomatoes or cucumbers. A dish like this will decorate any table.

Morning pate

This pate is ideal for breakfast. Its preparation will take no more than 15 minutes. One medium-sized avocado makes 6 sandwiches. It is better to use soft, ripe fruit.

First, wash the avocado and remove the peel and pit. Then grate the fruit. You can also crush it with a fork. Add olive oil and lemon juice to it. Mix. Then add finely chopped garlic and pepper, sprinkle with herbs. Before adding the garlic, you can blend it in a blender along with the chili pepper. This combination will add piquancy to the pate and make its aroma more intense. Instead of chili peppers, you can add walnuts to the garlic; they will give the pate a special exotic taste.

A delicious and low-calorie pate is ready!

Avocado pate with yoghurt

The pate has a surprisingly delicate taste. Plus, one serving of yogurt pate has only 130 calories.

First, peel the tomatoes, cucumber and avocado. Remove the pit from the avocado. Finely chop the cucumber and tomatoes, add finely chopped garlic and yogurt to them. Salt and pepper the resulting mixture. Then add the grated avocado pulp and mix thoroughly until smooth. The pate is ready. This recipe does not require the presence of lemon juice, so it is recommended to prepare a small amount of pate, as it can darken quite quickly and lose its pleasant appearance.

Exotic avocado pate with shrimp

A very tasty, low-calorie and satisfying avocado pate with shrimp will appeal to all lovers of exotic food.

To prepare this pate, a ripe, soft avocado of a darker shade is best suited. The recipe makes 12 servings.

First, wash, peel and pit 3 medium avocados. Grate the pulp or crush it with a fork. Add hard-boiled, finely chopped eggs to it. Depending on their size, 4-5 pieces will be enough. Next, mix thoroughly and add a little salt to the mixture of avocado and eggs. Add lemon juice or lime juice to them, as well as boiled and cooled (300-400 g), cut in half. Season the pate with mayonnaise. Instead of mayonnaise, you can add a little low-fat broth. The dish is ready to serve.

But it should be noted that such pate is stored for a relatively short time, only about a day.

Mexican avocado spread

This pate will be appreciated by lovers of “spicy”. One sandwich with it contains 110 calories.

Wash two avocados and remove the seeds from them. Scoop out the pulp with a tablespoon and place it in a blender. There you also need to add chopped garlic, cilantro, lime or lemon juice and hot green pepper, which we first clean from the membrane and seeds. All ingredients are thoroughly crushed until a homogeneous mass is formed. The pate is almost ready, all that remains is to add salt and pepper.

Delicious food is not always unhealthy and high in calories. By adding avocado to your daily diet, you can “kill two birds with one stone” and improve your health and figure.

Avocados have long ceased to be perceived as something exotic. Today, this pear-shaped fruit can be freely purchased in any modern supermarket. Thanks to its beneficial properties, it quickly gained some popularity among domestic housewives and is widely used in cooking. Various salads and other light dishes are prepared from it. But avocado pate is especially delicious. You will find recipes for such snacks in today's article.

The mass prepared using the technology described below has a delicate structure and a piquant, moderately spicy taste. It can be spread on sandwiches and served for a family breakfast. To prepare this avocado pate with garlic, you will need a simple set of ingredients that are sold in any store. This time you will need:

• A clove of garlic.
• Avocado.
• Salt and ground black pepper.

To prepare this sandwich mass, it is advisable to purchase a ripe and fairly soft fruit. As for the amount of salt and spices, it all depends on the personal taste preferences of the cook himself and his family members.

Process description

It should be noted that preparing such avocado pate does not take much time and effort. And the process itself is so simple that any beginner can handle it without any problems. The first step is to tackle the avocados. The fruit is washed, peeled, pitted and cut into not too large pieces. Then salt, ground pepper and a clove of garlic are added to it.

All this is placed in a blender bowl and crushed to a homogeneous puree. Immediately after this, the avocado pate with garlic can be spread on sandwiches and served for a family breakfast.

Option with peas

The snack made using the technology described below has a pleasant, refreshing taste and a light, unusual aroma. It can be spread on fresh bread or toasted toast. Such sandwiches are suitable not only for a family breakfast, but also for a quick snack in the middle of the working day. Like other similar recipes for avocado pate, this option requires the use of a specific food set. Therefore, before starting the process, make sure that you have on hand:

• 30 grams of young peas.
• Avocado.
• 200 grams of not too fatty cottage cheese.
• A couple of tablespoons of sesame seeds.
• A bunch of dill.
• Salt.

Sequencing

You need to start preparing avocado pate with cottage cheese with the main ingredient. The ripe soft fruit is thoroughly washed in running water, peeled, pitted, cut into not too large pieces and placed in a blender bowl. Fresh cottage cheese is placed there and crushed thoroughly.

Whole young peas and sesame seeds are added to the resulting soft and airy puree. Chopped dill and a little salt are also sent there. The finished avocado pate is mixed well and spread on sandwiches. You can serve it not only with fresh bread, but also with thin pancakes.

Option with sunflower seeds

The taste of this sandwich mass is vaguely reminiscent of a traditional Mexican salad. But, unlike guacamole, it does not contain tomatoes. And the consistency of lean avocado pate allows it to be used for making sandwiches. To make this snack you will need:

• A couple of avocados.
• ¼ cup sunflower seeds.
• A bunch of parsley.
• Half a lemon.
• 3 tablespoons ground paprika.
• A clove of garlic.
• 4 tablespoons olive oil.
• Salt.

Cooking algorithm

You can prepare this avocado pate quickly and tasty. Recipes for such spreads are extremely simple and do not require the cook to have any specific skills. At the very beginning, you should start with sunflower seeds. They are filled with cold water and left for thirty minutes.

The avocado is peeled and pitted and placed in a blender bowl. Seeds, garlic, parsley and olive oil are also loaded there. Grind everything thoroughly until smooth. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon into the resulting puree-like mass, add salt and ground paprika. Mix everything again and spread on sandwiches.

Option with processed cheese

This pate has a uniform structure and a light, delicate taste. It is prepared from simple and healthy ingredients, which means it is equally good for both adults and children's menus. To pamper your loved ones with aromatic and tasty sandwiches, double-check in advance whether you have everything you need on hand. In this case you will need:

• A pair of ripe soft avocados.
• 200 grams of processed cheese.
• A pair of chicken eggs.
• 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise or sour cream.
• Salt.

You should start the process of preparing avocado pate with chicken eggs. They are washed, immersed in a saucepan with cold water and placed on the fire. The cooked product is cooled, peeled and the whites are separated from the yolks. The first ones are put aside, since we will no longer need them. The second ones are sent to a blender. Washed and peeled avocado pieces are also loaded there and the whole thing is crushed until smooth. Add grated processed cheese to the resulting puree and knead it all well with a fork or beat with a blender. Salt and sour cream or mayonnaise are added to the almost finished pate. Mix everything again and spread on bread or toast. In addition, this mass can be used to stuff egg whites or vegetables. Bell peppers filled with this filling are especially tasty.

Option with zucchini

This low-calorie vegetable snack will certainly interest those who are actively fighting excess weight. It turns out not only tasty, but also very healthy. It can be spread on diet bread and toasted aromatic toast. To prepare this avocado pate you will need:

• Egg.
• Young zucchini.
• Half an avocado.
• Juice of a quarter of a lemon.
• A teaspoon of sugar.
• 150 milliliters of vegetable oil.
• Low-fat sour cream.
• ½ teaspoon salt.

First of all, you should deal with the zucchini. It is washed, dried, cut into small cubes and lightly fried in vegetable oil. The cooled, browned vegetable is loaded into the blender bowl. Peeled avocado pieces are also sent there and the whole thing is crushed until smooth.

Add a little sour cream and a chopped boiled egg to the resulting mass. The almost finished vegetable pate is salted, seasoned with spices, granulated sugar and the juice of a quarter of a lemon. Mix everything again and spread on bread or toast. These sandwiches can not only be served for a family breakfast, but also used as a light and healthy snack in the middle of a busy workday.