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Provencale Tuna Pate Recipe

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Canned tuna or sardines, plus cream cheese, scallions, black olives and spices make a quick appetizer in the food processor.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Large sprig parsley
  • 1 (7 ounce / 200 g) can tuna in oil, drained OR 2 cans sardines
  • 6 ounces (175 g / 3/4 cup) low-fat soft cheese (cream cheese or Neufchatel cheese)
  • 2 fat spring onion (scallion) bulbs plus 4 inches (10 cm) of the green
  • 10 plump black olives, stones (seeds) removed
  • 1/2 tsp mild chile powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 8 grinds of white pepper
  • 2 tsp wine vinegar

Preparation:

Put parsley, tuna, cheese, onion, black olives, chile powder, salt, pepper, and wine vinegar into the food processor and process until smooth. Turn into a small bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours. Keeps three days under refrigeration.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Source: The New Complete International Jewish Cookbook by Evelyn Rose (Robson Book, LTD)
Reprinted with permission.

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