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Vegetable egg pate

Ingredients

  • 4 medium British Lion eggs, hard boiled and halved
  • 2 medium British Lion eggs, beaten
  • 12oz/350g cooked drained spinach a little ground nutmeg
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 12oz/350g cooked mashed potato
  • 12oz/50g grated cheddar cheese
  • 12oz/350g cooked carrot purée

Preparation time: 15 mins.

Cooking time: 60 mins.

Serves: 10.

Tags: entertaining

Need a starter for a dinner party or other catering every, then this recipe for vegetable pâté is perfect.

Method

    1. Line and grease a 1 ½ lb/800g loaf tin.
    2. Mix the spinach with the nutmeg, seasoning and one of the beaten eggs. Spoon mixture into the base of the prepared tin and smooth with a palette knife.
    3. Mix another egg with the potato and cheese and season.
    4. Place a thin layer of potato mixture on the spinach and place the hard boiled eggs halves on top. Cover with remaining potato mixture.
    5. Mix the carrot with the last beaten egg. Mix in the seasoning and smooth over the top. Cover over with greased foil.
    6. Bake in a preheated oven in a bain-marie at Gas Mark 4, 180C, 350F for 50-60 minutes or until set and firm. Leave to cool before placing in the refrigerator overnight, serve in slices.

    NB When a recipe requires raw eggs, we recommend using a pasteurised British Lion egg product