Elegant Vegetarian Pate
List of Ingredients
1/2 small onion -- quartered
1 small clove garlic
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms -- halved
2 tablespoons butter
1/4 tablespoon salt
1/4 teaspoon tarragon -- crushed
1 dash white pepper
1 (10 ounce) p whole toasted almonds
1 tablespoon dry sherry
1 tablespoon heavy creamRecipe
In food processor with metal blade, process onion and
garlic with on-off bursts until coarsely chopped; set aside.
Process mushrooms with on-off bursts until coarsely
chopped. Melt butter in medium skillet; add onion, garlic,
mushrooms, salt tarragon and pepper. Cook, stirring
occasionally, until most liquid has evaporated. Reserve 2/3
cup almonds for garnish. Process remaining almonds until
coarsely chopped. Reserve 2 tablespoons. Process
remaining almonds to form a paste. Add mushroom
mixture, sherry and cream; process until smooth. Add
reserved 2 tablespoons chopped almonds; process with
on-off bursts. Cover and chill... Mound pate on serving
plate. Garnish with remaining 2/3 cup almonds. Makes
about 1-1/2 cups. BLENDER INSTRUCTIONS: Follow
instructions above, using electric blender to chop and grind
almonds. Add sherry to ground almonds; blend until
smooth. Transfer to bowl. Chop onion, garlic and
mushrooms; cook as directed. Add mushroom mixture and
cream to blender; puree. Blend thoroughly into almond
mixture. Stir in reserved, chopped almonds. Finish as
recipe directs.
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