Vegan Mushroom Pâté with Roasted Garlic

A bowl of mushroom pate, surrounded by rice crackers and green flower stems.

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Vegan Mushroom Pâté with Roasted Garlic

This vegan mushroom pâté with creamy roasted garlic and caramelized onion is amazing on its own, or on top of the prettiest, tastiest appetizers at your elegant veggie-friendly party!

Prep Time20

Cook Time40

Total Time1

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: International

Servings: ounces

Calories: 63kcal

Author: Genevieve Morrison

Equipment

tin foil
sharp knife and cutting board
sauté pan
food processor

Ingredients

For the Pâté

1½ cups oyster mushrooms
1½ cups shiitake mushrooms
20 garlic cloves - 2 or 3 heads of garlic
3 tbsp. olive oil – and a drizzle
1 red onion - small
⅛ tsp. smoked paprika
nutmeg - a pinch
¼ tsp. salt
pepper - a good shake

For Canapés

6 scallions
4 tbsp. olive oil
12 rice crackers
Parsley leaves - for garnish
Feverfew flowers - for garnish

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Instructions

To Make the Mushroom Pâté

Preheat oven to 400 F. (205 C.) Remove 20 garlic cloves from heads and chop off the ends. Wrap garlic cloves in foil with a drizzle of olive oil. Roast for 40 minutes while you prepare other ingredients.
Chop 1 small red onion and add to a sauté pan with 1 tbsp. olive oil. Sauté for 10 minutes on medium heat until brown. You should have about ¼ cup chopped red onions once cooked. Set aside.
Chop 1½ cups oyster mushrooms and 1½ cups shiitake mushrooms. Add 2 tbsp. olive oil to pan and sauté for 10 minutes, or until mushrooms are nicely brown.
Add mushrooms, roasted garlic and cooked red onions to a food processor with ¼ tsp. salt, a good shake of fresh ground black pepper, ⅛ tsp. smoked paprika, and a tiny pinch of nutmeg. Chill for 15 minutes and serve.

To Make the Canapés

Slice 6 scallions into half-inch thick slices. Add 1 tsp. olive oil to pan. Make sure you’ve dipped each scallion in oil and placed them evenly around the pan before turning on heat. Sauté for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and flip them. Turn the heat back on and cook for 1 to 2 minutes more.
Once finished, add pâté to crackers with a spoon, or by placing a cookie cutter in the center and filling them. Press gently and slowly around the sides of the pâté as you pull up the cookie cutter to create a perfect pâté circle. Add scallion roses, a tiny parsley leaf and edible flowers.

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