{"id":31371,"date":"2019-05-29T11:20:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T18:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/?p=31371"},"modified":"2019-05-29T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T18:23:09","slug":"vegan-mushroom-pate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/29\/vegan-mushroom-pate\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Mushroom Pate"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"VeganThere some foods that taste incredible, but are not the most visually appealing. This vegan mushroom pate is definitely one of those foods. Look at it… it’s a mountain of gray brown stuff. It’s basically a food photographer’s worst nightmare. While I struggled with photos of this recipe, I snacked on so much mushroom pate and crackers in the process because it’s so dang good. I was never a fan of pate back when I was an omnivore. Are there really people out there who get genuinely excited about liver? Wait, never mind… I don’t want to know the answer to that question. But here I am, an eater of plants, a lover of animals, writing about my veganized pate.<\/p>\n

In this easy vegan mushroom pate, cremini mushrooms are sauteed with onion, garlic, and thyme to create flavorful-packed mixture. The final ingredients — balsamic vinegar, mixed nuts, and extra virgin olive oil — transform the rich shroomy mixture into an indulgent spread. I feel flattered that Tony took a strong interest in this mushroom pate (even though he shouldn’t have any). I mean, pate does look like cat food after all.<\/p>\n

Enjoy this vegan mushroom pate on bread and crackers. Use it in a sandwiches and pasta dishes, or better yet, as part of a vegan charcuterie board.<\/p>\n

Vegan Mushroom Pate<\/h2>\n

Makes approx 2 cups of pate<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/em><\/strong>
\n1 lb cremini mushrooms, chopped
\n2 tbsp vegan butter
\n2 cloves of garlic, minced
\n1\/2 large yellow onion, diced
\n3\/4 tsp dried thyme
\n2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
\nSalt & pepper
\n1\/2 cup mixed nuts (almonds, pecans, cashews, walnuts, etc)
\n1\/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (or more, as desired)<\/p>\n

Directions<\/em><\/strong>
\nIn a skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and onion. Saute until the onions are translucent and are just starting to brown, about 7-8 minutes.<\/p>\n

Add the thyme and mushrooms. Cook over high heat until the mushrooms turn brown and release their liquid. Continue cooking until almost all of the liquid is gone.<\/p>\n

Drizzle the balsamic vinegar over the mushrooms, then give the mixture a good stir. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool.<\/p>\n

Transfer the mushroom mixture to a food processor and add the nuts. As you blend, slowly drizzle in 1\/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil. Blend until your desired consistency is achieved.<\/p>\n

Notes<\/em><\/strong>
\nI prefer an almost smooth consistency whenever I make this recipe. If you prefer a super smooth pate, continue blending and feel free to add more olive oil as needed.<\/p>\n

This vegan mushroom pate recipe keeps up to one week refrigerated.<\/p>\n

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There some foods that taste incredible, but are not the most visually appealing. This vegan mushroom pate is definitely one of those foods. Look at it… it’s a mountain of gray brown stuff. It’s basically a food photographer’s worst nightmare. While I struggled with photos of this recipe, I snacked on so much mushroom pate and crackers in the process because it’s so dang good. I was never a fan of pate back when I was an omnivore. Are there really people out there who get genuinely excited about liver? Wait, never mind… I don’t want to know the answer to that question. But here I am, an eater of plants, a lover of animals, writing about my veganized pate. In this easy vegan mushroom pate, cremini mushrooms are sauteed with onion, garlic, and thyme to create flavorful-packed mixture. The final ingredients — balsamic vinegar, mixed nuts, and extra virgin olive oil — transform the rich shroomy mixture into an indulgent spread. I feel flattered that Tony took a strong interest in this mushroom pate (even though he shouldn’t have any). I mean, pate does look like cat food after all. Enjoy this vegan mushroom pate on bread and crackers. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3366],"tags":[3635,3634,2198,3069,3132],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/vegan-mushroom-nut-pate-recipe2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31371"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wazwu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}