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Crayfish pate

This crayfish pate takes only 5 minutes to make! It creates a wonderful and elegant topping on canapés and nibbles or can be a lovely sandwich filler. Perfect for parties and picnics - or as an appetizer at a dinner party.  
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Cuisine: British
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 100 g crayfish
  • 1 tsp mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp Greek yoghurt
  • 1 Tbsp chopped dill or chives
  • zest and juice of 1 lime or ½ a lemon
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper or ½ red chilli chopped

Method
 

  1. Chop the crayfish into tiny pieces.
  2. In a bowl combine these with the mayonnaise and yoghurt. Add the herbs, spice and the lime zest.
  3. Squeeze on a little lime juice. Season with salt and pepper and taste it - adjust the seasoning and add more lime juice or mayo if needed. The spread should be neither too runny nor too smooth!