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    Aug 16, 2017 · Modified: Sep 21, 2021 by Becca Heyes · This post may contain affiliate links · 21 Comments

    Mexican bean vegetarian pâté

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    Total time: 5 minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    5 from 9 votes
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    Mexican bean vegetarian pâté - so quick and easy to make, and perfect for lunches and lunch boxes! This spicy, protein-rich spread is vegetarian and vegan.

    I love making vegetarian pâté, and this Mexican bean version is one of my favourites yet - so much flavour from just a few simple ingredients.

    My go to base for vegetarian pâté is always walnuts with some kind of bean or chickpeas. It gives a fantastic thick, spreadable texture that's full of protein. I suppose you could experiment with different kinds of nuts too if you fancy it, but for this spicy Mexican bean vegetarian pâté I stuck with my tried and tested combination. This time I used kidney beans, which gave the pâté a slightly pink colour.

    I also added garlic, coriander (cilantro), lime juice, and a few of my favourite spices. It has so much flavour!

    Mexican bean vegetarian pâté - so quick and easy to make, and perfect for lunches and lunch boxes! This spicy, protein-rich spread is vegetarian and vegan.

    I could honestly eat this stuff straight from the bowl with a spoon, but if you want to be a bit more creative, you could try using it to make a spicy mushroom wellington, a tasty vegan sandwich, dolloping it on top of a burrito bowl, or smearing it on toasted slices of baguette, like I did. Just brush a few slices of crusty bread lightly with olive oil and pop them under a grill (broiler) or into a hot griddle pan for a couple of minutes. Smear them with the Mexican bean pâté, and serve with an extra squeeze of lime juice - soo yum.

    Mexican bean vegetarian pâté - so quick and easy to make, and perfect for lunches and lunch boxes! This spicy, protein-rich spread is vegetarian and vegan.

    This vegetarian pâté keeps really well in the fridge, so feel free to make a double batch to use for lunches through the week. It's a relatively healthy lunch option (especially served with a nice big salad on the side), and definitely the kind of thing you'll look forward to day after day! I might make another batch today, actually - it only takes a couple of minutes.

    Mexican bean vegetarian pâté - so quick and easy to make, and perfect for lunches and lunch boxes! This spicy, protein-rich spread is vegetarian and vegan.

    Mexican bean vegetarian pâté

    A seriously tasty vegetarian pâté recipe that can be blitzed up in minutes! With my favourite Tex-Mex inspired flavours.

    If you've cooked this recipe, don't forget to leave a star rating!

    5 from 9 votes
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Total Time: 5 minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories:
    Author: Becca Heyes

    Ingredients

    • 70 g walnuts (~ ¾ cup)
    • 400 g tin kidney beans, drained (240g, or ~ 1 ¼ cups, when drained)
    • 1 small clove garlic, peeled
    • Few sprigs fresh coriander (cilantro)
    • 1 tablespoon lime juice
    • 2 teaspoon smoked paprika
    • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or a little less, to taste)
    • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
    • Salt
    • Black pepper

    Instructions

    • Add all the ingredients to a food processor, and blitz thoroughly. Serve lightly chilled.

    Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on your exact ingredients. Please calculate your own nutritional values if you require accuracy for health reasons.

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    Note: Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on exactly what ingredients you choose. Information above is for ¼ of the batch.

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    1. Peter Braham says

      November 07, 2022 at 3:53 pm

      I really liked it! Thanks :-)5 stars

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      • Becca Heyes says

        November 15, 2022 at 12:27 pm

        Thanks Peter!

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