Chestnuts are a delicious fruit that can be eaten raw, boiled, roasted or sweet. In Europe it is consumed mainly in winter and in Spain the festival of chestnut harvesting or castañada is celebrated between October and November. If you like the unmistakable flavor of this fruit, then follow the steps of this easy recipe with thermomix and prepare a soft spreadable cream of chestnuts and cream cheese, an original pâté with thermomix and perfect to eat at any time.
Ingredients to make Chestnut Pate with Thermomix:
• 300 grams of cream cheese
• 150 grams of cooked chestnuts
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 pinch of pepper
How to make Chestnut Pate with Thermomix:
Making chestnut pate with cheese is very easy. The first thing you have to do is get the ingredients ready, to do this prepare the cooked and peeled chestnuts and get a not very large clove of garlic. Next, empty all the ingredients into the thermomix glass and mix, programming at speed 5-10, increasing progressively, for about 6 seconds. After this time, check the salt point and correct it if necessary.
Let cool and store in the fridge. This cheese and chestnut pâté is ideal to eat with toasted bread for breakfast or serve as an appetizer at parties garnished with fresh parsley. We recommend combining this delicious chestnut spread with orange marmalade or a carrot marmalade.
