Healthy Christmas - Smoked Salmon Pate

Treat yourself to a healthy, fresh and light Christmas day lunch starter, or any lunch over the festive period.

Serves 2

• 200g smoked salmon

• 200g cannellini beans, drained

• Juice of 1⁄2 lemon

• a drizzle of olive oil or 1 tbps yoghurt to loosen the mixture if it is too thick

• 1 tbsp each of chopped fresh parsley and chopped fresh dill

• Freshly ground black pepper

Simply blend all the ingredients together in a food processor until the mixture is really smooth, then chill and serve with vegetable crudités and/or thin slices of toasted pitta bread, oatcakes or rye crispbreads.

Or try this smoked trout alternative:

Serves 2

• 2 smoked trout fillets, skinned, boned and flaked • 200g cream cheese

• Juice of 1⁄2 lemon

• Freshly ground black pepper

• 1tsp horseradish (optional)

Blend all the ingredients together in a food processor or mash well with a fork. Serve with hot slices or triangles of wholemeal pitta bread, oatcakes, rye crispbreads or

crudités such as carrots, celery, cucumber and peppers.