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You are here: Home / Reviews / Have a Castle Maclellan #PateParty

Have a Castle Maclellan #PateParty

November 22, 2016 by Laura Scott 12 Comments

With these shorter days and colder nights drawing in, I do find it more of an effort to go out. I’m not remotely a winter person. I hate the lack of sunlight, I feel the cold and I mourn the golden days of summer – so any chance I have to be social at home always wins my vote.

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That’s where the idea of hosting a Castle Maclellan #PateParty comes in. You could call it the new cheese and wine party. Perfectly accompanied by Prosecco or red wine, it would make the ideal low effort addition to any book club or friends/neighbours gatherings. 

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As someone who cooks a regular supper club, I have found myself hosting far fewer dinner parties than I used to. As much as I love all of my friends, I don’t want to spend an entire Saturday in the kitchen cooking for them to demonstrate this, so inviting friends around for an impromptu #PateParty solves this conundrum perfectly.

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Castle Maclellan sent me over a generous selection of their pate range, so all I had to do was come up with my favourite accompaniments.

The range includes:

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Image provided by Castle Maclellan

-Luxury Orkney crab terrine with lemon & mustard

-Chicken liver pate with Sctottish heather honey

-Oven roasted mushroom pate with thyme & garlic

-Rannoch smoked duck pate with apple jelly

Here are my top tips for the perfect #PateParty accompaniments:

-An excellent selection of breads and crackers, such as Peter’s Yard rye crackers, ciabatta loaves, baguettes or even toasted brioche which works especially well with the chicken liver pate

– Pickles such as gherkins, quick pickled cucumbers, baby onions, green pickled chillies and lots of olives

– A couple of cheeses such a Goat’s, Camembert (baked), Gruyere or a Stilton/Roquefort typr blue cheese

– A bunch of grapes and dried fruits such as Figs or Dates

– Nuts, especially walnuts or pickled walnuts and roasted hazelnuts or salted almonds

– An interesting chutney or two. I like sticky fig relish and caramelised onion – a bramble jelly would work well too. 

– Cured meats and fish such as salami, chorizo, smoked mackerel 

– To drink, I like Prosecco with the fish pate and red wine with the meat varieties

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The pates all have distinctive individual flavours. I particularly liked the texture of the chunky mushroom and the duck pates but the children preferred the smoother smoked salmon and crab pates whereas my husband loved the chicken liver classic.

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Our neighbours happily tucked into the pates enjoying them all so much that we decided to make a #MannequinChallenge video to prove it… 

Here is some background info about Castle McLellan:

· Castle MacLellan Foods Limited is based in Dumfries & Galloway and has been producing high quality pâtés for over 30 years.
· The company offers a range of meat, fish and vegetarian pâtés, available in a variety of formats to cater for different customers including individual tubs and slices.
· The ingredients are all locally sourced and include Rannoch smoked duck, Scottish smoked salmon, Orkney crab and Scottish heather honey– showcasing the best produce Scotland has to offer.
· Part of the Kavli trust, their profits go to charities and good causes.

For more information on how to host your own #PateParty visit Castle Maclellan or say Hi over on Instagram and Facebook.

*Sponsored post* in association with Castle Maclellan. All views my own.

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Filed Under: Family food, Fish dishes, Lunch, Main dishes, Meat dishes, Reviews, Snacks and starters, Speedy Suppers Tagged With: Castle Maclellan, Chicken liver pate, Crab pate, Fish dishes, Main course, Meat dishes, Pate, Pate Party, Smoked duck pate, Smoked salmon pate, starter

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Comments

  1. Emma @ Supper in the Suburbs says

    November 23, 2016 at 11:55 am

    Looks like you all had good fun trying these out. I’m a huge pate fan but it’s not something I would ever trust myself to make so I’m always looking for top quality pates I can buy. What’s Christmas without pate on toast?!

    Reply
    • Laura Scott says

      November 23, 2016 at 7:40 pm

      So true Emma, gotta be done at Xmas!

      Reply
  2. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours says

    November 24, 2016 at 9:01 am

    That sounds an excellent, delicious and low effort way to easily feed a crowd, and everyone can serve themselves what they like. The Castle MacLellan pates sound delicious, and good to see veggie and fish versions too.

    Reply
    • Laura Scott says

      November 27, 2016 at 7:44 pm

      That’s what I liked too Helen, a great range that appeals to all. Love having friends over and this makes a quick way to feed a crowd!

      Reply
  3. Kavey says

    November 24, 2016 at 9:02 am

    Absolutely love the sound of all of those, especially the chicken liver one and the crab one! Yum!
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    • Laura Scott says

      November 27, 2016 at 7:43 pm

      They are very good for ready made pates, which i love to eats lots of at this time of year 🙂

      Reply
  4. Diana says

    November 24, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    Their range looks AMAZING! I love hosting such parties for my friends and family. Fab pictures!
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    • Laura Scott says

      November 27, 2016 at 7:42 pm

      Me too Diana, love a good party especially if the food is tasty yet easy to prepare!

      Reply
  5. Camilla Hawkins says

    November 26, 2016 at 11:00 am

    I do love their crab terrine pate, must buy some more as I haven’t had it for ages. Loving your video, never seen that done before LOL;-)
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    • Laura Scott says

      November 27, 2016 at 7:41 pm

      Yes the kids loved the crab pate the most and the video added some fun!

      Reply
  6. Elizabeth says

    November 28, 2016 at 8:37 am

    Mmmm I do love a bit of smoked salmon pate, me! Quite often on a Friday night we’ll have a nibbles spread like this in front of the tv instead of a full dinner table meal. Such good fun!
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    • Laura Scott says

      November 29, 2016 at 9:53 am

      I’m the same on a Sunday night, hate cooking then and this idea is perfect!

      Reply

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