Snack

Smoked Mackerel Pâté on Crispbread

Name: Smoked Mackerel Pâté on Crispbread
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 130 g Smoked mackerel; 60 g Light cream cheese; 2 tsp (12 g) Creamed horseradish; 4 crispbreads, about 40 g Rye crispbread; Juice of half a lemon Lemon juice; A small bunch, snipped Chives; Plenty Black pepper

Smoked mackerel mashed with light cream cheese, horseradish and lemon, spread thick on rye crispbread. Makes two servings of 17 g protein for 321 kcal.

Calories: 321kcal
Protein: 17g
Fat: 21g
Carbs: 15g

Per serving, makes 2. 10 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Gluten
Milk
Eggs
Fish

Creamed horseradish is made with cream and often egg yolk. Plain grated horseradish carries neither.

Flags follow UK labelling rules and come from the ingredients as listed, not from any particular brand. Check the packet before cooking for somebody with an allergy.

Ingredients

Smoked mackerel130 g
As sold. Most of the fat in any dish it is in.
Light cream cheese60 g
Creamed horseradish2 tsp (12 g)
Rye crispbread4 crispbreads, about 40 g
Lemon juiceJuice of half a lemon
ChivesA small bunch, snipped
Black pepperPlenty

Method

Peel the skin off the mackerel and check for bones with your fingers, then break the flesh into a bowl.
Add the cream cheese, horseradish, lemon and black pepper and mash with a fork until it is a rough paste. A blender makes it smooth if you prefer it that way.
Stir in the chives, taste for lemon, and spread thickly on two crispbreads per person.

Worth knowing

Half the pâté is a serving, and it keeps three days covered in the fridge. Smoked mackerel is 300 kcal per 100 g and most of the 321 kcal, so 65 g each is enough.
Peppered smoked mackerel fillets work as well as plain, in which case go easier on the black pepper.

Other snack recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every snack between 300 and 450 calories a serving.

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Macros are calculated from the weights listed above using standard food composition values, and will shift with your own brands and measuring. Weigh what you can. This is a recipe, not dietary advice. The full health disclaimer is below.