Soyfoods Cooking for a Positive Menopause Publisher: The Book Publishing Company © 2000 by Bryanna Clark Grogan ISBN: 1570670765

Reprinted with permission from the author, Bryanna Clark Grogan.

Mushroom-Tofu Paté

This is so easy and very delicious. It firms up enough to unmold. This is always a hit at parties and potlucks. (You can easily double the recipe.)

Ingredients

• 1/3 c. dried boletus or porcini mushrooms
• 1 head roasted garlic, squeezed out of skins (or 12-18 cloves from a jar of roasted garlic)
• 6 oz. firm tofu
• 2 T. light miso
• 2-3 fresh basil leaves
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• Optional: 1-2 T. extra-virgin olive oil

Directions

Soak the mushrooms for 1/2 an hour in boiling water to cover. Drain them in a fine mesh strainer and squeeze them dry (save soaking water for soup, etc.) and chop them in a food processor. Add the remaining ingredients and process until quite smooth. Pack the mixture into a small, oiled bowl and chill until serving time. Loosen the edges with a knife and turn out onto a plate. Decorate with a sprig of fresh basil and serve with crackers or crostini.