Don't know about shop bought ones but here's a recipe for home made syn free mushroom pate
1 medium onion - finely chopped
Fry light
1 garlic clove - crushed
250g mushrooms - finely chopped
125g very low fat cottage cheese
salt and pepper
Fry onions in fry light, add garlic and cook until soft and just beginning to colour.
Increase heat , add mushrooms and cook for 6-7 minutes, remove pan from heat and leave to cool a little
put mushroom / onion mixture into blender with cottage cheese, season with the salt and pepper, blend until smooth, chill in fridge before using
Wooow! Thanks for that (despite the cottage cheese-bleugh!). I kept on looking at Waitrose own one and not bothering becasue the synnage is dound to be astronomical!!!!
If you don't like the idea of cottage cheese, I make one using mushrooms, garlic and onion fried off and blended with cannellini beans, fresh parsley, a touch of salt and lots of black pepper. Also suitable for vegans