Basil Butter: a basic recipe and ways to use it.

Side dishes are my secret weapon. Pickled things, biscuity bites, sauces, and now- butter. Like this  versatile and flavorful butter compound loaded with fresh basil and garlic. 

Radishes!

ways to use the basil butter

• Use this basil butter as a spread for sandwiches, like the cucumber sandwich pictured below
• or schmear it on spring radishes like the french do. Or use the whole radish and forgo the basil entirely substituting radish greens instead.
• grilled cheese, pasta, grilled anything.
• potatoes

Looking for a sweet take on basil?

try these strawberry basil butter biscuits

or

the strawberry basil smash cocktail with gin

sandwiches!

Fresh Basil Butter Compound

a versatile spread that adds flavor to a variety of dishes

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Prep Time 10 mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Vegetarian

Ingredients

  

• 15 grams (about a cup of whole leaves loosely packed) fresh basil
• 5-15 grams fresh garlic about 1-5 small cloves
• 1 stick (¼ cup) softened unsalted butter cut into one inch pieces
• 2 ounces cream cheese cut into a few pieces
• a pinch of salt optional

Instructions

 

• In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade add the garlic cloves, pulse to roughly chop then add the basil leaves and pulse a few more times to just combine
• add the butter and cream cheese and pulse until combined
• taste and add salt if desired (or salt with each dish as appropriate)
• to form the butter, line a dish with plastic wrap and press the softened butter compound into the dish, cover, and refrigerate until solid.

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