This compound butter is great on roasted vegetables, potatoes, most kinds of meat (especially beef), firm white fish and salmon, it can even be stirred through pasta (add a little parmesan) to create a simple dinner. It also makes really good garlic bread … the possibilities are endless!
Ingredients (makes approx. 1 stick of butter):
1 stick (4oz) unsalted butter/non-dairy butter, warmed to room temperature
1 teaspoon each of dried rosemary, dried thyme and dried sage (or use 3 teaspoons of any of your favourite herbs — I sometimes use Italian seasoning)
3 teaspoons honey
2 – 4 garlic cloves, minced depending on how garlicky you want it
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
a good pinch of white pepper (optional)
Directions:
Place all ingredients into a bowl and mix together until really well incorporated (I use a fork to mash the butter then mix everything in with a small rubber spatula).
Spoon out the butter mix into the middle of a large piece of plastic wrap (cling wrap/cling film, etc) and shape into a rudimentary log so that you can then roll it up in the wrap to form a tight sausage shape. Twist the ends of the plastic wrap to seal. If you don’t want to roll your butter, simply spoon it into a small ramekin and cover with plastic wrap (or use a lid if you have one).
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving/using so it can firm up — best used within 5 days but can be frozen for up to 6 months.
Enjoy!
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Looks and sounds gorgeous! I’ll be passing this on to the chef of the house.
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It’s so good, I absolutely love it on roasted vegetables and potatoes. So yum!
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Sounds delicious! I’d love to try on some vegetables soon!
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I love it on roasted vegetables or potatoes (mashed, roasted, boiled, etc). So tasty!
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Yum! This looks fabulous! It sounds easy to make and would be so pretty for a special dinner. Great photos!
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Thanks — it’s so easy and so very delicious!
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This looks interesting even though it’s the first time to see it haha. I think we might give it a try and see how it goes with us. Thank you for sharing!
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It’s super easy and a great way to add some flavour to all sorts of dishes — enjoy!
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I will try it definitely, sounds like very easy. You can visit my blog for Bengali recipes https://swarnaz.com/category/bong-cook-bengali
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I will definitely check out your recipes!
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This sounds amazing – will definitely need to try this for a family dinner sometime soon.
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It’s so good — I used it to sauté some mushrooms for a brunch dish at it was amazing!
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I’ve never considered using a butter like this with pasta, but that makes total sense! I like making ‘flavoured butters’ to go on a plain bagel in the morning as well. It adds a little pop of flavour to my breakfast.
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On the days when I want something really simple or have to really stretch my budget, using a compound butter stirred through pasta is a great way to get a delicious meal. I absolutely LOVE your idea of using them on plain bagels too — I will give that a try!
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Oh wow this sounds so good! Anything with garlic and butter is a win for me 🙂
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Right?! I think it adds such a nice layer of flavour!
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This looks so tasty I will definitely try it out 🤗🤗🤗🤗I don’t cook often but it seems to me that I will be able to do this👍👍👍
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It’s so easy and adds a really great layer of flavour in a really simple way — I hope you give it a go!
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I have never made herbed butter before, but it looks so good & easy to make! I definitely want to try making my own garlic bread with it!
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It’s so good, I made garlic bread with it just yesterday and it tasted great!
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I am going to try this for sure. I have butter lovers at my home. It will be a good surprise and change for them. Thanks Molly, for sharing this extremely useful post😊
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You are most welcome — I hope the butter is enjoyed!
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Looks yummy! I do love a good garlic bread and this looks like it’s be amazing, thanks!
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It’s so good — I made garlic bread recently and it was so yummy!
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