Recipes to flavor butter
Who does not like the Butter? It becomes almost without doubt one of the quintessential options to accompany breads, and it becomes an even more appetizing option if we also add different ingredients with which to flavor and give it a completely different and unique flavor.
From a nutritional point of view, butter becomes an appropriate option for its richness in antioxidants, highlighting above all its contribution in vitamin E, A and selenium. It is also an excellent source of vitamin D and K2, and among other aspects it is ideal to accompany fish dishes because it improves the correct absorption of omega-3 fatty acids (especially blue fish dishes).
If you really want to opt for other delicious options, flavor the butter is very easy and allow us to taste different flavors of butter to accompany meat dishes, fish, seafood, canapés, toast, vegetables and rice.
Basil Butter
The butter flavored with basil is very easy to prepare and this butter is ideal to accompany seafood dishes, fish, or to spread toast or crackers.
Ingredients:
- 75 grams of butter.
- Half bunch of basil leaves.
- 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.
- A pinch of salt.
- A pinch of ground black pepper.
Elaboration:
Wash the basil leaves, chop them small and reserve.
We extract the juice of a lemon, we strain it and we reserve it.
Prepare a glass bowl suitable for cooking in a bain-marie and melt the butter.
Once the butter is melted, remove from the heat and mix with the butter the minced basil leaves, the 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, the pinch of salt and ground black pepper.
We remove the butter to integrate the ingredients well.
We have ready the butter flavored with basil to taste with the dish chosen for that butter.
Gorgonzola Butter
The butter flavored with Gorgonzola cheese is a creamy butter, this creamy touch is what gives Gorgonzola cheese. The Gorgonzola cheese is a creamy cow cheese and it is originally from Italy.
With the butter of Gorgonzola we can accompany the grilled meats, also the grilled vegetables, to spread toast, or slices of tender bread.
Ingredients:
- 75 grams of ointment butter or at room temperature.
- 50 grams of shredded Gorgonzola cheese.
- A few leaves of minced parsley.
- A pinch of salt, (optional).
Elaboration:
In a bowl we put the butter and mix it with the crumbled Gorgonzola cheese.
Mix by stirring to obtain the texture of a creamy paste.
Then add the chopped parsley to the pasta and stir well to integrate the parsley.
We tried as it is of salt and if it were necessary we added a little bit of salt.
Garlic butter
The butter flavored with garlic is very easy to prepare and with this butter we can accompany the fillets of grilled meat, or grilled, it is also ideal to eat with hot bread or slices of toast.
Ingredients:
- 75 grams of butter to the point of ointment.
- 2 cloves of garlic
- A pinch of salt.
Elaboration:
To prepare this recipe the butter should be at room temperature so that it is ointment and can be easily worked.
We remove the skin to the garlic cloves.
We put water to boil in a heater and once it starts to boil add the cloves of garlic to scald them for a minute.
Remove the garlic from the fire and crush it with the mortar or press.
In a bowl put the butter, and add the crushed garlic and a pinch of salt.
We stir to mix well.
This butter flavored with garlic is also ideal to spread on hot bread and taste it while we eat some pizzas.
Butter of parsley and garlic
Very simple also to prepare this butter flavored with garlic and parsley. We can taste it with the same dishes that accompany the garlic butter. For grilled meat, grilled, with toast or hot bread.
Ingredients:
- 75 grams of butter ointment.
- 2 cloves of garlic
- A few leaves of minced parsley.
- A pinch of salt.
Elaboration:
We will take into account before starting to prepare this recipe leave the butter out of the refrigerator at room temperature so that it is with the consistency of ointment.
We remove the skin from the garlic cloves, we cut them in half and remove the central part.
Press the garlic or crush it with the mortar.
Wash the parsley leaves and chop them lightly.
In a bowl put the butter and add the crushed garlic, chopped parsley and a pinch of salt.
We stir to mix well.
We have the butter of garlic and parsley in a bowl and we have it ready to taste it.
Butter with mustard
The butter flavored with Dijon mustard is a butter with which we can taste the canapés, also to accompany meats.
Ingredients:
- 75 grams of butter ointment.
- A teaspoon of Dijon mustard.
- A pinch of salt.
Elaboration:
Before starting to prepare the recipe we must take into account leave the butter outside the refrigerator so that it softens at room temperature.
Once it has the consistency of ointment we have it ready to aromatize butter with mustard.
Put the butter in a bowl and add the teaspoon of mustard and the pinch of salt.
We remove to integrate well the mustard with the butter.
As we have said before, this mustard butter can be tasted with canapés, toasts and meat.
Salmon butter
This butter flavored with salmon is ideal to taste on canapés, spread on toast, tender bread, with grilled vegetables. It is very easy to prepare and is made with smoked salmon.
Ingredients:
- 75 grams of butter ointment.
- 40 grams of smoked salmon.
Elaboration:
We chop the salmon slice in a small way.
We put the ointment butter in a bowl and add the minced salmon.
We remove and mix the ingredients well.
We put the salmon butter in a small bowl or bowl and we have ready the butter to taste it in the way that we like.