Herb Butters and Oils

[not2late]

Herb butters and oils are great used on meat, seafood, fish and veg because they add another level of flavor. You don't cook with them, rather you add them to the cooked meat or veg to give them a fresh herby flavor. They are easy to make and you can store them in the refrigerator or freezer.

Additionally, herb oils can be rather expensive if you purchase them in the store--making your own is cheaper and you can make up your own herb blends. Plus, they make nice gifts if you put them in a nice bottle (and add a ribbon.)

Here is are links to herb butter and herb oil recipes:

Garden herb Butter: Herbal Butters and Oils: Garden Herb Butter

Tarragon Butter: Herbal Butters and Oils: Tarragon Butter

Cilantro-Lime Butter: Herbal Butters and Oils: Cilantro-Lime Butter

Kalamata Olive Butter: Herbs in Butter: Kalamata Olive Herb Butter

Herb Infused Dipping Oil: Herbal Butters and Oils: Dipping Oil

Basil Oil: Basil Oil (and other herb flavored oils)

Chili Pepper Oil: Hot Chili Oil Recipe - Hot & Spicy



Two Butter recipes from Herbal Butters and Oils

• Garlic-Chive Butter: In small bowl, blend ½ stick softened butter or margarine, 2 cloves finely chopped garlic and 1 tablespoon finely chopped chives.
• Parmesan-Parsley Butter: In small bowl, blend ½ stick softened butter or margarine, 2 tablespoons shredded Romano cheese and 1 tablespoon chopped Italian parsley.

[mizski]

Re: Herb Butters and Oils

Nice recipes, Megs! Thanks for sharing them.

I keep a supply of tarragon butter dollops in the freezer. They are great for a quickie "bernaise sauce" type flavor on grilled steak or salmon.

The cilantro-lime butter sounds like a tasty way to perk up bland white fishes (cod, haddock, sole/flounder) or even maybe scallops. Gonna try that one soon.

[Kntrylady]

Re: Herb Butters and Oils

Oh Megs, these sound fantastic. I'm going to have to copy them into my MasterCook. Thanks for sharing

[not2late]

Re: Herb Butters and Oils

I made the garden herb butter and dolloped that onto the steamed green beans I brought for Thanksgiving dinner. All I can say is "Wow!"---lots of fresh flavor that didn't made the green beans taste heavy.

I also packed the leftover butter into a ramekin and brought that along for the bread eaters in the family to butter their bread---I dabbed it on my turkey for an extra flavor punch.

The kalamata olive butter looked interesting...gotta try that one soon.