Recipes

[LoLa]

[DiAnne]

Bet this would make a really good grilled cheese sandwich! Thanks.

[LoLa]

Ooooooooo DiAnne!! That DOES sound good!

[Sabatini2]

Hi LoLa! This doesn't sound silly at all! It's right up my alley. I like the addition of Parmesan to the mix! Thank you very much.

I use a similar recipe that I found awhile ago, and put blobs of it in ice cube trays, and after frozen, pop them out & keep in a Ziploc baggie in the freezer. At first, I tried using it primarily for sauteing, but had to be careful that the garlic didn't scorch. So, now, I drop in a blob right near the end of the sauteing process, & it adds a nice flavor. I've also heated it, added some white wine & tossed it w/ pasta & Parmesan for a quick side dish.

Ingredients

1 cup whole butter

1 cup extra virgin olive oil

2 Tbsp fresh garlic, minced

1 Tbsp fresh basil, chopped

1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

a few dashes red pepper flakes

½ tsp salt

½ tsp black pepper

1 Tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

Let butter rest at room temperature until softened.

Rough chop the basil and parsley – set aside.

In a mixing bowl, whip butter for about 2 minutes until fluffy.

Turn mixer off and add garlic, basil, parsley, red pepper flakes, lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Turn the mixer on to medium to low and slowly add the extra virgin olive oil so all ingredients are combined.

Store in an air tight container.

[LoLa]

On 5/6/2014 Sabatini2 said:

Hi LoLa! This doesn't sound silly at all! It's right up my alley. I like the addition of Parmesan to the mix! Thank you very much.

I use a similar recipe that I found awhile ago, and put blobs of it in ice cube trays, and after frozen, pop them out & keep in a Ziploc baggie in the freezer. At first, I tried using it primarily for sauteing, but had to be careful that the garlic didn't scorch. So, now, I drop in a blob right near the end of the sauteing process, & it adds a nice flavor. I've also heated it, added some white wine & tossed it w/ pasta & Parmesan for a quick side dish.

Ingredients

1 cup whole butter

1 cup extra virgin olive oil

2 Tbsp fresh garlic, minced

1 Tbsp fresh basil, chopped

1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

a few dashes red pepper flakes

½ tsp salt

½ tsp black pepper

1 Tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

Let butter rest at room temperature until softened.

Rough chop the basil and parsley – set aside.

In a mixing bowl, whip butter for about 2 minutes until fluffy.

Turn mixer off and add garlic, basil, parsley, red pepper flakes, lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Turn the mixer on to medium to low and slowly add the extra virgin olive oil so all ingredients are combined.

Store in an air tight container.

Hi Sabatini2! Your recipe sounds wonderful!! I love all those herbs and spices. I bet it's GREAT! Thank you so much for sharing it. I've copied it and I'm ready to use it! Doesn't butter just make you happy?!

Have a great day,

[Britbrit13]

This looks delicious!!! TY for thinking of us!! Iv got some garlic bread this would be wonderful on...Britt

[Lynneuk]

I made a recipe almost identical to this except it had a couple of tablespoons of crumbled Gorgonzola added. It was delicious. The blue cheese adds a rich but subtle flavor.

[walker]

Wow....nothing silly about this one....sounds great....going to fix it to have on hand.....thanks!

[Britbrit13]

Lynneuk, love that idea!! love love love it!!! Thanks for sharing it Britt

[LoLa]

Britt... You are very welcome!

Lynneuk... The addition of gorgonzola sounds SO good!

walker.... You are most welcome!