I was so excited when John brought home a basil plant for me a couple of months ago. I absolutely adore basil. I love the intoxicating spicy fragrance and the wonderful flavor.
Our basil plant has been doing very well, and even after I gave my sister a bunch of fresh basil leaves a few days ago, we still had plenty left. I wanted to make something really versatile with the basil, so I decided to make some basil butter, which could be added into a number of different things – pasta, vegetables, etc.
Basil butter is so quick and easy to make. All you need is a stick of butter and 4 tablespoons of chopped up fresh basil. You can use your food processor to mix it all up together, but I just smushed it together in a bowl with a fork.
After it was all mixed together, I wrapped it up in plastic wrap, shaped it into a little log, and put it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours to harden a bit.
Here’s the finished product! I can’t wait to start adding this butter to my favorite dishes now. That is, if I can keep myself from devouring the entire thing with a loaf of bread in one sitting!
Homemade Basil Butter
Ingredients
- 1 stick of butter 8 tablespoons
- 4 tablespoons of fresh basil chopped
Instructions
- Soften the butter at room temperature until it's easy to mix.
- Chop the fresh basil into small pieces.
- Mix the butter and basil together until well combined.
- If desired, use a food processor to blend the mixture or use a fork to smush it together in a bowl.
- Shape the mixture into a log or any desired shape and wrap it tightly in plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate for a few hours until the butter has hardened a bit.
- Use the basil butter to add flavor to pasta, vegetables, bread or any other dish you desire.
