Gifts from the Kitchen, Tomato Basil Butter
This flavorful butter will brighten up your summer! Make up a batch to take to the next BBQ or picnic, your host will love having some to stash away!
Roast some tomatoes with some olive oil and salt & pepper
It’s a beautiful thing!
Slide all this yumminess into a dish of softened butter
Add some chopped fresh basil, pesto, or basil paste
A little goes a long way~
Mix it all together and stick in the fridge to set up
Use this on bread, sandwiches, corn on the cob or any vegetables~
We had it on toasted french bread slices
Some were topped with Parmesan
So good!
Tomato Basil Butter
Ingredients
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter softened
- 20 grape tomatoes
- 1 tsp basil paste or freshly chopped basil or pesto to taste
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Put tomatoes on a foil lined baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and season.
- Roast at 400 for 15-20 minutes until they burst and are cooked and soft.
- Mix warm tomatoes with soft butter and basil.
- Refrigerate at least 1 hour until butter has set. Use on toast, rolls, sandwiches and vegetables.
We ate all ours before I had a chance to play with packaging, but you could put this in a small tub or in a jar
or roll it into a log
and tie it up with a ribbon for giving~
This toast is perfect with just about anything, and makes a great appetizer too
If you make this Tomato Basil Butter for a gift, be sure to make some for yourself!
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Oh that sounds so good Jenna, I always forget about compound butters. What a great and easy way to introduce some flavor! I have some mini tomatoes sitting on the counter right now 🙂
Looks great on the toast, a perfect appy:@)
Thank you for the nice recipe.
On corn on the cob, it would be divine, but my favorite would be on thick toasted bread like you’ve shown.
Hi Jenna,
What a great compound butter, I just love your combination of flavors! Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and come back soon!
Miz Helen