Blue Cheese and Garlic Compound Butter

Make that steak pop with this wonderful blue cheese and garlic compound butter. Add layers of butter, garlic, and blue cheese to make the meal extra special.

There are as many compound butter recipes as there are people. Well almost. But some basics. First   I use regular salted butter softened a little be setting at room temperature or softened slightly in the microwave. If you use unsalted butter, you should add a little salt.  Second basic, there are no more rules.

Now comes the fun. You can add almost anything you think would be good: Garlic, fresh herbs, shallots, scallions, spices, zest from fruits, cheeses, but mostly anything you want. Now I think the combination I have here is exceptionally good, and my wife has made me repeat it twice.

My Rating

An excellent addition to a steak, veggies or even a baked potato. OK, I can’t survive on this alone, but you get the idea.

A little goes long ways.

Think of a stick of butter. That is 1/2 cup or 8 tablespoons before adding anything. Here I add approximately an equal amount of blue cheese crumbles. It is a little less due to the air space in the cheese. But maybe 12-14 servings of 1 tablespoons and that is a good chunk of butter to me.

Allow one stick ( 1/2 cup) butter to come to room temperature. You can speed that up some with the microwave.

Combine with 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles. One tablespoon fresh chopped parsley, one teaspoon dry basil and two cloves crushed garlic.

Form into a roll in parchment paper and allow to firm up in a refrigerator for 1-2 hours before serving.

Blue Cheese and Garlic Compound Butter

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This wonderful blue cheese and garlic compound butter will add layers of butter, garlic, and blue cheese to make the meal extra special.

• CourseAmerican
• CuisineAmerican
• KeywordDate night, Elegant, Fancy

Servings	Prep Time
12	5 minutes

Passive Time

2 hours

Servings Prep Time 12 5 minutes

Passive Time 2 hours

Blue Cheese and Garlic Compound Butter Votes: 16 Rating: 4.38 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe This wonderful blue cheese and garlic compound butter will add layers of butter, garlic, and blue cheese to make the meal extra special. CourseAmerican CuisineAmerican KeywordDate night, Elegant, Fancy Servings Prep Time 12 5 minutes Passive Time 2 hours Servings Prep Time 12 5 minutes Passive Time 2 hours

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter with salt or add 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt if unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbs
• 1 tablespoon parsley fresh
• 1 teaspoon basal
• 2 cloves garlic crushed

Servings:

Units:MetricUS Imperial

Instructions

1. Allow one stick ( 1/2 cup) butter to come to room temperature. You can speed that up some with the microwave.
2. Combine with 1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles. One tablespoon fresh chopped parsley, one teaspoon dry basil and two cloves crushed garlic.
3. Form into a roll in parchment paper and allow to firm up in a refrigerator for 1-2 hours before serving.

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All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

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Last Updated
July 9, 2016