Chef John's Nasturtium Butter recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup nasturtium flower petals, washed and patted dry
1 pinch salt
¼ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

Nutrition Info

53.3 calories
carbohydrate: 0.5 g
cholesterol: 15.3 mg
fat: 5.8 g
fiber: 0.2 g
protein: 0.1 g
saturatedFat: 3.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 20.2 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Smash flower petals with a pinch of salt in a mortar and pestle until a paste forms.

  2. Stir butter and smashed petals together in a bowl until well-combined.

  3. Place butter in the center of a piece of plastic wrap, wrap the butter, roll into a small log shape, and refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes.

  4. To serve, slice off a pat of nasturtium butter and let in slowly melt over grilled fish, chicken, or vegetables.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

If the thought of making a flavored butter with flowers from the backyard sounds kind of crazy, think again. Nasturtium petals have an interesting, but very subtle radish flavor that works perfectly in this colorful compound butter.

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