Wasabi Butter

Wasabi Butter

Butter tames the heat of wasabi and blends with typically Asian flavors to create a unique compound butter that is the perfect topping for grilled salmon.
Wasabi Butter

Ingredients

  1. ½ cup (1-stick) Challenge European Style Unsalted Butter, softened
  2. 1 Tablespoon prepared wasabi paste
  3. 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar
  4. ½ teaspoon sesame oil
  5. ¾ teaspoon grated fresh gingerroot
  6. 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Directions

  1. Step 1

    Butter should be at room temperature. Cream butter in small bowl using a fork or electric mixer.

  2. Step 2

    Gradually blend in wasabi paste, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and gingerroot. Stir in chives.

  3. Step 3

    Butter mixture can be used while still soft; or it can be rolled into a cylinder in parchment paper or plastic wrap and refrigerated or frozen, then sliced into teaspoon-sized rounds.

  4. Step 4

    Flavored butter can be stored a couple days in the refrigerator or it can be frozen for several weeks.

  5. Step 5

    Allow 2 or 3 teaspoons per serving. Place by teaspoonful or sliced round on the top of hot broiled or grilled salmon or add to fresh cooked green beans or asparagus.

  6. Step 6

    Allow butter to melt and form a sauce.

Source: Challenge Home Economist

Ratings & Reviews

Add a Review

Total Reviews: 4.0 1

More information about text formats

Filtered HTML

  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <ul> <ol> <li> <div> <blockquote> <h3> <h4> <h6> <p> <br>

Plain text

  • No HTML tags allowed.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.

Jerry

Jul 6, 2011

Rating: 
5

We tried this butter with the grilled salmon as recommended. The wasabi wasn't too spicy and just gave it a bit of a "horseradish" kick. Will be making this again...