Easy Tuscan Herb Butter
Easy Tuscan Herb Butter
Why You Should Give This Recipe a Try
Easy Tuscan Herb Butter is a compound butter bursting with the flavors of Tuscany: sun-dried tomatoes, basil, garlic, and a pop of lemon zest. It is a super versatile combination that you can use in so many different recipes. Try it over pasta, gnocchi, or potatoes. Use it to sauté shrimp or as a flavorful base for salmon or chicken dishes. Melt some Tuscan herb butter in a frying pan and use it to cook mushrooms. There are so many possibilities! Whip up a batch and store it in the fridge for when you want to kick up an old standby recipe. The flavors will lift up so many go-to family favorite recipes, transporting you to the heart of Tuscany.
Some of the best features of this recipe:
Easy: This recipe requires no cooking. Simply chop your ingredients and add them to butter in the bowl of a mixer.
Quick: You can have a bowl of Easy Tuscan Herb Butter ready in under 10 minutes.
Versatile: You can use Tuscan Herb Butter as a base to sauté chicken, fish, veggies, and more!
Make ahead: Mix up a batch and store it in the fridge, covered, for 7-10 days.
As with all of my recipes, Easy Tuscan Herb Butter is super easy to make with no complex cooking techniques, no special equipment, and with simple ingredients you can find in any grocery store.
Recipe Ingredients
1 cup salted butter (softened to room temperature)
3 tbsp chopped sun-dried tomatoes
1 ½ tbsp basil (chopped)
1 large garlic clove
Zest of one lemon
Helpful Tools
- Sharp knife
- Cutting board
- Bench scraper
- Measuring spoons
- Stand mixer with paddle attachment/electric mixer
- Rubber spatula
- Small bowl or storage container
Ingredient Notes
Butter: Use salted butter so you won’t have to have to worry about adding salt.
Basil: I couldn’t find fresh basil in the supermarket, so I used “lightly dried” basil – something between fresh and dried. It was flavorful and I won’t need to use it all up in the course of just a few days. If you are using fresh basil, you can increase the amount to 2 tbsp.
Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Chop your ingredients, setting each aside until they are all prepared.
2. Mince one large clove of garlic.
3. Zest one large lemon.
4. Chop the sun-dried tomatoes.
5. Measure out the basil.
6. Add the softened butter to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
7. Mix the butter until very smooth, about 2 minutes.
8. Using a bench scraper, scoop up all of your prepared ingredients and add them to the butter.
9. Mix until just combined.
10. Scoop the prepared herb butter into a bowl of storage container and refrigerate until firm.
Check out the step-by-step directions for making Easy Tuscan Herb Butter on the printable recipe card below.
Storage
Store the completed herb butter in an airtight container in the fridge for 7-10 days.
Tips & Tricks
If you find your butter is slightly firm (although it really has to be at least softened to room temperature), you can cut it into roughly tablespoon size pieces and mix until creamy.
You can also store the herb butter by dividing it in half and rolling each half into a log. Use parchment paper to do the rolling and then store each butter log in the parchment paper in the fridge.
Having been married to a Frenchman for over 40 years now, I have lots of European inspired recipes as a result of my many lengthy visits. Check out some of these easy to make dishes:
Easy One Skillet Creamy Tuscan Chicken Dinner
Easy Dinner: French Onion Chicken with Pasta
Easy to Make One Pot Coq Au Vin Recipe
Easy Oven Roasted Ratatouille with Herbes de Provence
Roasted Butternut Squash Galette with Goat Cheese
Easy Tuscan Herb Butter
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter softened to room temperature
- 3 tbsp sun-dried tomatoes chopped
- 1 1/2 tbsp basil chopped
- 1 large garlic clove
- Zest of one lemon
Instructions
- Chop your ingredients, setting each aside until they are all prepared.
- Mince one large clove of garlic.
- Zest one large lemon.
- Chop the sun-dried tomatoes.
- Measure out the basil.
- Add the softened butter to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
- Mix the butter until very smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Using a bench scraper, scoop up all of your prepared ingredients and add them to the butter.
- Mix until just combined.
- Scoop the prepared herb butter into a bowl of storage container and refrigerate until firm.
