Easy Chive Butter Recipes

MAKE CHIVE BUTTER TO USE IN A VARIETY OF RECIPES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large bowl, mash butter with a potato masher or just squish with hands. You can even cream butter using paddle attachment of a stand mixer-the goal is to get the butter soft enough to be able to incorporate chives.
• Add chopped chives and continue mashing/squishing/mixing butter until fully mixed.
• Spread out a large (1-foot or bigger) square of plastic wrap across work surface, then scoop mixed butter onto plastic. You are now going to roll the butter into a cylinder inside the plastic wrap
• Tie excess plastic wrap at ends of the cylinder into a knot, or just use little pieces of string to tie off the ends. You can even make a string out of a short section of plastic wrap and roll it into a little rope.
• Chill or freeze until needed.

BLUE CHEESE AND CHIVE BUTTER

Steps:

• Put the softened butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Whip the butter until it's fluffy. Add the blue cheese, chopped chives, red pepper flakes and ground pepper. Mix until totally combined, scraping the sides as needed.
• Lay out a long piece of plastic wrap on top of a piece of aluminum foil and scoop the butter mixture in a long strip down the middle of it. Carefully pull one side of the plastic wrap and foil over the butter, squeezing it gently to form it into a log. Continue to roll the log of butter into a roll. When it's all rolled up, twist the ends (like a piece of candy) until they become very taut (this means the butter is pressing together inside the plastic and foil to form a cohesive roll). Place the roll of butter into the fridge so it will harden, at least 1 hour, or into the freezer if you need to speed along the process.

NEW POTATOES WITH LEMON & CHIVE BUTTER

Steps:

• Blend the butter with the chives and lemon zest. Boil the potatoes in salted water until tender, drain and tip into a serving dish. Top with the butter.

GARLIC-CHIVE WHIPPED BUTTER

Steps:

• Beat all ingredients until blended. Store, tightly covered, in the refrigerator.