Tomato Seasons means Tomato Butter!
Ever find yourself with an S-ton of cherry tomatoes? Maybe you have a few cherry tomato plants, or maybe tomatoes looked good at the farmer’s market. Well, if you find yourself trying to think of creative ways to use up a bunch of cherry tomatoes, this Tomato Butter recipe is for you.
Tomato butter takes a pint of cherry tomatoes and combines it with butter and other flavors to make fresh and flavorful compound butter. In this article, I will discuss why you will love making this recipe, the ingredients in this recipe, how to make tomato butter, how to use it, and a bit more about why compound butter should be a kitchen staple.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Flavorful: Tomato butter is a way to enhance the flavor of dishes.
- Quick: This recipe can be thrown together under 15min. It just takes a little time for the flavors to meld together in the fridge or freezer.
- Easy: Compound butters are easy to work with. Once prepared, keep it in the refrigerator or freezer and simply slice off a chunk. Add it to hot foods and watch it melt evenly over top.
- Versatile: One of the magical things about compound butter, is its ability to be customized according to your flavor preferences. In this recipe, I add oregano, garlic, salt, and pepper but you can mix and match ingredients like thyme, rosemary, sun-dried tomatoes, shallots, and olives.
- Seasonal: Summer and Autumn seasons are the best time to make tomato butter. Take that haul of farmer’s market tomatoes you gathered in August and make some tomato butter!
Ingredients in this Recipe
Besides unsalted butter, this recipe requires just 5 ingredients!
- Tomatoes
- Garlic
- Oregano
- Kosher Salt
- Black Pepper
How To Make Tomato Butter
Prep Tomatoes
- Move the oven rack to the shelf-closet to the broiler. Turn the oven on to broil.
- Place cherry tomatoes on a baking sheet and broil for 6-9 minutes. The skin should just start to brown and wrinkle.
Make Your Compound Butter
- Allow the tomatoes to cool to room temperature.
- In a food processor, combine all of the ingredients.
- Mix until combined, about 30-60 seconds.
How to Use This Compound Butter
Compound butter can be used in a variety of dishes. You can use compound butter as:
- A Finishing touch, such as melting the butter over the top of chicken or vegetables.
- A Spread over toast, crackers, and bread.
- While cooking foods like veggies, grains, and proteins.
Sharper Nutrition Fix: Compound Butter
Compound butter is a mixture of butter and other ingredients like herbs, spices, seasonings, and at times even fruits or vegetables. Compound butter is versatile and used to enhance the flavors of dishes.
Compound Butter Variations
- Garlic
- Lemon Herb
- Truffle
- Chili-Lime
- Smokey Chipotle
- Maple Cinnamon
- Honey Mustard
- Roasted Garlic Rosemary
- Sundried Tomato and Basil
- Honey lavender
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How to Store This Recipe and Other Compound Butters
Store compound butter in the refrigerator or freezer.
- Refrigerator storage for up to 2 weeks
- Freezer storage for up to 6 months
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Tomato Butter
Ingredients
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 sticks
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes optional
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
Prep Tomatoes
- Move the oven rack to the shelf-closet to the broiler. Turn the oven on to broil.
- Place cherry tomatoes on a baking sheet and broil for 6-9 minutes. The skin should just start to brown and wrinkle.
- Allow the tomatoes to cool to room temperature.
Make Tomato Butter
- In a food processor, combine all of the tomato butter ingredients.
- Mix until combined, about 30-60 seconds.
Notes
Nutrition
Hi, I'm Sarah Harper. I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who loves to cook, eat, and talk about food! Here at The Addy Bean, you'll discover an array of flexitarian recipes. My mission is to inspire and encourage others to eat and explore the world of plant-based foods!
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