Sauces and Flavored Butters

Wasabi Butter

Name: Wasabi Butter
Prep time: 10 minutes
Yield: 8

A perfect topping for grilled salmon, this Asian-inspired compound butter balances the heat of wasabi and the richness of dairy to add moisture and depth to your fish.

Prep

10 minutes

Cook

Servings

Level

Easy

Ingredients

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

Directions

1

Butter should be at room temperature. Cream butter in small bowl using a fork or electric mixer.
2

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

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

Allow butter to melt and form a sauce.