Radishes with Butter and Salt
This is one of those old, classic, little culinary tricks that make the French look so clever (note: there are more than a few of these little clever culinary tricks). Serve up a bunch of radishes, with leaves on and all, rinsed and fresh from the market. Next to the radishes place a small bowl or ramekin of softened butter, and another one filled with kosher or sea salt (or just mound up the salt in a little pile).
Radishes with Herb Butter: Swipe the radishes in the butter, give them a quick dip in the salt and crunch away. Elegant, easy and impressively sophisticated. And as you can see, big visual appeal.
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You can make this with regular softened butter, but if you use European-Style butter, which has more butterfat, you will be richly rewarded with a deep, rich flavor.
Swipe the radishes in the butter, give them a quick dip in the salt and crunch away. Elegant, easy and impressively sophisticated.
Compound Butter with Herbs
I tossed in a bunch of herbs to make a compound butter of sorts, and you can switch up those herbs as you like, and also add a pop of citrus zest if you wish. There are lots of uses for this kind of flavored butter. Serve up a generous pat on a sizzling steak and let the flavorful butter melt all over the meat. A little decadent, a perfect example of gilding the lily, and we sure do like our lilies gilded from time to time.
Other Vegetable Appetizer Recipes:
- All-Green Crudités Basket
- Caramelized Onion and Spinach Crostini
- Mushroom Bruschetta with Herbed Mayonnaise
- Fried Green Tomatoes with Green Goddess Dressing
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Radishes with Herb Butter
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons (½ stick) European style unsalted butter softened
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh basil
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
- ½ teaspoon sea or kosher salt plus more for serving
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 2 bunches fresh radishes
Directions
- Place the softened butter in a small bowl. Add the parsley, basil, thyme, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper and mash with a fork until well blended. Transfer to a small bowl or ramekin. Fill another small bowl or ramekin with additional salt for serving. Place the bowls on a larger serving platter with the radishes and serve.
Nutrition Information
The nutrition values are provided as an estimate. It is not intended as a substitute for the advice of a qualified healthcare professional.
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