Description
A creamy, slightly peppery spread where crisp fresh radishes meet silky butter, perfect for spreading on crusty bread or using as a bright, savory accent.
Ingredients
- Unsalted Butter, 1 cup (2 sticks, 226 g), softened
- Fresh Radishes, 6 medium (about 120 g), finely grated
- Sea Salt, 1 teaspoon (adjust to taste)
- Fresh Chives, 2 tablespoons (about 6 g), finely chopped
- Lemon Zest, 1 teaspoon (from 1 small lemon)
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: Bring unsalted butter to room temperature so it is soft and easy to mix.
- Combine Ingredients: In a mixing bowl, add the softened butter, finely grated radishes, chopped chives, lemon zest, and sea salt. Use a spatula to fold everything together until evenly distributed.
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: Scrape the mixed radish butter into a small ramekin, butter crock, or onto a piece of parchment if shaping into a log.
- Assemble the Dish: Smooth the surface with the spatula for a neat presentation, or roll into a cylinder in parchment for later slicing.
- Cook to Perfection: Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld and the butter to firm up.
- Finishing Touches: Just before serving, garnish with additional chopped chives or a pinch of flaky sea salt for texture and sparkle.
- Serve and Enjoy: Serve the radish butter with crusty baguette slices, crackers, or fresh vegetables and enjoy immediately.
Notes
- Dry grated radishes on paper towels to remove excess moisture before folding into the butter.
- For a lighter texture, whip the butter briefly with a fork or mixer before adding radishes.
- Shape into a log and wrap in parchment, then chill to slice perfect rounds for plating.
- Adjust salt gradually and taste after chilling since flavors deepen overnight.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Spread
- Method: No-cook
- Cuisine: French-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon (about 16 g)
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 0.1 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 9.6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 0.2 g
- Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 0.2 g
- Cholesterol: 41 mg
Keywords: radish butter, radish spread, radish and butter, appetizer spread, spring spread, radis-beurre