Blue Cheese Butter Recipe
This easy-to-make blue cheese butter recipe is the perfect full-flavored creamy topping for your favorite steak dish.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks softened unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
- juice of 1/2 lemon, about 1 to 1/2 tablespoons
- coarse salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add the lemon juice, blue cheese crumbles, softened butter, and salt and pepper to a medium-sized bowl.
- Using a whisk, mix everything together until combined.
- Adjust the seasonings with salt and pepper.
- Store the butter or serve it. Try spreading some on my filet mignon recipe.
Notes
Make-Ahead: You can make this up to 5 days ahead of time. Keep it in the refrigerator or freezer until you are ready to use it.
How to Store: Place it in a container with a lid or rolled in parchment paper and keep it in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. Cover and freeze it for up to 6 months.
You can use other fresh herbs such as parsley, oregano, basil, thyme, chervil, or rosemary.
Feel free to add some minced raw or roasted garlic for enhanced flavors.
If you love blue cheese flavor, you can absolutely add more.
You can also make this recipe in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or using electric hand beaters
Nutrition
Calories: 929kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 8gFat: 101gSaturated Fat: 64gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 26gTrans Fat: 4gCholesterol: 268mgSodium: 1115mgPotassium: 114mgSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 3081IUCalcium: 205mgIron: 0.1mg