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    Home » Recipes » Sauces, Dressings, & Condiments

    Sun Dried Tomato Butter

    Published: July 10, 2021 | Last Updated: April 21, 2023 | Lisa 3 Comments
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    Last Updated April 21st, 2023 at 04:45 pm by Lisa

    Sun-Dried Tomato Butter is amazing on hot pasta, roasted vegetables, sandwiches, sizzling grilled steak, or oven warmed baguettes and dinner rolls.

    Homemade condiments like compound butter really elevate your cooking. I combined my Herb Butter and Sun Dried Tomato recipes, and have so many ways to slather this yummy tomato butter into your dishes...

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    ⬆ Sun Dried Tomato Butter Video ⬆

    Compound Herb Butter Top Tips

    It’s very easy to make fresh herb butter or compound butter at home.

    • Pro Tip: Use a clean sharp pair of kitchen scissors to cut the herbs in a jar or cup instead of with a knife and a cutting board. (see below for more).
    • Pick a high-quality brand of fresh butter, I recommend salted butter but unsalted works fine.
    • Let the butter soften to room temperature for a couple of hours.  PRO TIP: The butter should be very soft and easy to mix, cut into small cubes to soften faster.
    • Fresh herbs work best, you can clean them underwater and allow them to air dry for several hours prior to chopping.
    • Both dried and fresh herbs may be used to season the butter, but I think fresh herbs make it extra flavorful and beautiful!
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    How To Make Sun Dried Tomatoes

    • You can buy or make Sun-Dried Tomatoes at home in the oven or by using a food dehydrator.
    • Most people will prefer to make these at home in the oven, it goes faster, but if you have a food dehydrator that is a great option as well.
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    You Need...

    • 2 pounds small mixed tomatoes or Roma tomatoes
    • 1 teaspoon sea salt
    • 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning (optional)

    Oven Dehydrator Method

    1. Line metal baking sheets with parchment paper. Don't place directly on the metal or use foil which can react with the tomatoes.
    2. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees.
    3. Wash and slice the small tomatoes ¼" thick slices, the thinner the faster they will dry out. You can cut them round or the long ways into different shapes you like!
    4. Arrange cut side up on a baking sheet. Optional: sprinkle very lightly with sea salt and or Italian seasoning. I highly recommend sprinkling sea salt and Italian seasoning on them, it makes them spectacular.
    5. At 2 hours rotate your pans in the oven, this helps distribute the heat evenly on your sun-dried tomatoes.
    6. Return to the oven and bake for at least 2 more hours, until tomatoes are "dry and leathery". My top sheet pan was done in 2:45 minutes but the bottom pan was 3 hours 15 minutes.
    How To Make Sun Dried Tomatoes
    Preserve your tomato bounty this Summer! And master how to make Sun Dried Tomatoes with any kind of tomato variety. You can do this in either your home oven or in an inexpensive food dehydrator! Sundried tomatoes are a tasty snack. And add a punch of flavor into cozy beef stews, Italian tuna salad wraps, cold pasta salads, creamy pasta dinners, and so many other recipes. There are 20+ ideas for you to try! The pop of color is so gorgeous, and nothing from a package or jar will taste as sweet and "tomatoey" as this garden candy!
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    Ways To Use Sun Dried Tomato Butter

    • Spread on any warm loaf of bread or hot dinner rolls
    • Add to sizzling grilled steaks
    • Melt into hot pasta
    • Melt slices on grilled, roasted, or baked potatoes
    • Try on shrimp or grilled salmon
    • Incredible on Mashed Potatoes
    • Great on Grilled Corn
    How To Store Compound Butter


    Once the compound butter is made, it can be stored in a small covered container, wrapped in plastic wrap, or in parchment paper, and chilled until it is firm enough to be sliced.

    More Flavored Butter

    Herb Butter Recipe
    Herb Butter is fantastic melted on roasted vegetables, hot pasta, sizzling grilled steaks, warm baguettes, spread on tea sandwiches, or dinner rolls. Flavored butter is an easy condiment to create in your kitchen and will keep for weeks. And when dinner is ready, have it ready to slather on hot food and bread.
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    Lemon-Dill Butter
    Make Lemon Dill Compound Butter and melt on grilled salmon and vegetables like asparagus. Stores great in the freezer for months!
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    Sun Dried Tomato Butter (Compound Butter)

    Sun Dried Tomato Butter is amazing on hot pasta, roasted vegetables, sizzling grilled steak, or oven warmed baguettes and dinner rolls.
    Prep Time 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time 20 minutes minutes
    Servings 12
    Calories 73kcal
    Author Lisa Hatfield

    Equipment

    Global Kitchen Scissors
    Parchment Paper Sheets
    Glass Prep Bowls

    Ingredients

    • 4 tablespoons sun dried tomatoes finely chopped
    • ½ cup butter soften at room temperature
    • ¼ cup fresh herbs minced rosemary, parsley, thyme, basil
    • ½ teaspoon sea salt optional if using salted butter
    • 1 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
    • other herbs to try! sage, dill, chives, tarragon, oregano, or green onions
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    Instructions

    • Leave the butter out at room temperature for a few hours to soften. PRO TIP: cut the cube into little cubes and it will soften faster.
    • Snip fresh herbs and sun dried tomatoes in a small mug or glass jar with clean kitchen scissors until the herbs and tomatoes are finely minced.
    • Mix soft butter, ¼ cup finely chopped herbs and sun dried tomatoes, ½ teaspoon sea salt and 1 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper, in a small bowl with a spatula.
    • Place your sun dried tomato butter in a small sealed container with a lid, it will keep in the fridge for a week. Or place on parchment paper in a log shape, roll and twist ends closed-keep in fridge or freeze for longer storage.

    Notes

    storage options

    Place on plastic wrap or parchment paper in a log shape, roll, and twist ends closed. Place in a ziptop bag, and freeze for up to 2 months. 
    OR Place your compound butter in a small sealed container with a lid, it will keep in the fridge for about 2 weeks. 

    sun dried tomato butter uses

    • Melt on hot pasta
    • Try it on toasted bread, steak, fish, or vegetables.
    • Great to slice off on a sizzling hot steak
    • Rub under the skin of your turkey or chicken before roasting. The butter flavors the poultry and keeps it moist while helping to crisp the skin of the chicken or roasted turkey. 

    leftover herbs

    Once you snip your herbs in the jar if you have extra, simply screw on the lid and use the herbs up in other dishes or salads. They stay fresh for a few days!

    butter

    I have always used salted butter for my compound butters, but unsalted works just fine. You can leave out the salt if you wish. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 12g | Calories: 73kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 169mg | Potassium: 63mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 278IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Laura says

      October 16, 2021 at 11:26 am

      5 stars
      I can't wait to try this on my next batch of roasted veggies.

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    2. Seanna says

      October 14, 2021 at 1:06 pm

      5 stars
      This Sun dried tomato butter is so delicious on baguettes. I bet it would be great in a simple pasta with some parmesan. So many tasty ways to use this butter. Your recipe is so easy to follow, too. Thanks Lisa!

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    3. Annie Taylor says

      July 17, 2021 at 8:47 am

      5 stars
      Wow, this is so good on toasted baguettes and on roasted vegetables. I made your sun-dried tomatoes, and they are so easy!

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