Sun Dried Tomato Butter (Compound Butter)

Name: Sun Dried Tomato Butter (Compound Butter)
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons sun dried tomatoes (finely chopped); 1/2 cup butter (soften at room temperature); 1/4 cup fresh herbs minced (rosemary, parsley, thyme, basil); 1/2 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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Last Updated July 15th, 2021 at 04:09 pm by Lisa

Sun-Dried Tomato Butter is amazing on hot pasta, roasted vegetables, 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...

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!

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

Line metal baking sheets with parchment paper. Don't place directly on the metal or use foil which can react with the tomatoes.
Preheat the oven to 225 degrees.
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!
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.
At 2 hours rotate your pans in the oven, this helps distribute the heat evenly on your sun-dried tomatoes.
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.

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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.

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Herb Butter (Compound Butter)

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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

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings

Calories 73kcal

Author Lisa Hatfield

Equipment

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

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