Sweet Fennel Butter

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Total Time: Under 15 Minutes
Skill Level: Easy
Cost: Inexpensive
Favorited: 2 Times

Can be made ahead of time.

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Tom Douglas

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Published by Harper Collins

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This soft butter will start melting as soon as it’s spooned over a piece of warm salmon, creating a simple sauce.

Yield: Makes about 1 Cup

Ingredients

½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
3 tablespoons chopped fresh fennel fronds or fresh dill
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest
1 teaspoon honey
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions

Mix together the butter, fennel, orange juice, zest, and honey until smooth, either in a food processor, in an electric mixer, or by hand.

Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Scrape the butter into a decorative small bowl and serve.

Notes

A STEP AHEAD: You can make the butter up to 3 days ahead and store it, tightly wrapped, in the refrigerator. Bring it to room temperature a few hours before you plan to serve it.