Roasted Red Bell Pepper Butter

Name: Roasted Red Bell Pepper Butter
Ingredients: 1 small red bell pepper; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; salt; pepper; 1/2 cup butter; 1/2 teaspoon dried basil; 4 teaspoons olive oil, as required

7 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

1 small red bell pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt
pepper
1/2 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
4 teaspoons olive oil, as required

Directions

1

Cut bell pepper in half.
2

Grill, turning oregularly, until the skin is blackened.
3

Remove from heat.
4

Place in a plastic sandwich bag for 15 minutes.
5

Remove bell pepper from bag after 15 minutes and peel it to remove stalk and seeds.
6

Slice thinly.
7

Combine bell pepper with lemon juice and salt.
8

Process till it becomes a smooth paste in your blender or mixer.
9

Add butter, pepper and dried basil.
10

Mix well.
11

For a smooth paste, blend in a little olive oil, a tsp.
12

at a time, until the ingredients hold together.
13

Serve with fish, vegetables or on warm bread.
14

Store this butter refrigerated for upto 1 week and frozen for upto 1 month.