Description
A luxurious spread made with fermented miso and soft butter, perfect for enhancing roasted vegetables, grilled fish, and more.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup (113 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon white (shiro) miso paste
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice, fresh
- 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce or tamari (optional)
- 1 small clove garlic, grated or very finely minced
- 1 teaspoon honey or mirin
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped chives or scallions
- Pinch of flaky sea salt
- Pinch of freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Place the softened butter in a chilled bowl and smooth it to a creamy consistency.
- Add the miso paste to the butter and fold together until fully incorporated.
- Stir in the grated garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce (if using), and honey or mirin.
- Fold in the chopped chives and season with flaky sea salt and black pepper.
- Shape the butter onto parchment and roll into a log, or press into a ramekin and chill until firm.
Notes
For best flavor, allow the butter to marry in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before serving.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Condiment
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 130mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg