Savoury Blue Cheese Butter

Name: Savoury Blue Cheese Butter
Ingredients: 125 g (4½ oz ) Bleu d’Auvergne, Roquefort or Bleu des Causses (or another blue cheese with a rich, buttery texture); A sprig of fresh sage or thyme, stalk removed and finely chopped; A sprig of fresh sage or thyme, stalk removed and finely chopped; 125 g (4½ oz ) unsalted butter; 125 g (4½ oz ) Bleu d’Auvergne, Roquefort or Bleu des Causses (or another blue cheese with a rich, buttery texture); 125 g (4½ oz ) Bleu d’Auvergne, Roquefort or Bleu des Causses (or another blue cheese with a rich, buttery texture); 125 g (4½ oz ) Bleu d’Auvergne, Roquefort or Bleu des Causses (or another blue cheese with a rich, buttery texture)

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cheese

By Patricia Michelson

Published 2010

About

This flavoured butter is perfect with grilled or pan-fried steak, melted on top of a hamburger, or simply as a filling for baked potatoes.

Ingredients

125 g (4½ oz ) Bleu d’Auvergne, Roquefort or Bleu des Causses (or another blue cheese with a rich, buttery texture)

Starter
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Using a wooden spoon, beat together the cheese and butter in a bowl or blitz in a blender. Mix in the herbs.
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