Sorry that I have been away so long, but I'm back and hope you will check in on me every week.....

I stumbled on a super ingredient and that's COMPOUND BUTTER...nothing special, extremely easy and so delicious....

I had extra cilantro and we love cilantro...that clean fresh taste, especially during the hot summer it is so refreshing.....I made cilantro lime butter and found out it has many uses....

1pound-1 1/2 pounds of butter cubed and room temperature
1 bunch of cilantro rough chopped, stems and all
juice of 1 lime
dash of sea salt
extra virgin olive oil about 1/4 cup

Place all the ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth and creamy...you might have to drizzle in a bit more olive oil or maybe add a bit more cilantro or lime depending on the size of the bunch of cilantro and the juice of the lime...the above quantities are just a place to start....you adjust to your taste...

Place in a plastic container with lid or mason jar...this will keep for a month in the refrigerator.

USES FOR THIS BUTTER

1.  I take chicken breasts or tenders and saute' in about 2 TBL of this butter...you can use these for 

Chicken Salad, Chicken Enchiladas, Tostadas, Wrap Sandwiches, Tortilla Soup, White Chili, or just as they are.....I melt pepper jack on top of the whole breasts after they have been sauteed in the butter or sometimes add a couple of TBL of Philadelphia Jalapeno Cream Cheese to make a cream sauce to go over the chicken.

You can also cube the meat and serve as an appetizer with assorted sauces or dips. 

The application is endless...just use that imagination and see where it takes you...


I try to use only organic free range chicken...it's cleaner and so tender and delicious....plus so much better for you without all the antibiotics or hormones....

2.  This butter is also good on vegetables, especially grilled corn, but it's good on rice with the chicken on top as a meal.

I would love to hear about the different dishes you create using this butter....