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Edible Flower and Herb Butter -Easy Flavored Butter

Published: Dec 24, 2018 Modified: Mar 22, 2021 By Sujata Shukla This blog generates income via ads. This post may contain affiliate links. PepperOnPizza may earn a commission for purchases made after clicking these links. View our disclosure policy for details

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Pretty little flowers make up this edible flower and herb butter, rolled into a roulade and wrapped like a sausage. Seen here with a blue flower and thyme leaves

Here's an easy DIY for party time, or even when you want to make something special for yourself. The edible flower and herb butter takes very little effort to make, and the results are so pretty!

Lovely easy edible flower and herb butter. Takes minutes to make and when chilled can be rolled and cut into rounds for crostini or bruschetta

I include edible flowers in salads and as garnish in soups occasionally. Usually these are dried flowers - lavender, calendula, rose etc. Fresh edible and organic flowers have not been easily accessible, though now my neighbor Nisha's balcony garden offers some fresh flowers that I can make use of.

A little casual browsing online turned up a slew of ideas for using my small stock of edible dried flowers. I've been hoarding these. Some which Mridula got me from her travels in Europe and some which I bought when I last visited Lakshmi at Connecticut.

Fresh white butter and herbs from the grocery store and my garden suggested this easy recipe for edible flower and herb butter.

Rolled into a sausage shape and chilled this edible flower and herb butter can be cut into rounds and spread on crostini or bruschetta
Edible flower and herb butter Roulade

Making and serving Edible Flower and Herb Butter:

  1. You can make the butter by adding the flowers, herbs  and salt as in the recipe below, to unsalted butter, stir it all in and keep it in a jar in the fridge for use as a spread.
  2. Or lay the unsalted butter on a flat serving board or dish, sprinkle flowers, herbs and salt as in the recipe, and set it out with bread for guests to help themselves by spreading the flavoured butter on bread, crostini, etc.
  3. This recipe however is for a delicious butter roulade which you can store in the fridge, and when required, slice into little rounds to show off the flowers and herbs.
  4. Spread the butter on toast, crostini, bruschetta or tartines, or serve with hummus, olives and pita bread.
  5. Layer the butter on bread or quesadilla, alternating it with a layer of pesto or olive tapenade
  6. Use just one type of flower and some herbs, or a variety.
  7. Add additional flavours if you wish - reduce the quantity of flowers and add cracked fresh blackpepper or basil oil or a few drops of mustard
  8. Quantities in the recipe are only suggestive - you can add more flowers and herbs, or less, as you please.

There's so much you can do with this flavoured butter, but one thing is for sure. Whatever you make will win you brownie points all around.

Party fare Edible Flower and Herb Butter with flowers and herbs strewn on butter for a spread or a dip

Take a good quality butter when making this delectable edible flower and herb butter. Add either fresh or dried flowers, but keep in mind that you would need only about 25% of the volume of dry flowers for fresh ones in a recipe.

Edible flowers and herbs on cling wrap
Scatter flowers and herbs on the cling wrap
Step 2 in making Flavoured butter: Spread Butter on the flowers and herbs and sprinkle more edible flowers on top
Spread the Butter and sprinkle more flowers and herbs
Step 3 in Edible Flower and herb butter. Roll the butter and tie up the ends of the cling wrap
Roll the butter and tie up the ends of the cling wrap

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The flowers make the herbed butter look very attractive. Though the butter had great flavour, the dried lavender and calendula flowers did not enhance the taste, because they were, well, dry! Flowers like rose and nasturtium which are sweeter to the tongue, could be a better option, or fresh flowers of any kind.

Foodie Monday Bloghop Logo

This post is sent to the 176th event of the Foodie Monday Blog Hop. This week Priya Iyer suggested this lovely theme 'Fruits and Flowers'. I thought it high time I plan my edible flower recipes. Priya blogs at The Girl Next Door. I find her posts very interesting as she describes her travels and the food she comes across on them, as well as posts recipes for delicious looking dishes.

 

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Party time deserves this Edible flower and herb butter. Here is it is rolled and wrapped like a sausage and kepto on a striped wooden board with a blue flower and some thyme sprigs alongside

Edible Flower and Herb Butter -Easy Flavoured Butter

Course: Dips
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 1 cup
Author: Sujata Shukla
Fresh and colourful Edible flower and herb butter. Very easy to make and perfect for a festive dinner party. Use as a dip or spread, or make a butter roulade with pretty flowers and bright green herbs.
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter - unsalted
  • 2 tablespoons Edible flowers
  • 1 tablespoon Herbs - Thyme, parsley, chives, rosemary
  • 1 pinch Sea salt - or salt flakes/crystals

Instructions

  • Keep the butter out till it is softened and at room temperature. Separate the petals of the flowers and remove any stalks, sepals etc. If the flowers are large, tear the petals, keeping the size of all the flowers uniform to the extent possible. Small dried flowers can be taken as they are. Shred/ slice the herbs to a uniform and small size
  • Lay a rectangular piece of cling wrap or parchment paper on a clean, dry flat surface or cutting board. I found cling wrap to be more convenient as it stayed flat on the board and was useful in rolling up the roulande at a later stage. Sprinkle 1 tablespon of the edible flowers and ½ tablespoon of the herbs on the paper. Spread the butter gently on the flowers and herbs, and level it with the flat side of knife to about ½ cm thickness. This part is a little tricky but it helps if the butter is soft, so you can put spoonfuls of it on the paper and gently spread it out and then level it.
  • Sprinkle the other half of the flowers and herbs on top of the butter. If the butter is very soft, keep the butter (still on the paper) in the fridge for 15 minutes to chill. If you chill it for too long, it will be difficult to roll it as in the next step and you will need it to thaw for a few minutes.
  • Lift one edge of the butter from the paper (using a knife if required to separate it from the paper) or just lift the cling wrap and roll it - the butter will roll along. Make it carefully into a sausage or spring roll shape. Wrap the roll in the paper and screw up the ends. Place in the fridge till required.
  • To serve, unwrap the butter roulade, and when still cold and firm, slice into small roundels. See the write up in the post above for serving suggestions.

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  1. FoodTrails says

    January 15, 2019 at 1:01 am

    Beautiful and so delectable!! i have tried my hands on herb butter with Cilantro, rosemary and thyme but with dried flowers it is looking such a pretty treat!! Lovely share!!

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      January 23, 2019 at 10:41 pm

      Thank you Swaty! Wow, Cilantro herbed butter must taste really lovely! Must try!

      Reply
  2. Sasmita Sahoo Samanta says

    January 10, 2019 at 10:09 pm

    WOW !!! butter loaded with edible flowers and herbs is a superb idea di   Definitely an awesome share for theme !!

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      January 11, 2019 at 12:54 pm

      I have to admit I loved this one too! So easy and so pretty!

      Reply
  3. Seema Doraiswamy Sriram says

    January 10, 2019 at 9:25 am

    This is so pretty. I will be so hesitant to eat it just because it is the most beautiful work of art. but then, I may have it all as it is so clever.

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      January 10, 2019 at 8:56 pm

      Honestly, Seema, after making it and styling it for the photographs, I just sat looking at it. So pretty these flowers looked against the whiteness of the butter!

      Reply
  4. Preethi Prasad says

    January 06, 2019 at 3:01 pm

    Edible flowers and herbs butter looks fantastic. I am sure it tastes delicious.Looks so colourful and tempting.

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      January 07, 2019 at 11:29 am

      Thanks a lot Preethi. I do love making this herb butter!

      Reply
  5. Kalyani says

    January 05, 2019 at 6:17 pm

    thats a Masterchef kind of dish, Sujata ! such a clever and tasty way to use up flowers 🙂 amazingggggg !

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      January 07, 2019 at 11:30 am

      Thank you so much, Kalyani! Its. as simple recipe but very rewarding!

      Reply
  6. Vidya Narayan says

    January 01, 2019 at 8:26 pm

    Absolutely wonderful and I do stash herb butter in fridge for cooking pasta. The addition of edible flowers not only looks beautiful, must have tasted delicious too.

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      January 04, 2019 at 11:21 am

      Thats a lovely idea Vidya! Im making pasta tonight and I have some of the herbed butter in the fridge. Will try it out, Im sure it will taste heavenly!

      Reply
  7. Veena Krishnakumar says

    December 31, 2018 at 9:32 pm

    Herbed butter is common but this one with edible flowers is so unique. Visual treat

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      January 04, 2019 at 11:22 am

      Thank you, Veena. I used dried flowers this time and should try it out with fresh ones the next time I make this.

      Reply
  8. poonampagar says

    December 31, 2018 at 9:20 am

    Butter flavored with herbs and edible flowers sounds so innovative di ! Would definitely give it a try.

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      January 04, 2019 at 11:23 am

      Thank you, Poonam! It did taste good!

      Reply
  9. themadscientistskitchen says

    December 29, 2018 at 1:11 pm

    Awesome and pretty! I have been wanting to make herbed butters but never thought of adding flowers to it. Delicious share.

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      January 04, 2019 at 11:23 am

      Thank you, Archana! It tastes pretty good, and looks lovely too!

      Reply
  10. Batter Up With Sujata says

    December 25, 2018 at 11:07 pm

    Herbed butter looks so beautiful. Very unique and innovative recipe. Lovely share.

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      December 27, 2018 at 1:38 pm

      Thank you so much, Sujata!

      Reply
  11. The Girl Next Door says

    December 24, 2018 at 3:39 pm

    Oh, wow! The herbed butter looks too pretty to eat! Awesome share for the theme. 🙂

    Reply
    • Sujata Shukla says

      December 24, 2018 at 6:42 pm

      Thank you, Priya!

      Reply

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