If you love the mild onion flavour of chives and the sweet melt in your mouth taste of creamery butter then you have to make this simple, delicious compound butter. Freezes well so make extras while the chive blossoms are blooming! Chive Blossom Butter Recipe INGREDIENTS *1 Cup unsalted butter, preferably grass-fed, softened to room temperature * ¼ Cup snipped purple chive blossoms * ¼ Cup chopped green chive stalks * ½Tsp. Himalayan pink salt (or to taste) * ¼ – ½ Tsp. cracked black pepper OR white pepper if you don’t want black flecks in the butter (pepper is optional) * 1 Clove grated garlic (optional) INSTRUCTIONS * Wash and pat dry the blossoms and chive stalks * Snip florets off of the purple blossom heads and set aside * Snip green chive stalks and set aside * Put softened butter into a bowl and with a spatula, mix in salt and pepper (and grated garlic if using) * Gently fold in the blossoms and chives * Spoon onto a sheet of parchment paper and fold the paper over, rolling the butter into a cylinder.Twist the ends tight to seal * Refrigerate until solid * Use within 2-3 weeks […]