ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER BUTTER

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Make and share this Roasted Red Bell Pepper Butter recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Charishma_Ramchanda

Categories Spreads

Time 50m

Yield 1/2 cup

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 small red bell pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt
pepper
1/2 cup butter
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
4 teaspoons olive oil, as required

Steps:

Cut bell pepper in half.
Grill, turning oregularly, until the skin is blackened.
Remove from heat.
Place in a plastic sandwich bag for 15 minutes.
Remove bell pepper from bag after 15 minutes and peel it to remove stalk and seeds.
Slice thinly.
Combine bell pepper with lemon juice and salt.
Process till it becomes a smooth paste in your blender or mixer.
Add butter, pepper and dried basil.
Mix well.
For a smooth paste, blend in a little olive oil, a tsp.
at a time, until the ingredients hold together.
Serve with fish, vegetables or on warm bread.
Store this butter refrigerated for upto 1 week and frozen for upto 1 month.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1993.7, Fat 220.6, SaturatedFat 121.7, Cholesterol 488.1, Sodium 1311.7, Carbohydrate 12.1, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 7.1, Protein 3.6