Best Scallion Butter Recipes

ROASTED SWEET POTATOES WITH SWEET MISO-SCALLION BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with foil and spray with cooking spray.
• Brush cut sides of sweet potatoes with olive oil. Lay cut side-down onto the baking sheet. Brush skins with olive oil.
• Roast in the preheated oven until cooked through, about 35 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare miso-scallion butter. Warm coconut oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and ginger and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and add miso, pressing miso against the saucepan with the back of a spoon to soften. Add soy sauce, brown sugar, and scallion.
• Heat over low, stirring constantly, until sugar is completely melted and mixture is warmed through, about 3 minutes. Do not boil.
• Remove sweet potatoes from the oven and flip over. Cut a slit into the sweet potato flesh and spoon miso butter over the top.

CORN ON THE COB WITH CHIPOTLE-SCALLION BUTTER

Steps:

• Stir together butter, scallions, chipotles, zest, and rounded 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl.
• Cook corn in a large pot of boiling water until crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer with tongs to butter mixture and toss.

BROWN BUTTER AND SCALLION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Cover potatoes with cold water by 2 inches in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot and add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Drain potatoes in a colander, then return to pot and cook over moderate heat, shaking pot occasionally, until dry, 1 to 2 minutes. Mash hot potatoes with masher or force through food mill into another pot, then cover to keep warm.
• Bring milk with remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons salt just to a boil in a 1-quart saucepan, then remove from heat and stir into potatoes until combined. Stir in sour cream, then cover and keep warm.
• Cook butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat, stirring frequently and scraping up brown bits, until foam subsides and butter is golden brown, about 8 minutes. Add scallions and pepper and cook, stirring, until slightly softened, about 2 minutes. Fold butter mixture into mashed potatoes and season with salt.

ROASTED JAPANESE SWEET POTATOES WITH SCALLION BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in upper third.
• Prick potatoes all over with a fork and put on a foil-lined large baking sheet. Bake until very soft when squeezed, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• While potatoes bake, stir together butter, miso, and scallion until combined.
• Slit hot potatoes lengthwise and, using oven mitts, push in sides to puff up potato. Serve with some scallion butter in center of each and with additional scallion butter on the side.

SMOKED SALMON AND SCALLION SCRAMBLE WITH WHOLE GRAIN TOAST WITH GOAT CHEESE BUTTER

Steps:

• Whisk the eggs together until smooth and season with salt and pepper. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large nonstick saute pan over medium heat until it begins to shimmer. Add the eggs and slowly cook over low heat until soft mounds have just formed. Stir in about three-quarters of the salmon and all of the green onions. Give the mixture one last fold and then remove from the heat. Spoon the mixture onto a serving platter and garnish with the remaining salmon.
• Stir together the goat cheese, remaining butter and the honey, and season with salt and pepper. Spread over the warm toast and serve with the eggs, or spoon the eggs on top of the toast.

PEANUT BUTTER, SCALLION, AND BACON CANAPES

Steps:

• In a small bowl stir together the peanut butter, the scallions, the lemon juice, the soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of the mayonnaise, and the brown sugar. Spread the bread slices lightly with the additional mayonnaise, spread the peanut butter mixture on the slices, and cut the slices into quarters. Arrange the canapés on a baking sheet, put a piece of bacon on top of each canapé, and bake the canapés in the middle of a preheated 425°F. oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the bacon is crisp.

BROWN BUTTER AND SCALLION MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Cover potatoes with cold water by 2 inches in a 5-to 6-quart heavy stock pot and add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, uncovered, until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes.
• Drain potatoes in a collander, then return to pot and cook over moderate heat, shaking pot ocasionally, until dry, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Mash hot potatoes with masher or force through food mill into another pot, then cover to keep warm.
• Bring milk with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt just to a boil in a 1-quart saucepan, then remove from heat and stir into potatoes until combined.
• Stir in sour cream, then cover and keep warm.
• Cook butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat, stirring frequently and scraping up brown bits, until foam subsides and butter is golden brown, about 8 minutes.
• Add scallions and pepper and cook, stirring, until slightly softened, about 2 minutes.
• Fold butter mixture into mashed potatoes and season with salt.

CORN WITH GINGER-SCALLION BUTTER

Steps:

• Grill the corn: Remove the husks and brush the corn with vegetable oil; season with salt and pepper. Grill over medium-high heat, turning, until lightly charred, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Make the topping: Pulse 6 tablespoons softened butter, 3 sliced small scallions, 1 tablespoon grated ginger, 1/2 teaspoon each toasted sesame oil and kosher salt and a pinch of red pepper flakes in a mini food processor until combined. Spread the mixture on 4 grilled ears of corn.

GRILLED CORN WITH CUMIN SCALLION BUTTER

Steps:

• In a dry small heavy skillet toast seeds over moderate heat, shaking skillet, until fragrant, about 1 minute, and cool. In an electric coffee/spice grinder finely grind seeds and salt. Finely chop enough scallion greens to measure 1/3 cup. In a saucepan melt butter with cumin salt, stirring, and stir in scallion greens and lemon juice. Cool butter.
• While butter is cooling, peel back husks from corn, leaving them attached at base of ears, and discard silk. Brush kernels with some butter and reassemble husks over ears. Chill remaining butter, covered. Peel off a few layers of husks and tear lengthwise into narrow strips. Tie ends of reassembled ears with strips of husks. Corn may be prepared 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Prepare grill.
• Grill corn on a rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals, turning it occasionally, 20 minutes. (Alternatively, in a shallow baking pan roast corn in middle of a preheated 450°F. oven, turning it occasionally, 35 minutes.) Reheat remaining cumin scallion butter.
• Serve corn with melted butter.

SHRIMP AND BEEF SKEWERS WITH SOY AND SCALLION BUTTER

Steps:

• For the butter: In a food processor, combine the butter, scallions, garlic, and soy sauce. Pulse until smooth. Place the mixture on a piece of plastic wrap and form into a log about 1-inch in diameter and 7 inches long. Roll the log in the plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm enough to slice, about 30 minutes. Slice into 1/4-inch pieces.
• For the skewers: In a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper. Thread 4 pieces of mushroom onto 6 of the skewers. Thread 4 shrimp onto 7 of the skewers. Thread 4 pieces of the steak onto the remaining 7 skewers. Arrange the skewers in a single layer on 2 baking sheets. Spoon the oil mixture over the top and marinate for 15 minutes.
• Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Grill the beef skewers for 3 minutes each side for medium-well. Let the meat rest for 5 minutes. Grill the shrimp skewers for 2 minutes each side until opaque and cooked through. Grill the mushroom skewers for 4 minutes each side until tender. Arrange the skewers on a platter and serve with the sliced butter.

ROASTED JAPANESE SWEET POTATOES WITH SCALLION BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in upper third.
• Prick potatoes all over with a fork and put on a foil-lined large baking sheet.
• Bake until very soft when squeezed, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• While potatoes bake, stir together butter, miso, and scallion until combined.
• Slit hot potatoes lengthwise and, using oven mitts, push in sides to puff up potato.
• Serve with some scallion butter in center of each and with additional scallion butter on the side.
• Scallion butter can be made 4 days ahead and chilled, covered.
• Bring to warm room temperature and stir before using.
• Sweet potatoes can be roasted (but not cut) 4 hours ahead and kept at room temperature, covered with foil.
• Reheat potatoes on a baking sheet on middle rack of a 350°F oven until heated through, about 20 minutes.

SCALLION BUTTER

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients, keeping warm.
• Use some for basting while grilling the lobster or seafood of choice.
• Use the remainder as a dipping sauce, served with the lobster or seafood of choice.

CHARRED SCALLION BUTTER

Steps:

• Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high until smoking hot. Add scallions and cook, turning occasionally, until evenly blackened, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let cool; coarsely chop.
• Mix scallions, lime zest, and lime juice into butter in a medium bowl until evely blended; season with salt and pepper.
• Do Ahead
• Butter can be made 2 weeks ahead. Cover and chill.

CATFISH IN WINE WITH BROILED SCALLION BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a baking pan, place the catfish filets, pour the wine over them, then salt and pepper.
• Bake, covered for 20 minutes and remove from oven.
• Turn on the broiler.
• Mix together the sauce ingredients, and top each filet with 1/4 of the mixture.
• Sprinkle on paprika.
• Broil until the topping is golden brown.

CORN ON THE COB WITH CHIPOTLE-SCALLION BUTTER

Steps:

• 1. Stir together butter, scallions, chipotles, zest, and rounded 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl.
• 2. Cook corn in a large pot of boiling water until crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
• 3. Transfer with tongs to butter mixture and toss.

SCALLION BUTTER SAUCE GRILLED INSIDE THE CORN HUSK

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add salt, scallions and lemon juice. Simmer over very low heat for 5 minutes to allow flavors to blend.
• Pull back husk and remove silk strands from corn. Brush corn with butter sauce and then bring husk back over ears.
• Grill corn 5" from heat for 20-25 minutes, turning occasionally. Serve with remaining butter sauce.
• ALTERNATIVELY, you can bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 350°F Place 1 rack below the center and put a baking sheet on it. Place the other rack in the center of oven and place cobs on that rack, directly above the cookie sheet rack (to catch the drippings).

CORN WITH SCALLION-LIME BUTTER

Steps:

• Pulse 1/2 stick softened unsalted butter, the grated zest of 1 lime, 2 sliced scallions and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt in a food processor. Boil 4 ears of corn until tender, about 4 minutes. Drain and spread with the butter. Season with salt and pepper.

ASPARAGUS WITH SCALLION BUTTER

Steps:

• In a kettle of boiling salted water cook the asparagus for 3 to 5 minutes, or until it is tender but not limp, and drain it well in a colander. In a small saucepan melt the butter, stir in the scallion, the zest, the peppercorns, and salt to taste, and simmer the mixture for 3 minutes. Strain the butter mixture through a fine sieve into the kettle, add the asparagus and salt and pepper to taste, and heat the asparagus over moderately high heat, tossing it gently, until it is heated through.

RADISH SCALLION BUTTER

Steps:

• Clean and trim the radish bulbs of any errant leaves or roots. Coarsely grate the radishes with a box grater or food processor disc.
• Wring the excess water out of the grated radishes using cheesecloth, a kitchen towel, or paper towel. (They're more watery than you think!).
• Stir the radishes, scallions, softened butter, and salt together with a fork or pastry blender. Add more salt if needed.
• Scrape the butter into a serving dish and refrigerate for an hour to allow the butter to re-firm slightly.

SIZZLIN' SUMMER STEAKS & SPUDS WITH CHEESY SCALLION BUTTER

Steps:

• MY NOTE: Hands-down--this is a WINNER in the "keep the heat out of the kitchen" category of summer cooking at our house! This is a slightly different spin on ordinary roasted/baked potatoes and steak on the grill. And so simple, too! Timing is important, so make sure the table is set, and the family is ready to sit down--cuz when those steaks come off the grill, you wanna sit right down and eat!
• Preheat the grill--you want it HOT.
• Cut 4 squares of heavy-duty foil, set aside.
• Scrub the spuds, pour a bit of olive oil on your hands, and rub on potatoes; set each potato on a foil square; fold foil around the potato snugly.
• Potatoes should be roasted over indirect heat (we put ours on the top rack) until they "give" when squeezed (20-25 minutes).
• Prepare the Cheddar-Scallion Butter: Mix all ingredients in a small mixing bowl OR in a food processor, until well blended; set aside to serve at ROOM temperature.
• When potatoes are nearly ready, smear steaks with olive oil; make sure the grill is HOT; pop the steaks on; depending on how "done" you like 'em -- we prefer medium-rare (so that's about 4 minutes per side).
• When the meat is done, remove to a platter; put the potatoes in a serving bowl.
• Serve each steak and potato with a dollop of Cheddar-Scallion Butter; sprinkle with some salt and pepper.
• That's what summer is all about!
• VARIATIONS --
• Fresh parsley in the butter.
• Finely minced green or red pepper.
• Monterey Jack OR Bleu cheese instead of the Cheddar.
• Two or three slices of crumbled bacon! Oh, yeah -- .