Roasted Red Bell Pepper Butter

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

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

Recipe

• 1 cut bell pepper in half.
• 2 grill, turning oregularly, until the skin is blackened.
• 3 remove from heat.
• 4 place in a plastic sandwich bag for 15 minutes.
• 5 remove bell pepper from bag after 15 minutes and peel it to remove stalk and seeds.
• 6 slice thinly.
• 7 combine bell pepper with lemon juice and salt.
• 8 process till it becomes a smooth paste in your blender or mixer.
• 9 add butter, pepper and dried basil.
• 10 mix well.
• 11 for a smooth paste, blend in a little olive oil, a tsp.
• 12 at a time, until the ingredients hold together.
• 13 serve with fish, vegetables or on warm bread.
• 14 store this butter refrigerated for upto 1 week and frozen for upto 1 month.