5-Minute Garlic Kalamata Olive Butter
This 3-ingredient garlic olive butter adds a rustic, Mediterranean-inspired punch of flavor to savory dishes. It’s light and creamy, with the perfect amount of briny, salty, buttery flavor.
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- ½ cup kalamata olives, drained and finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
Instructions
- Mix: In a bowl, mix the softened butter with chopped olives and minced garlic until it’s well-combined.
- Store: To store, spread the mixed butter in an airtight container. Or scrape the butter onto parchment paper and shape it into a log, then wrap it in the parchment paper. Store in the fridge.
Notes
- Butter: I like using unsalted butter, since the briny Kalamata olives add plenty of salty flavor. And if you have the option, splurging on a high-fat European butter will enhance your olive butter's rich flavor & creamy texture.
- Olives: Chop them as small as you can to avoid large chunks in one bite and hardly and olives in another bite.
- Garlic: In recipe testing, I found that chopped or minced garlic just wasn't small enough to distribute its flavor. I recommend grating your garlic, or using store bought garlic paste.
- Drain Your Olives: Be careful not to add the olive brine to your butter. I learned the hard way that adding too much moisture can cause compound butter to split. I use a fork to pick out the olives and gently tap them on the side of the jar to remove excess brine.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 (of 10)Calories: 92kcalCarbohydrates: 0.5gProtein: 0.2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 107mgPotassium: 8mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.05gVitamin A: 310IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.05mg
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