A Quick Pickle Butter Recipe to Elevate Your Toast

Compound butter is a chef's trick, and mixed pickle makes one of the best. It turns ordinary toast, grilled corn, or steamed vegetables into something special.

Let 1 stick (113g) of unsalted butter come to room temperature. Finely mince 2-3 tablespoons of mixed pickle (try to get a mix of vegetable and spice). Using a fork, mash the pickle into the butter until fully incorporated.

Scoop the butter onto a piece of parchment paper, roll into a log, and twist the ends. Refrigerate until firm. Slice off rounds as needed.

The butter melts into a glorious, spiced, tangy pool. It’s instant gourmet flair. The finer the mince and the better the pickle, the better the butter. Source your star ingredient from a gourmet mixed pickle.