Recipe: Spicy Red Rubin Basil Butter
Burpee Edible Gardening Team Members
Red Rubin is a nice addition to this flavorful herbed butter.
1 stick softened butter
1/4 cup finely slivered Red Rubin basil
1 clove finely diced garlic
1 tbsp finely diced hot pepper
1/8 tsp ground cumin
Cooked pasta
Red and yellow peppers
Broccoli florets
Scallions
Mix together the butter with the Red Rubin basil. Blend in the garlic, hot pepper and cumin. Place the mixture on a 10in. sheet of waxed paper. Roll butter into a compact cylinder. Chill the butter until ready to use.
Pasta and Vegetables: Toss the cooked pasta with 2 tbsp of Red Rubin basil butter and add lightly steamed red and yellow peppers, broccoli florets and scallions.