Recipe: Tomato Butter
By Thomas Cenci
If you love your meat as much as your tomatoes then this is just for you - a great way to spice up any steak and give that something extra to anything grilled or barbecued.
Ingredients:
• 6 tomatoes, halved and de-seeded
• 3 sprigs thyme, leaves only
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 9oz butter, softened
• Salt and pepper
Method:
1. Place the tomatoes on a baking sheet, cut-side up, and season with salt and pepper.
2. Sprinkle over the thyme leaves and drizzle with the olive oil.
3. Place in the oven and roast for 20 minutes. Turn the oven off and leave the tomatoes in the oven for 4-5 hours, or overnight, until semi-dried but still soft.
4. Allow the butter to soften and add the roasted tomatoes.
5. Pulse in a blender until combined.
6. Check the seasoning and add more salt and pepper, if necessary.
7. Spoon the tomato butter along a piece of cling film.
8. Wrap the cling film around the butter and roll up tightly to form a sausage shape, twisting at both ends to seal.
9. Place in the fridge for at least an hour, until chilled and firm.
10. When hard slice into desired thickness and place on top of a freshly cooked mouth watering steak.
