Mustard Caper Butter Food

SEARED SALMON WITH MUSTARD-CAPER BUTTER

Steps:

• Stir together butter, capers, dill, mustard, lemon zest, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Season salmon with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add salmon, allowing 1 inch of space between fillets (cook in batches if needed). Cook, flipping once, until golden brown and just cooked through, 3 1/2 to 5 minutes per side. Serve topped with mustard-caper butter and garnished with dill and lemon slices.

CAULIFLOWER AND BRUSSELS SPROUTS SALAD W/MUSTARD-CAPER BUTTER

Steps:

• To make the mustard-caper butter, pound the garlic with a half-teaspoon salt in a mortar until smooth. Stir the garlic into the butter with the mustard, capers, lemon zest and marjoram. Season to taste with pepper. (The butter can be made a day ahead and refrigerated. Bring to room temperature before serving.).
• Trim the base off the Brussels sprouts, then slice them in half or, if large, into quarters. Cut the cauliflower into bite-sized pieces.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add salt. Add the Brussels sprouts and cook for 3 minutes. Then add the other vegetables and continue to cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Drain, shake off any excess water, then toss with the mustard-caper butter. Taste for salt, season with pepper and toss again.

MUSTARD CAPER BUTTER

Steps:

• In a food processor, mince the garlic until coarsely chopped. Add the rest of the ingredients and combine well.
• Spread the mustard butter mixture onto a wax paper and roll into a log.
• Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes, then re-roll the log into a more uniform log. Butter can be frozen at this point and cut off into chunks for each use or left in the fridge.

GRILLED TUNA WITH LEMON CAPER BUTTER

Steps:

• Mix together butter, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, lemon zest, mustard and capers. Set aside.
• Prepare hot grill. Brush tuna steaks with oil. Drizzle remaining lemon juice over fish.
• Place steaks on oiled grill. Grill, turning once, until firm and opaque at center; 10-12 minutes.
• Remove from heat and top each steak with 1 tablespoon lemon-caper butter.

PAN-SEARED FILET MIGNON WITH CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle salt and pepper over steaks.Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add steaks to skillet and cook 4 minutes on each side or until desired doneness. Remove from skillet: keep warm.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in skillet over medium-high heat and add shallots and garlic. Sauté 2 minutes or until lightly browned. Add wine, mustard and capers; simmer until slightly thickened,about 5 minutes. Spoon sauce over steaks. Garnish with chopped tomato,if desired.
• NOTE: If preferred, substitute beef broth for the red wine called for in this recipe.

BAKED PACIFIC HALIBUT WITH LEMON CAPER BUTTER

Steps:

• Adjust rack to center of oven and preheat to 400°F
• Combine butter, capers, onion and lemon juice in food processor and pulse to blend. Set aside.
• Place each halibut fillet on dry surface and sprinkle with salt.
• Smear tops and sides of fillets with mustard and coat with bread crumbs and parsley.
• Coat bottom of baking pan with half of the lemon-caper butter. Place fillets skin side down in pan and dot each fillet with remaining lemon-caper butter.
• Bake until crusty and golden on the outside and moist and flaky in the middle, 15-20 minutes.
• Carefully transfer baked fish to warm platter. Squeeze the lemons into the butter and drippins left of baking sheet and transfer to small bowl. Whisk together thoroughly and pour over fish. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH MUSTARD-CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Add chicken to skillet; cook about 5-6 minutes per side or until internal temperature reaches 170 degrees on an instant-read thermometer when inserted into chicken.
• Remove to platter and keep warm Add broth, capers, rosemary and thyme to skillet; cook over medium-high heat, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of skillet, for 5 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat; stir in the mustard, butter and honey just until the butter is incorporated; butter should not completely melt and sauce should be frothy and somewhat thick.
• Pour sauce over chicken.
• Serve immediately with couscous, if desired.

MUSTARD CAPER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a pan over medium heat, mix together water, bouillon, oil, mustard, honey, wine, lemon juice, green onions, and capers.
• Whisk together well and simmer for 7 to 10 minutes, letting it reduce a bit.
• Mix together the corn starch and cold water, making sure it's not lumpy, and gradually add to the pan while stirring continuously.
• Let everything simmer together for another 5-7 minutes or to desired consistency, then serve immediately.
• Serve over sausages, salmon, or vegetables.

MUSTARD BUTTER WITH BASIL AND CAPERS

Steps:

• Mince capers and garlic and mash with salt. In a bowl stir together garlic-caper paste with remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste. Chill mustard butter 10 minutes. Using wax paper as an aid, shape mustard butter into a 6-inch log and wrap. Chill butter until firm, at least 1 hour, and up to 3 days. Butter may be frozen, wrapped well in plastic wrap, 1 month.
• Slice mustard butter as needed.