Recipe: Wasabi Butter

WASABI BUTTER

2 tablespoons Butter, softened
2 teaspoons chopped fresh chives
1/4 teaspoon wasabi paste or powder*

Combine all wasabi butter ingredients in small bowl.

To serve, dollop wasabi butter over grilled halibut.

*Substitute 1/4 teaspoon prepared horseradish.

TIP: Make wasabi butter up to a day ahead. Let it soften at room temperature for about 30 minutes before serving.

TIP: Wasabi paste and powder are made from a pale green Japanese rhizome and are usually available in the ethnic section of the grocery store. In the United States, most wasabi sold is actually made from colored ground horseradish, making regular prepared horseradish a good substitute.