Easy Butter Board Recipe: Garden Edition

butter

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: margarine

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: frozen herbs

Dried herbs are more accessible and cost-effective.

toasted nuts

🥗Healthier: seeds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Seeds provide crunch while being budget-friendly.

honey

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Agave syrup is often less expensive than honey.

Gather butter and bread for the butter board.

Go to the garden to find toppings for the butter board.

Use pruners to cut edible flowers, starting with calendula.

Cut snapdragon flowers and place them in water.

Snip onion flowers for flavor and add to the bowl.

Harvest cilantro leaves from the base of the plant.

Cut garlic chives for a different texture and flavor.

Collect arugula flowers for color and flavor.

Gather parsley leaves for flavor and decoration.

Pick sugar snap peas for crunch and additional flavor.

Spread 1 pound of room temperature butter over a clean wooden board.

Arrange the butter so that it doesn't interfere with the area for bread.

Use French bread to surround the butter on the board.

Start decorating the butter board with parsley as a base.

Add chives scattered throughout the butter.

Sprinkle arugula flowers on top for color and flavor.

Lay whole sugar snap peas on the butter board.

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