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Garlic Herb Compound Butter

By Samira Kazan

updated August 15, 2024

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Rich and creamy garlic herb compound butter is a must-have ingredient to elevate your weekday meals to restaurant-style gourmet dishes in just 10 minutes.

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With some fresh herbs, butter, and garlic, you can make the secret ingredient that makes restaurant meals taste so good: compound butter. Packed full of flavor, garlic herb compound butter is surprisingly easy to make at home.

Keep in the freezer and slice whenever you want to add a tasty boost to steaks, fish, sauces, or vegetables. It is perfect to season oven-baked salmon or roasted red potatoes and many other dishes.

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Garlic Herb Compound Butter Recipe

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Ingredients

Unsalted Butter : Softened for ease of mixing. You can also use vegan butter if you prefer.
Garlic
Lemon Zest
Fresh Herbs: Rosemary, thyme and sage
Salt and Black Pepper

How to make

Prepare The Ingredients : Remove the herb leaves from their stalks. Mince the fresh herbs into small pieces, then set aside in a small bowl. Then, peel the garlic cloves and grate. Set aside. Zest the lemon.

Make The Butter: Add the unsalted butter, lemon zest, fresh herbs, salt, and pepper to a large bowl and mix well until all the ingredients have completely combined to form your compound butter mixture.

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Form in a log and refrigerate: On a piece of parchment paper, scoop out the softened butter from the bowl and place it in a line. Then, fold one side of the baking paper over the compound butter and form into a log shape. Roll the log over the rest of the paper to seal it, then twist the ends to keep it in place. You can also use plastic wrap to do this. Let it harden in the fridge for about 30 minutes.

This lasts for up to a week in the fridge or freeze it for up to 6 months.

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How to use

Because it’s packed full of flavor, garlic herb compound butter is the easiest way to add flavor to dishes. Spread over crusty fresh bread, bring even more flavor to garlic bread , or leave to melt over a juicy steak , chicken, or seafood – especially garlic butter shrimp or salmon.

Add to veggies for flavor – I always add it to corn on the cob , sauteed mushrooms , spinach, asparagus, or green beans. Or, swap out ordinary butter in mashed potatoes or roasted potatoes for even tastier spuds.

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▢ 1.5 cups unsalted butter softened
▢ 5 cloves garlic large
▢ 1 tbsp thyme
▢ 1/2 tbsp rosemary
▢ 1/2 tsp lemon zest
▢ 1 tsp sage (optional)
▢ 1 tsp black pepper
▢ 1/4 tsp salt

This will yield about1.5cups of compound butter

Instructions

Remove the herb leaves from the stems, then mince. Grate the garlic and zest the lemon.
In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix well until completely combined.
Lay out a piece of baking parchment. Add the butter to it, then roll over the baking paper and form the butter into a log shape. Roll the rest of the way to create a tight seal, then twist at the ends to keep it secure. Place in the fridge to harden for about 30 minutes.

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Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.