Legume Free Compound Garlic Herb Butter
Bright with fresh herbs, a hit of lemon zest, and just enough garlic to make everything smell incredible, this compound butter is one of those kitchen staples that quietly elevates every meal it touches. Melted over a hot steak, spread across warm crusty bread, or tucked under chicken skin before roasting, it brings a restaurant-quality finish with almost zero effort. Many flavored butters sold at the store sneak in unexpected additives or fillers, so making your own means you know exactly what's in every silky slice. The ingredient list is beautifully straightforward — softened butter, fresh aromatics, lemon zest, and a pinch of heat if you want it — with nothing that would trip up anyone avoiding legumes. Shaping it into a log and chilling it until firm makes for gorgeous rounds you can slice straight from the fridge, and it keeps for a week or freezes for up to two months so you can always have some on hand. It's the kind of small-batch project that takes minutes but makes you feel like you've seriously leveled up your cooking.
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8 servings
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh chives, finely chopped
- 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper, freshly ground
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Place the softened butter in a medium mixing bowl and beat with a fork or hand mixer until smooth and spreadable.
- 2
Add the minced garlic, parsley, chives, thyme, lemon zest, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes, if using. Stir and fold until all ingredients are evenly distributed throughout the butter.
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