Low FODMAP Maître d' Butter
This classic French compound butter is one of those finishing touches that makes a simple weeknight dinner feel genuinely special. Bright with fresh parsley, a hit of lemon zest, and just enough acidity from the juice, it melts into a glossy, herb-flecked pool the moment it hits something hot off the grill. The good news for anyone navigating a low-FODMAP lifestyle is that every single ingredient here is naturally compliant — no garlic, no shallots, no hidden onion powder sneaking in the way it does in so many store-bought flavored butters. It's just clean, simple, real food. Rolling it into a log and chilling it in the fridge means you always have a restaurant-worthy finishing touch ready to slice and serve at a moment's notice. Drape a round over a seared steak, a fillet of fish, or a pile of roasted vegetables and watch it do its thing. Once you have a log of this in your fridge, you'll wonder how you ever plated dinner without it.
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8 servings
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 3 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tsp lemon zest (from about 1 lemon)
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- ⅛ tsp freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Place the softened butter in a mixing bowl and beat with a fork or hand mixer until smooth and evenly creamy, about 1 minute.
- 2
Add the parsley, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper. Mix until the herbs and seasonings are evenly distributed throughout the butter with no streaks remaining.
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