Rice Free Maître d' Butter
Compound butter is one of those quietly brilliant kitchen staples that makes everything it touches taste like it came from a restaurant kitchen. This classic French-style preparation blends bright lemon zest, fresh parsley, and a squeeze of citrus into silky unsalted butter, creating something that's far more than the sum of its parts. Every single ingredient here is naturally grain-free and starch-free, so there's nothing to second-guess — just clean, simple flavors working together beautifully. Once you roll it into a log and let it firm up in the fridge, you have a ready-to-slice finishing touch that keeps for days. Drop a round onto a hot grilled steak or a piece of seared fish and watch it melt into a glossy, herb-flecked sauce in seconds. It's also stunning over roasted vegetables when you want something that feels a little elevated without any extra effort. Make a batch on the weekend and you'll find yourself reaching for it all week long.
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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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