Herb Butter (Compound Butter)
This easy and versatile butter creates spectacular flavors on so many summer foods
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Unsalted Butter at room temperature 2 sticks
- 2 teaspoons fine minced shallots or finely grated garlic
- ¼-½ cup Fresh herbs of your choice, minced Use one or a combo of several
- 2 teaspoons Fresh lemon juice Optional
- ½ teaspoon Kosher Salt
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients until well incorporated
- Lay a 12-inch square of plastic wrap on a work surface. Spoon the butter out in a band about 1 inch wide on the botto third of the plastic. Tightly roll up the the butter in the plastic to form a lag. Grab hold of the excess plastic at both ends of the log and twist the ends in opposite directions, like a hard candy wrapper, until it is very taut and the butter forms an evenly round cylinder.
- Chill until hard. Slice into coins to serve or add to dishes.
Notes
This is a master recipe!
Create your own combinations of herbs, aromatics, citrus juices! The quantities are a suggestion, not a rule! Think about a sweet compound butter by adding honey or maple syrup with some cinnamon! Think about that on your morning toast! Good morning! Compound butter freezes well up to 3 months. Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!