Lemon Parsley Butter A Compound Butter Recipes

LEMON-HERB COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, add the butter, mint, parsley, tarragon, chile flakes, lemon zest, garlic and black pepper to taste and mash it up with a fork. Transfer to a ramekin.

PARSLEY-LEMON BUTTER

Steps:

• Using your fingers or a small fork, evenly blend the zest and parsley into the butter. If you are going to use the butter in a few days, pack it into a ramekin, cover the top with plastic wrap and then cover it again with foil. Refrigerate until ready to use. If you are going to freeze the butter for future use, roll it into a small log, snuggly wrap it with plastic wrap and then wrap it again with foil. Place the log in a freezer storage bag before placing it in the freezer. Thaw in the refrigerator prior to using. Use it on steamed vegetables, mashed or roasted potatoes, rice, fish or chicken. Victoria's Notes: Let your senses be your guide when it comes to making these butters. Add more or less of the herbs and citrus to suit your palate. It's fun to experiment with other flavor combinations with or without the citrus zest. Try tucking cilantro with lime zest butter under the skin of chicken breasts before you roast them, use French tarragon with orange zest butter for topping halibut, place a pat of thyme and lemon butter on steamed carrots, serve a chive studded butter with baked potatoes, or garnish a grilled steak with a tiny bit of butter flavored with very finely chopped rosemary and coarsely grated black pepper.

LEMON, PARSLEY, GARLIC COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• Allow butter to soften at room temperature.
• Mince garlic and then press into a paste. You can use a garlic press for this or use the back of your knife and carefully smash down garlic with a little salt.
• When soft add all ingredients to a bowl and mix (by hand or food processor) to incorporate.
• Lay out a piece of parchment paper and form a log. Tightly roll and twist to seal. There may be some excess lemon juice that won't incorporate. Don't worry about it, but put the butter log on a plate so it doesn't leak on your refrigerator.
• Refrigerate for ~ 2 hours or freeze for 20 minutes if slicing.
• Good for a couple weeks in the refrigerator or 4 months in the freezer. Happy buttery goodness! Beckie

CAPER-LEMON BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together all ingredients with a flexible spatula until well combined. Place butter mixture on the center of a sheet of parchment paper then loosely fold paper in half towards you and roll back and forth to form butter into a log pressing to remove any air pockets. Wrap parchment around butter, and then twist ends to seal and tie with twine. Refrigerate until firm, about an hour.

LEMON COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and blend well.
• Roll into a log, using plastic wrap.
• Use immediately or refrigerate for use in 1-2 days.
• To freeze: Wrap the log in waxed paper, place in a freezer bag and freeze for up to 2 months.

HERBED COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• In a bowl, mash together butter, shallots or garlic, herbs, lemon juice, pepper and salt.
• Spoon the butter onto a piece of parchment paper or plastic wrap, form into a log and wrap well. Chill for at least 3 hours before using.

PARSLEY GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Purée all ingredients in a food processor until smooth.

GARLIC COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• Place the oil, parsley, garlic, and lemon juice/zest in a food processor. Blend ingredients on high for 20 seconds or until the garlic is completely broken up and mixed in with the oil.
• Add in the butter, two tablespoons at a time blending on low to fully incorporate all of the flavors.
• Spoon the butter out of the food processer into a bowl and fold the black pepper inches Salt to taste.
• Place the butter onto a piece of parchment paper forming the paper around the butter resembling a paper towel roll with the butter inside.
• Gently squeeze the butter until it is twice the size of a normal stick of butter but the same length. Fold in each side and tape it down or lay the butter on a dish with the ends under the butter. Chill for 2 hours before using up to a week.

LEMON-POPPY SEED COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine butter, lemon zest, lemon juice, poppy seeds, and honey in a small bowl.
• Place butter on top of a sheet of plastic wrap. Shape into a log. Fold one side of the plastic wrap over the log and roll into a tube, shaping with your fingers as you roll tightly. Twist the ends to seal.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until firm. The longer it sits, the more the flavors will develop. Unroll from plastic wrap and slice.