Yield: Yields 1/2 cup seasoned butter.
Basil butter is especially delicious made with sweet basil. I keep it on hand for adding a touch of basil flavor to just about anything. Try stirring it into hot pasta, polenta, or mashed potatoes; tossing it with cooked vegetables; melting it over grilled meats; or serving it softened, with bread. This recipe can easily be doubled.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 1/2 cup finely chopped sweet basil
- 1 tsp. minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp. freshly grated lemon zest
- 1/2 tsp. ground white pepper
- Kosher salt
Nutritional Information
- Nutritional Sample Size per 1 Tbs.
- Calories (kcal) : 100
- Fat Calories (kcal): 100
- Fat (g): 11
- Saturated Fat (g): 7
- Polyunsaturated Fat (g): 0
- Monounsaturated Fat (g): 3
- Cholesterol (mg): 30
- Sodium (mg): 70
- Carbohydrates (g): 0
- Fiber (g): 0
- Protein (g): 0
Preparation
- In a bowl, combine the butter, basil, garlic, lemon zest, white pepper, and 1/2 tsp. kosher salt and mash with a spoon until well combined.
- Use immediately as a spread for corn on the cob, grilled vegetables, or dinner rolls. Or use plastic wrap to shape the basil butter into a log, tightening the ends as if it were a sausage. Refrigerate until very firm. Slice into 1/4-inch-thick coins and melt over just-off-the-grill chicken or pork cutlets, fish fillets, or vegetables.
Make Ahead Tips
The butter will keep in the refrigerator for up to two weeks or in the freezer for a month.
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LArcher | 10/19/2017This is a great way to preserve some of my garden basil. This year the weather has been so great that the basil I planted early fall is doing great. I decided to make this butter to serve over chicken next month. I do think that it is going to taste fantastic slathered on freshly baked sourdough bread. Yum!
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