How to Make Herb Butter – Using Fresh Herbs

Herb butter or compound butter as it’s also called, is an easy way to use fresh herbs and add instant flavor to your favorite foods.

It tastes amazing melted on top of a baked potato, fresh asparagus, fish, meat, pasta, gnocchi, bread or anything off the grill. In fact, fancy restaurants often finish off their beautifully done steaks with a pat of herb butter. And now you can do it at home.

HOW MANY HERBS TO ADD

Again, there are no set rules, follow your taste buds! To get you started, consider the following. For every 1/4 cup of softened butter add 1 Tablespoon of herbs. You can make any quantity you want. If you want to make larger batches, use a food processor to whip up the butter. But really, if you have softened butter, mixing it by hand is not difficult at all.

HOW TO USE HERB BUTTER

You can use herb butter wherever you would normally use butter, just match the herb & seasoning with what you’re making. You can also use herb butter in place of sauces or gravies.

• pasta – stir in butter just before serving (basil & garlic butter with pasta & fresh tomatoes)

• bread – slice thick slices from a fresh loaf of bread(sourdough, no-knead yeast bread,

• spread with herb butter and place under broiler for 2-3 minutes – so good

• veggies – add a dollop to hot veggies right before serving

• grilled meat – grill meat as always, allow to rest then add a pat of herb butter – steak

• pork chops or chicken

• baked potatoes

• salmon – grill or bake your salmon then add add a pat of dill and lemon herb butter

• Insert herb butter under the skin of chicken or turkey as your prepping to bake it in the oven

• sautéed mushrooms.