Quick and Easy Fresh Herb Butter is the perfect topping for so many things! This versatile weeknight staple does double duty at my house as a vegetable topping as well as a delicious spread on a fresh baked roll. It is also quite lovely on biscuits, which I happened to have sitting on the counter while I took the pictures for this post. YUM.
This Herb Butter whips up easily in a few minutes. You can swap the fresh garlic for the chopped garlic in the jar, and I generally use frozen parsley. I’ve got a bin in my freezer that has maybe ten different herbs in it so I’ve got the good stuff available without buying a whole package of basil or thyme every time I need a teaspoon of it. Parsley is one of the herbs that I keep in there, and if you take kitchen shears to the top of the frozen bunch of parsley, it shaves off in tiny pieces in mere seconds. No additional chopping required.
And in case you wanted to make your prep even easier, you can use the handy “half stick” packages from Land O Lakes. Just put it in a bowl and let it soften. No cutting a stick of butter, getting your fingers all greasy while wrapping the rest of it up, and then having it get lost in your produce drawer. That tiny package just saved you a few precious minutes, and on a weeknight, that can make all the difference.
The fresh garlic and parsley give this buttery spread such a glorious flavor that you won’t even notice that there’s no salt in it. If you or anyone you cook for is watching their sodium, side dishes are a challenge. If you’re able to spend a ton of time in the kitchen every night, you can put together sides that are as tasty as they are low in salt. However, if you’re in a hurry, the salt is really hard to avoid. Any of the super convenient frozen vegetable packages that come with sauces or seasonings are loaded with it. One of my favorite veggies is lima beans, so I get the plain ones in the super convenient steamer bag and then put this herb butter on top of them. Such an easy alternative to the processed sauces and seasonings!
This spread, made with butter and three other ingredients you can pronounce, gives you lots of flavor without salt or other mysterious ingredients. It keeps in the fridge for about five days so if I make some up on Sunday or Monday I’ve got plenty left for later in the week.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter (half stick, salted or unsalted)
- 2 cloves fresh garlic, finely chopped
- 1 1/2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- pepper to taste (I use ten turns on a four peppercorn grinder)
Instructions
- Put butter in a small bowl and let it soften for a few minutes; mash with back of spoon to spread it out in bowl.
- Add garlic, parsley and pepper.
- Stir to combine.
- Serve immediately or cover and store in fridge for up to 5 days.
Enjoy!
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