All-Purpose Herbed Butter

Name: All-Purpose Herbed Butter
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, room temperature (1/2 pound); 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon fresh chives, snipped or 1 tablespoon green onion, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, minced (optional); 1 pinch fresh thyme, chopped or 1 pinch dried thyme; 1 dash lemon juice; fresh ground white pepper

7 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter, room temperature (1/2 pound)
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 tablespoon fresh chives, snipped or 1 tablespoon green onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced (optional)
1 pinch fresh thyme, chopped or 1 pinch dried thyme
1 dash lemon juice
fresh ground white pepper

Directions

1

Whip room temperature butter with a fork in a bowl.
2

Blend in parsley, chives or green onion, garlic if using, thyme, lemon juice, and white pepper to taste.
3

On wax paper, shape mixture into a log. Wrap again in plastic wrap and chill until serving time. Or just use plastic wrap but wrap the log twice.
4

Chill in refrigerator until serving time.
5

Or bag, label with date, and freeze. To use, simply slice off as much as you need, then rewrap and store remainder in freezer until needed next time.