Lemon-Herb Butter

Name: Lemon-Herb Butter
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 120 min
Ingredients: 1 stick high quality unsalted butter (such as Tnuva, at room temperature); 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 1 tablespoon finely chopped flat leaf parsley; 2 teaspoons chopped chives; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; ¼ teaspoon freshly cracked pepper

Chef Laura Frankel • Jul 31, 2018 (Updated: Aug 20, 2019)Comment Jump to Recipe

Compound butters are a cook’s best friend. Compound butter adds flavor, an elegant touch and can be stored in the freezer for months.

Use your butter on this homemade bialy loaf.

Lemon-Herb Butter

Prep Time 5

Total Time 2

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Servings

Ingredients

1 stick high quality unsalted butter such as Tnuva, at room temperature
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon finely chopped flat leaf parsley
2 teaspoons chopped chives
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly cracked pepper

Instructions

Place all of the ingredients in a food processor or in a bowl and pulse until combined to stir together with a fork.
Transfer the butter to a piece of parchment paper (about 8 inches long). Spread the butter about 6 inches long and roll into a log shape using the parchment to hold the log shape. Wrap in freezer resistant plastic and freeze until ready to use.
To use the butter, cut the desired amount of “coins” of butter.

Category: Recipes

Cuisine: French

Diets: DairyGluten Free

About Chef Laura Frankel

LAURA FRANKEL is a noted Kosher Chef and the author of Jewish Cooking for All Seasons and Jewish Slow Cooker Recipes (Agate Publishing). Her third book, Clean Slate Jewish Cooking is to be published in 2017. She is the founder of Shallots Restaurants in Chicago, Skokie and New York and she worked for Wolfgang Puck for 10 years.Chef Laura claims that she was born knowing how to cook and understanding ingredients. Whether or not that is true, she has made many people across the country and around the world happy with her food, including her 3 sons who love to eat great food. Chef Laura spends her days in pursuit of the perfect bite and will be working with the team to create innovative recipes and tips for busy home-cooks everywhere.