Lemon Compound Butter Food

LEMON HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Mash butter in a bowl until smooth and creamy. Mix lemon zest, lemon juice, rosemary, thyme, sage, salt, and black pepper into the butter until thoroughly combined.

LEMON COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and blend well.
• Roll into a log, using plastic wrap.
• Use immediately or refrigerate for use in 1-2 days.
• To freeze: Wrap the log in waxed paper, place in a freezer bag and freeze for up to 2 months.

LEMON-HERB COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, add the butter, mint, parsley, tarragon, chile flakes, lemon zest, garlic and black pepper to taste and mash it up with a fork. Transfer to a ramekin.

GRILLED SALMON WITH HERB AND MEYER LEMON COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the butter, zest, herbs and garlic. Mix until everything is well mixed. Season, to taste, with salt. If using right away, keep the butter at room temperature. If making ahead, reserve in the refrigerator and bring to room temperature before using.
• Preheat grill to medium.
• Remove the salmon from the refrigerator and let come to room temperature. Season with salt and coat with olive oil. Brush and oil the grill. Place the salmon, skin side down, on the clean, preheated grill. After 2 to 3 minutes, rotate the salmon 90 degrees to create cross-hatch grill marks on the salmon skin. Cook the salmon for another 3 to 4 minutes. As the salmon cooks it will turn from translucent orange to opaque pink.
• Turn the salmon over and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. If the salmon starts to burn, or the flames flare up move the fish to a cooler part of the grill.* Remove from the grill and top with the room temperature compound butter. The butter should act as a sauce and melt over and coat the grilled salmon.
• What a delish fish!
• *Tip: It is a general rule to cook fish for 8 minutes per inch of thickness. I like salmon cooked to about medium, so I cook mine for a little less.

HERBED COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• In a bowl, mash together butter, shallots or garlic, herbs, lemon juice, pepper and salt.
• Spoon the butter onto a piece of parchment paper or plastic wrap, form into a log and wrap well. Chill for at least 3 hours before using.

LEMON THYME COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients for the compound butter in a food processor.
• Puree until smooth and creamy.
• Scoop the compound butter onto wax paper and roll into a cylinder.
• Wrap the ends under and refrigerate.
• NOTE: You might want to label and date it. Refrigerated, it will keep for about two weeks. Frozen, about three months.

LEMON-POPPY SEED COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine butter, lemon zest, lemon juice, poppy seeds, and honey in a small bowl.
• Place butter on top of a sheet of plastic wrap. Shape into a log. Fold one side of the plastic wrap over the log and roll into a tube, shaping with your fingers as you roll tightly. Twist the ends to seal.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until firm. The longer it sits, the more the flavors will develop. Unroll from plastic wrap and slice.

GARLIC COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• Place the oil, parsley, garlic, and lemon juice/zest in a food processor. Blend ingredients on high for 20 seconds or until the garlic is completely broken up and mixed in with the oil.
• Add in the butter, two tablespoons at a time blending on low to fully incorporate all of the flavors.
• Spoon the butter out of the food processer into a bowl and fold the black pepper inches Salt to taste.
• Place the butter onto a piece of parchment paper forming the paper around the butter resembling a paper towel roll with the butter inside.
• Gently squeeze the butter until it is twice the size of a normal stick of butter but the same length. Fold in each side and tape it down or lay the butter on a dish with the ends under the butter. Chill for 2 hours before using up to a week.