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Garlic Compound Butter Recipe

Creamy garlic compound butter with parsley, ready in minutes to add big flavor to bread, steak, or vegetables.
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Servings: 16 tablespoons
Calories: 103kcal
Author: Lucy Brewer

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ cup parsley, finely chopped
  • 1 ½ teaspoons fine sea salt flakes

Instructions

  • Put the room temperature butter into a mixing bowl and add the parsley and salt. Mix together until the parsley looks evenly distributed.
    A glass bowl containing butter and chopped green herbs next to a wooden spoon on a white surface.
  • Place a sheet of parchment paper in front of you and pile the butter into the middle.
    A mound of herbed butter is placed on a sheet of white parchment paper.
  • Fold the parchment paper over and roll the butter into an even log shape.
    A roll of compound butter wrapped in parchment paper with twisted ends, placed on a light surface.
  • Twist both ends of the parchment and place in the freezer to set and harden.
    A log of garlic compound butter rests on parchment paper atop a wooden tray, with garlic bulbs and parsley in the background.
  • Keep the butter in the freezer or fridge and cut off sections to use as required.
    A log of garlic compound butter with several round slices cut, displayed on parchment paper atop a wooden tray.

Notes

Store in the freezer wrapped in parchment and cut off sections when needed. Butter can be frozen for up to 4 months. Alternatively, store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or wrapped in parchment. The butter will keep up until the use-by date on the package of butter you used.
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