LEMON BASIL GARLIC COMPOUND BUTTER

Ingredients

• ½ cup (1 stick) butter (at room temperature)
• ¼ cup finely chopped fresh basil
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced
• ½ tsp. fresh lemon zest, about 1 lemon (may substitute for lime zest)
• Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
• Parchment or wax paper

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Mix all ingredients together until well blended.

Serve immediately or pour the butter mixture onto a sheet of parchment paper or wax paper and form it into a log and wrap the parchment paper around the butter. Twist the ends shut. Place in refrigerator to chill and harden. Lasts for up to a week.