Lemon Chive Butter

This Lemon Chive Butter is easy to make with just a few available ingredients. It’s tasty and flavourful and, most importantly, inexpensive. If you like compound butter, stop buying it then!

Hello everyone – happy Monday! I hope you enjoyed the weekend so you’re ready for new week.

But first let me ask you one thing. Where did the time go?! It’s almost end of August. Seriously?! I know that’s a rhetorical question, so I do not expect an answer from you.

While I am a little tired of summer heat (And I also love early fall – perhaps my favourite time of the year), I’m so not ready for autumn recipes. And indeed, if you have known me for a while, you’re probably aware that I am against apple and pumpkin recipes before Fall Equinox. That being said, I am going to share as many summer recipes as I could for another four weeks or so.

Lemon Chive Butter

You can enjoy this Lemon Chive Butter, in fact, all year round. You will need only three (or four) ingredients you can find any time of the year. Butter, either salted or not, lemon, chives, and salt (if necessary). If it’s the season of chive blossoms, you can use them as well. I would recommend using unsalted butter so you would be able to control the saltiness, but salted one would also work.

The recipe is ridiculously easy, and it basically requires mixing up the soften butter with the aromatics. If you want to accelerate the process, you can soften the butter in a microwave – just use 2 or 3 short (10-15 seconds) intervals. Normally, you would shape the infused butter into a log or even individual servings. But I thought what’s the point to spend extra time when you can simply transfer it to a bowl and let it set. Whatever way you choose, you will be impressed with the result!

Please keep in mind once refrigerated, it hardens a lot, so you would need to remove it from the fridge 20-30 minutes prior to serving. Or – again – you can place in in a microwave for 10-15 seconds or so.

You can serve this butter to enhance the flavour for meats, vegetables, and savoury baked goods. Think of serving it with your stake, corn cob, chicken, or garlic fingers. You simply enjoy with crusty bread! If you like compound butter, please also check this Chive Blossom Butter.

More Chive Recipes

Chive Goat Cheese Dip

Chive Sour Cream Dip

Egg Chive Salad

Chive Pesto

Potato Chive Soup

I hope you like this Lemon Chive Butter,

and you will give a try on a chilly gloomy summer day. If you make it, let me know in this post or send me an Instagram message or share you photos adding the hashtag #havocinthekitchen.

Cheers for now!

Lemon Chive Butter

Recipe by Ben | HavocinthekitchenCourse: Appetizers

Servings

8-10

servings

Cooking time

10

minutes

Chilling time

20-30

minutes

This Lemon Chive Butter is easy to make with just a few available ingredients. It’s tasty and flavourful and, most importantly, inexpensive. If you like compound butter, stop buying it then!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of salted or unsalted butter, softened (1 stick or about 115 gr.)

• 2-3 tbsp. finely minced chives

• zest of 1 lemon

• 1/2 to 1 tbsp. lemon juice

• 1/4 tsp. salt (if using unsalted butter)

Directions

• Soften the butter by leaving it at room temperature about 60-90 minutes before proceeding, until it’s pliable. Alternatively, you can soften it in the microwave in 2-3 short intervals (about 10-15 seconds each.)
• If using the unsalted butter, stir in the salt along with the chives, lemon juice and zest. Mix well to distribute evenly. Try and adjust the seasoning, if needed.
• Transfer to a small bowl and let it firm – either at room temperature for about 30 minutes or in the fridge for about 10-15 minutes. You can also shape it into a log. Use the butter for bread, grilled food, or as a part of savory recipe that uses butter. When refrigerated, it firms up a lot, so I would recommend taking it out the fridge 20-30 minutes prior to serving. Enjoy!

Ben | Havocinthekitchen

Hi – I’m Ben, a blogger, recipe developer, and food photographer. I’m glad you’re here! I hope you will enjoy hundreds of delicious recipes and a pinch of havoc in the kitchen.