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Wild Garlic Butter

Addictive wild garlic butter bursting with spring flavors. A must during the season! Freeze it and you can enjoy it for much longer.
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: German
Servings: 250 g/ 8.8 oz/ about 16 tablespoons
Calories: 114kcal
Author: Adina

Ingredients

  • 250 g/ 8.8 oz/ 2 sticks butter Note
  • 100 g/ 3.5 oz wild garlic
  • 1 to 1 ½ teaspoon fine sea salt to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1-2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

Instructions

  • Place the butter in a bowl and let it soften at room temperature for several hours, it should be easy to stir.
  • Wash and dry the wild garlic very well.

With the mixer or spoon:

  • Chop the leaves very finely. Set aside.
  • Beat the butter until creamy.
  • Add chopped leaves salt, pepper, and lemon juice to taste.
  • Or forget the mixer and mix everything with a spoon in a bowl.

Food processor:

  • Roughly chop the leaves. Process for a few seconds until very finely chopped, scrape them down the walls of the machine.
  • Add butter, salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Process shortly to combine. Adjust the taste.
  • Keep refrigerated for up to one week or freeze for up to 3-4 months. See instructions regarding freezing in the blog post.

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Notes

Either salted or unsalted, adjust the amount of salt you use accordingly.

Nutrition

Serving: 1tablespoon | Calories: 114kcal | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 237mg