Go beyond using lemon balm in teas! Make lemon balm butter along with other fresh herbs and garlic. This compound butter is like no other butter you have ever tasted
Lemon balm herbs can do so much more than just make soothing tea.
It’s intoxicating aroma can flavor any dish and take it to a whole new level of perfection.
Lemon balm is a unique herb that turns a boring dish into a “KA-POW” kind of dish.
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Tips for making this butter
- Always use fresh lemon balm leaves over dried lemon balm because there is nothing better. The strong aromas come through in any recipe.
- You can use regular butter or vegan butter for this recipe. They both taste equally great with fresh lemon balm.
- Use fresh mint, fresh oregano and fresh basil for this butter. The combination of fresh herbs will make this a very unique butter recipe.
- Add other fresh herbs that you have access to. This lemon balm butter is made better because of the fusion of different herbs.
- If you don’t like seeing bits of herbs in your butter, you can always grind them to a pulp in a food processor and then pour in the melted butter.
- This butter is a great way to preserve your fresh herbs. They won’t go to waste and they make your recipes taste delicious.
Storing the butter
- I store my butter in a (Affiliate Link) small mason jar and it will last a long time, when refrigerated
- You can also wrap this compound butter in parchment paper.
- Place parchment paper in a bread pan and then pour the butter in it.
- Once cooled to a solid, wrap the parchment paper around the butter and remove from the bread pan.
- Refrigerate and it will last months.
- You can also pour it into ice cube tray and refrigerate it. For best results, use (Affiliate Link) ice cube trays with a built in cover. This will keep it from getting the freezer burns and freezer taste.
What herbs can be added to butter?
- Lemon balm
- Fresh mint
- Parsley
- Basil
- Cuban oregano
- Rosemary
- Chives
- Basil and garlic
In what recipe can I put lemon balm butter?
- Flavor veggie pasta with it
- Make radish chips
- Pour over smashed potatoes
- Put it into fall soups
- Make garlic bread with it
- You can flavor a whole cauliflower with it
- Use it in a cilantro lime cauliflower rice
How long will this butter last?
When refrigerated, this butter can last at least 1 month. The herbs will retain their strong flavors and still taste fresh.
If you freeze the butter, it will last for months and months. I love freezing this butter in ice cube trays and use it all year round.
This butter can also be kept at room temperature. But, that means that you must use it up within a day or two.
Do I need to add other herbs?
This recipe can be perfect with just lemon balm herb and butter! I like added garlic and other fresh herbs to it because it is life changing!
The other herbs add their own significant flavors to this butter, so, please use it if you have them. If not, it will taste amazing too.
What else can I infuse with lemon balm?
You can infuse extra virgin olive oil with lemon balm herb and it will make your oil taste so delicious! I love adding it to avocado oil too.
Or, for a very unique recipe, add it to ghee!!! Your ghee will taste 100 times better!
Incidentally, have you tried using this butter in an air fryer potato nibbles recipe? It will rock your world!
How to make Lemon Balm Butter
- Start with your fresh lemon balm herb. Take about 5-10 leaves and chop it up finely.
- Then, chop up your other fresh herbs. I used Cuban oregano, fresh mint and purple basil. Be careful with Cuban oregano because it has powerful flavors too and can overtake the Lemon balm. I used only 1 leaf.
- Finely grate garlic cloves. I used 2 cloves of garlic, but, you can add to taste.
- Melt half stick of butter (4 Tbsp). Ideally, melt the butter stove top because it is safer than microwaving it.
- Add the freshly chopped lemon balm and other herbs to the melted butter. I mixed them up in a bowl after the butter had a chance to cool down
- Add 1/2 tsp of lemon pepper.
- Add the grated garlic and mix well.
- Transfer to mason jar or into ice cube tray
- Refrigerate or freeze for 2 weeks to 6 months.
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Lemon Balm Butter with Garlic
Ingredients
- 4 Tbsp butter 1/2 stick, vegan or vegetarian butter
- 8 leaves lemon balm use medium to small size leaves
- 5 leaves mint small leaves
- 1 leaf Cuban oregano see note #1
- 4 leaves purple basil or regular basil
- 1/2 tsp lemon pepper
- 2 cloves garlic peeled, grated. Adjust to taste
Instructions
- Chop up the lemon balm leaves
- Then, chop up your other fresh herbs
- Add the grated garlic to the chopped herbs
- Melt half stick of butter (4 Tbsp). Ideally, melt the butter stove top because it is safer than microwaving it.
- Mix the herbs, garlic and melted butter
- Add lemon pepper.
- Mix well
- Transfer to mason jar or into ice cube tray
Refrigerate or freeze for 2 weeks to 6 months.
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Notes
Tips for making this butter:
- Always use fresh lemon balm leaves over dried lemon balm because there is nothing better. The strong aromas come through in any recipe.
- You can use regular butter or vegan butter for this recipe. They both taste equally great with fresh lemon balm.
- Use fresh mint, fresh oregano and fresh basil for this butter. The combination of fresh herbs will make this a very unique butter recipe.
- Add other fresh herbs that you have access to. This lemon balm butter is made better because of the fusion of different herbs.
- If you don’t like seeing bits of herbs in your butter, you can always grind them to a pulp in a food processor and then pour in the melted butter.
- This butter is a great way to preserve your fresh herbs. They won’t go to waste and they make your recipes taste delicious.
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