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Basil Butter

By: Emily Chaney  
"I make this tasty butter during the growing season and freeze it for later use. This allows my family and me to enjoy the flavor of fresh basil all year long. I use it to enhance cooked vegetables, chicken and fish. No one seems to miss the salt that I deliberately leave out."

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Prep Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 48 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups loosely packed fresh basil leaves
  • 1/2 pound butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

Directions

  1. In a food processor, chop basil. Add butter, lemon juice and pepper and garlic salt; blend until smooth. Drop by half-tablespoons onto a baking sheet; freeze. Remove from baking sheet and store in freezer bags. Use to flavor chicken, fish or vegetables.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 17, 2008 by E J 
I've now made two batches of this delicious butter: yes, it is THAT good! I added some... MORE
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Reviewed on Aug. 15, 2008 by Katy 
LOVED this butter. I made 1.5 cups and froze half of it. That was last week and we have... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 8, 2008 by THEDAD 
very good recipe, i added 2 toes of garlic and this stuff is great on toasted french bread,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 8, 2008 by PAULA121 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
Great recipe. Made this for a family BBQ and used the basil butter for our corn on the cob. ... MORE
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Reviewed on May 15, 2009 by chopin4-2 
WOw. This is amazing. Instead of garlic salt, I used 3 pieces of garlic. I made a batch and it... MORE
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Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2009 by NEOCLASSY 
This is SUPER yummy. I replaced the garlic salt with a couple cloves of garlic. This would... MORE
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Reviewed on Aug. 3, 2009 by Christine 
Delicious for garlic bread and sandwiches! I subsituted minced garlic (from a jar) for the... MORE
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Reviewed on Jul. 20, 2009 by LVS2SCRAPBK 
Wonderful, I have made this twice. Once, just like the recipe and then when we had fresh corn... MORE
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Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2009 by Mixie 
I used this butter for Thanksgiving on the table as well as for the Turkey itself! Got rave... MORE

 
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