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Wild Garlic & Lemon Compound Butter

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It's June and wild garlic is still in season so make sure to stock up and whip up this delicious flavored butter recipe. It's a great way to add flavor to dishes without extra carbs!

What I love about wild garlic is that it's low FODMAP and ideal for those who suffer from IBS and/or SIBO. So if you can't have garlic, this the the perfect alternative for you!

How to Make Compound Butter

Making compound butter (also known as flavored butter) is easy. You'll simply mash all of the ingredients with a fork, then roll into a log and chill until set. That's it!

You will need just a few ingredients: butter, wild garlic leaves, lemon zest, olive oil, salt and pepper. It's best to use only the leaves and keep the tough stalks for making a batch of my Wild Garlic Pesto to pair with fish, seafood, or to use in your favorite keto pasta dishes.

The reason I used olive oil is to keep the butter softer and easier to spread, plus of course for those healthy MUFA fats! If you want to make it really soft and spreadable, add more olive oil as needed (up to about 1/3 cup/ 80 ml).

How To Use Compound Butter

Compound butter is incredibly versatile! Here are a few ways to serve it:

  • let melt on top of steaks, pork chops, chicken breasts, fish or seafood
  • use as a baste on a roast chicken or stuff under the skin before making Spatchcock chicken
  • serve with roasted vegetables or boiled vegetables
  • add slices in a tray bake and sheet pan dinners in the last 5 to 15 minutes of the baking process
  • let it melt over your hot cauliflower mash
  • spread on top of slices of my keto bread to make Keto Garlic Bread

More Compound Butter Recipes

I have to admit I have a bit of an obsession with compound butter — I use it all the time! It starts with my Top 12 Flavored Butter recipes and there's also this delicious and spicy Wasabi & Ginger Compound Butter, easy Italian Herb Compound Butter and Black Garlic Compound Butter, a popular recipe in our app!

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Hands-on Overall

Serving size 1 tbsp, 14 g/ 1/2 oz

Allergy information for Wild Garlic & Lemon Compound Butter

✔  Gluten free
✔  Egg free
✔  Nut free
✔  Nightshade free
✔  Pork free
✔  Avocado free
✔  Coconut free
✔  Fish free
✔  Shellfish free
✔  Beef free
Pescatarian
Low FODMAP
Vegetarian

Nutritional values (per serving, 1 tbsp, 14 g/ 1/2 oz)

Net carbs0.1 grams
Protein0.1 grams
Fat10.5 grams
Calories93 kcal
Calories from carbs 0%, protein 1%, fat 99%
Total carbs0.1 gramsFiber0 gramsSugars0 gramsSaturated fat5.9 gramsSodium118 mg(5% RDA)Magnesium1 mg(0% RDA)Potassium9 mg(0% EMR)

Ingredients (makes one log, about 280 g/ 9.8 oz)

  • bunch of fresh wild garlic, leaves only (20 g/ 0.7 oz)
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened (225 g/ 8 oz)
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (30 ml)
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon zest, about 1/2 lemon
  • 1 tsp sea salt, or to taste
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Finely chop the wild garlic and zest the lemon.
    Tip: Use basil if you can't find wild garlic, and add 2-4 cloves of crushed garlic. Wild Garlic & Lemon Compound Butter
  2. Place all ingredients into a bowl: softened butter, olive oil, chopped wild garlic, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Use a fork to combine thoroughly. Wild Garlic & Lemon Compound Butter
  3. Place the mixture on a piece of baking paper and form a log. Wrap in cling wrap, smooth out even further while wrapping. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or until set. Wild Garlic & Lemon Compound Butter
  4. Slice into rounds and let melt on top of steaks or use as a baste on a roast chicken, or serve with fish, grilled or boiled vegetables. Wild Garlic & Lemon Compound Butter
  5. Store in the refrigerator, wrapped in cling wrap, for up to two weeks, or freeze for up to 3 months. Wild Garlic & Lemon Compound Butter

Ingredient nutritional breakdown (per serving, 1 tbsp, 14 g/ 1/2 oz)

Net carbsProteinFatCalories
Wild garlic, bear garlic, ramps, ramsons, raw
0 g0 g0 g0 kcal
Butter, unsalted, grass-fed
0 g0.1 g9.2 g81 kcal
Olive oil, extra virgin
0 g0 g1.4 g12 kcal
Lemon zest (peel), fresh
0 g0 g0 g0 kcal
Salt, sea salt
0 g0 g0 g0 kcal
Pepper, black, spices
0 g0 g0 g0 kcal
Total per serving, 1 tbsp, 14 g/ 1/2 oz
0.1 g0.1 g10.5 g93 kcal

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Martina Slajerova
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Martina Slajerova

I changed the way I ate in 2011, when I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s, an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid. I had no energy, and I found it more and more difficult to maintain a healthy weight.

That’s when I decided to quit sugar, grains, and processed foods, and to start following a whole-foods-based ketogenic approach to food.

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