Grilled Vegetables
Fresh Basil Butter Recipe with Lemon
If you are grilling Mediterranean or Italian vegetables or making anything with grilled tomatoes, such as grilled vegetable kabobs, you will find that this basil butter goes very nicely with your recipe for outdoor grilled vegetables. The simple flavors of butter, lemon, basil, and pepper combine to give a delicately flavored herb butter, which will really complement your grilled vegetables.
You can sauté shrimp in this basil butter, use it in mashed potatoes, or serve it melting over your grilled vegetable creations. You can either chill the butter portions or freeze them for future use. It is a good idea to make plenty of basil butter when basil is in season. Always use butter in herb butter recipes. Never substitute margarine or low fat spread because it will not taste anywhere near as good! Unsalted butter or salted butter is fine for this herb butter recipe.
Lemon Butter Basil Sauce
Ingredients -
¾ lb butter, softened
1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice
1 ½ teaspoons white pepper
1 ½ cups fresh basil leaves, loosely packed
Preparation:
Chop the basil in a food processor, add the other ingredients, and blend the mixture until smooth.
Drop by half tablespoons on to a cookie sheet and freeze.
You can use a melon baller to shape them into balls if you like.
Store the individual basil butter portions in freezer bags.
(Makes About 48 Servings)
A Picture of our Lemon Butter Basil Sauce with fresh basil this recipe features fresh garden picked basil blended with butter, lemon juice, and white pepper for a fresh and lightly spicy taste which makes a refreshing change for your grilled vegetables. A must for fresh grilled tomatoes. If you haven't tried your hand at growing fresh herbs basil is a good place to start and grows well in pots if you are limited to ground space and can even be grown in a window box or on a deck or traces.
