Lemon Butter

Name: Lemon Butter
Yield: Makes approximately ⅓ cup
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Preparation info

Makes approximately
⅓
cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Lemons (A Country Garden Cookbook)

By Christopher Idone

Published 1995

About

This little gem of a sauce is a quick solution for simply prepared fish or green vegetables.

Ingredients

8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice
½ te

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

In a nonreactive saucepan, melt the butter with the lemon juice and zest over medium heat. When the butter melts and begins to sizzle, season with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and serve over fish, asparagus, or artichoke hearts.