Lovage Butter

Name: Lovage Butter
Yield: Makes ½ cup
Ingredients: freshly ground pepper; lemon juice; a few pinches of grated lemon zest; 1 shallot, finely diced; 3 tablespoons chopped lovage leaves and small shoots; ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature

Preparation info

Makes
½ cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Savory Way

By Deborah Madison

Published 1990

About

The wild celery like taste of lovage comes through clearly in this green-flecked butter. Lovage is delicious with anything made with potatoes and makes an interesting variation on the baked-potato-with-butter theme. It’s also good in a sandwich of tomatoes and cucumbers or simply spread on whole wheat bread.

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 tablespoons chopped lovage leaves and small shoots
1

Condiment
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Cream the butter until soft and light; then work in the lovage and shallot. Stir in the lemon zest, a few drops of lemon juice, and pepper to taste.