Last Updated July 2nd, 2021 at 10:45 am by Lisa
Lemon Dill Compound Butter pairs with grilled salmon and vegetables with incredible flavor. Store in the freezer for months!
Lemon and dill are a great flavor combination, this butter works fabulously slathered on any fish, grilled chicken, bread, or vegetables like grilled corn, asparagus, roasted potatoes, and lobster. Flavored butter is one of the best cooking tips my Mom ever taught me, and there are endless ways to make it at home.
Slice off a coin of this lemon butter, and watch it melt into a "sauce" at dinnertime, you will make it again and again...
How To Make Compound Butter
You will need...
1 cube butter, softened
2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
pinch of salt
2 tablespoons fresh lemon zest
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- In a small bowl, place the butter, zest of one fresh lemon, one squeeze of lemon juice, and a pinch of salt.
- Mix until combined using a small spatula, place on a piece of plastic wrap or parchment paper and fold the paper or wrap over the lemon-dill butter.
- Push the lemon dill butter into a long roll shape using the plastic wrap to get it about an inch wide. Twist the ends closed.
- Place in the fridge to firm up and use that day.
- Slice into coins, and serve over grilled fish, potatoes, or asparagus.
- Keep in a ziplock bag in the freezer for up to 4 months.
Compound butter can be made at home by adding delicious ingredients such as fresh fruit or herbs, spices, sweet maple syrup, spicy jalapenos, and garlic, to soft butter for different flavored butter combinations.
The flavor options are truly endless, and it is a great way to use up small amounts of ingredients. Use your creativity to come up with your own flavors of compound butter.
Think both sweet and savory! Hey, they will keep for a couple of months in the freezer, so have fun and create your own to take a dish you love to the next level of deliciousness.
The flavored soft compound butter is rolled into a long roll in parchment paper or plastic wrap or formed in molded shapes using small butter mold trays. Place in a ziptop freezer bag and keep in the freezer until ready to use.
Compound butter will keep in the refrigerator for about 2 weeks. The firm compound butter placed in the freezer will keep for several months frozen and well wrapped.
Slather This Butter On
- slather on corn on the cob
- melt over fish, shrimp or lobster
- toss into fresh pasta
- butter over hot bread
- try it on any fish dish
- use on hot grilled steaks
- stir into hot mashed potatoes
- goes very well with grilled chicken
- add to sauces for a glossy finish
- place on grilled vegetables
- spread on cooked asparagus
More Compound Butter Flavors
One of my favorite things to always keep on hand is my Homemade Herb Butter, take a look at all the ideas for that recipe, it is especially good on toasted French bread.
- Sage Butter
- Mint Butter
- Garlic Herb Butter
- Basil Butter
- Tarragon Butter
- Herb Butter
- Orange Butter
- Strawberry Butter (think pancakes and waffles!)
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Lemon-Dill Butter
Ingredients
Lemon Dill Butter
- ½ cup butter softened
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill chopped
- 1 pinch kosher sea salt
- 1 fresh lemon juice and zest
Instructions
Mix Lemon Dill Butter
- In a small bowl, place the butter, fresh dill, zest of one fresh lemon, one squeeze of lemon juice, and a pinch of salt.
- Mix until combined using a small spatula, place on a piece of plastic wrap or parchment paper.
- Push the lemon dill butter into a long roll shape using the plastic wrap or paper to get it about an inch wide in a long roll. Twist the ends closed.
Storage Tips For Lemon Dill Butter
- Place in fridge to firm up and use that day.
- Slice into coins, and serve over grilled fish, potatoes, or asparagus.
- Will keep in the freezer for up to two months. Wrap well and store in a freezer zip top bag.
Notes
How To Use Lemon Dill Butter In Other Recipes?
- slather on corn on the cob
- melt over shrimp or lobster
- toss into fresh pasta
- butter over hot bread
- try it on any fish dish
- use on hot grilled steaks
- stir into hot mashed potatoes
- goes very well with grilled chicken
- add to sauces for a glossy finish
- place it on grilled vegetables
How To Store Lemon Dill Compound Butter?
- Wrap in parchment paper and keep in a ziplock bag in the freezer for up to 4 months.
Your instructions only call for butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and salt, but no dill.
Oppps thank you so much Ann, it is corrected! Appreciate you catching that...🥰
Such a great compound butter for steak or even chicken. Added this to our grilled steaks over the weekend and it was amazing!
So glad you loved it Anne! I love to make all kinds of compound butters, more recipes will be on the site soon! Thanks for your comment and 5 star review.
This lemon dill butter sounds amazing for my Grilled salmon! What great flavors for summer!
Thanks Jessica! We are going to use on grilled fingerling potatoes this week. Have a great Summer!