Lemon-Dill Butter with 10 Amazing Recipe Ideas

Last Updated March 1st, 2021 at 08:38 am by Lisa

Lemon Dill Compound Butter melts into an amazing sauce on grilled salmon and vegetables like asparagus. Slice off small rounds, and it stores great in the freezer for months! 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.

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Also, get inspired by these fish and seafood recipes, one of them is an award-winning Lobster BLT with a dill caper aioli sauce, it is AWESOME and took first place at the county fair!

How To Make Compound Butter For Salmon?

Ingredients:

1 cube butter, softened

2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped

pinch of salt

2 tablespoons fresh lemon zest

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Instructions: 

1. In a small bowl, place the butter, zest of one fresh lemon, one squeeze of lemon juice, and a pinch of salt.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Place in the fridge to firm up and use that day.
5. Slice into coins, and serve over grilled fish, potatoes, or asparagus.
6. Keep in a ziplock bag in the freezer for up to 4 months.

What Is Compound Butter?

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.

How To Store Compound Butter?

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.

How Long Will Compound Butter Last?

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.

How To Use This Lemon Dill Compound Butter In Other Recipes?

1. slather on corn on the cob
2. melt over shrimp or lobster
3. toss into fresh pasta
4. butter over hot bread
5. try it on any fish dish
6. use on hot grilled steaks
7. stir into hot mashed potatoes
8. goes very well with grilled chicken
9. add to sauces for a glossy finish
10. place on grilled vegetables

More Flavors of Compound Butter?

• Sage Butter
• Mint Butter
• Garlic Herb Butter
• Basil Butter
• Tarragon Butter
• Herb Butter
• Orange Butter
• Strawberry Butter (think pancakes and waffles!)
• And for a list of amazing ideas look at these 17 Best Compound Butters

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Lemon Dill Butter

Make Lemon Dill Compound Butter and melt on grilled salmon and vegetables like asparagus. Slice off small rounds, and stores great in the freezer for months!

Course Sauces, Marinades, & Condiments

Cuisine American

Keyword compound butter, grilled salmon butter, lemon dill butter

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 12

Calories 70kcal

Author Lisa Hatfield

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, 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?

1. Wrap in parchment paper and keep in a ziplock bag in the freezer for up to 4 months. 

Nutrition

Serving: 12g | Calories: 70kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 71mg | Potassium: 12mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 240IU | Vitamin C: 4.8mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.1mg

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