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Roasted Garlic Compound Butter

By Mark Huxsoll

Published on February 25, 2021

Time

7 minutes

Yield

Serves 6 (Makes about ¾ cup)

Roasted Garlic Compound Butter

Ingredients

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened1 head roasted garlic, squeezed to extrude garlic1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary ¼ teaspoon table salt ¼ teaspoon pepper

Before You Begin

We like to use our Roasted Garlic for this recipe. This butter is great served atop grilled chicken or steak or tossed with roasted vegetables. If desired, thyme can be substituted for the rosemary.

Instructions

  1. Using fork, mash all ingredients in bowl until combined. Serve. (Compound butter can be refrigerated for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 1 month.)
Roasted Garlic Compound Butter
Photography by Steve Klise. Styling by Steve Klise.

Roasted Garlic Compound Butter

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Time

7 minutes

Yield

Serves 6 (Makes about ¾ cup)

Ingredients

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 head roasted garlic, squeezed to extrude garlic
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
¼ teaspoon table salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

Ingredients

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 head roasted garlic, squeezed to extrude garlic
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
¼ teaspoon table salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

Ingredients

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 head roasted garlic, squeezed to extrude garlic
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
¼ teaspoon table salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

Why This Recipe Works

To make this compound butter, we used a fork to mash together softened unsalted butter and our Roasted Garlic with chopped fresh rosemary, salt, and pepper until combined.

Before You Begin

We like to use our Roasted Garlic for this recipe. This butter is great served atop grilled chicken or steak or tossed with roasted vegetables. If desired, thyme can be substituted for the rosemary.

Instructions

  1. Using fork, mash all ingredients in bowl until combined. Serve. (Compound butter can be refrigerated for up to 1 week or frozen for up to 1 month.)

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