Ingredients for - Cilantro Lime Compound Butter

1. 1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro, packed
2. 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lime juice
3. 1/2 teaspoon lime zest (optional)
4. 1 teaspoon kosher salt
5. 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature (slightly softened)

How to cook deliciously - Cilantro Lime Compound Butter

1 . Stage

Mix together the chopped cilantro, lime juice, lime zest, and salt in a medium bowl.

2 . Stage

Smash the softened butter into the cilantro lime mixture and mix it until the cilantro is well distributed.

3 . Stage

To save the butter for later, wrap it up in plastic wrap in the shape of a log and refrigerate until stiff. To use, just unwrap and slice from the butter log. Serve with corn-on-the-cob or over your favorite fill-in-the-blank. Great over steak! Links: Lavender Herb Butter from My Life as a Reluctant Housewife A Quartet of Compound Butters by Heidi of 101 Cookbooks