Seafood Herb Butter

Name: Seafood Herb Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about ½ cup (140 ml)
Cuisine: French Classic
Ingredients: 8 Tbsp softened (113 g) Butter; 2 Tbsp (4 g) Parsley; 1 Tbsp (2 g) Chives; 1 tsp (2 g) Lemon Zest; 1 tsp (5 ml) Lemon Juice; 1 clove Garlic; 1/4 tsp (1.5 g) Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Barton Seaver recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Barton Seaver.

Barton Seaver's Seafood Herb Butter, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Lemon Juice 5 ml

Ingredients

Butter — 8 Tbsp softened (113 g)
Parsley — 2 Tbsp (4 g)
Chives — 1 Tbsp (2 g)
Lemon Zest — 1 tsp (2 g)
Lemon Juice — 1 tsp (5 ml)
Garlic — 1 clove
Salt — 1/4 tsp (1.5 g)

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Seafood Herb Butter wants a blender — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Seafood-focused American chef and James Beard Cookbook Award winner. Sustainable seafood advocate working from Mid-Atlantic and New England kitchens and cookbooks.

Adapted from a recipe published by Barton Seaver in Barton Seaver sustainable seafood.

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Barton Seaver sustainable seafood (published as “Seafood Herb Butter”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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