It's carb-free and blinking yummy on...everything!
This heavenly Herb and Garlic Butter Recipe is a firm favourite in the Mums’ Days Household at the moment.
After reading the incredible book, Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes (the best and most thoroughly researched book on nutrition I’ve ever read), over the summer I have been trying to seriously cut down on the old carbs.
The beauty of doing that is you can and should increase your fat intake, which means some really yummy sauces, including this Garlic Butter baby, which I’ve slightly adapted from the book New Atkins, New You (as recommended by Gary Taubes).
It’s also really quick and easy, makes enough to last you aaaages (approx 32 1-tablespoon servings) and lasts in the fridge for a full month! It’s the latest edition to my store cupboard essentials. As long as you have this Herb and Garlic Butter, even the saddest veg will cheer right up.
It’s also great on meat, warmed up and poured on salad or for you carb-lovers, a knob on your pasta will do wonders and it would be ah-maz-ing for homemade garlic bread. Versatile or what?!
Heavenly Herb and Garlic Butter Recipe*
Ingredients
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 120 ml olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 5-10 parsley leaves
- 5-10 basil leaves
- 225g salted butter
- 120ml rapeseed oil
1. Place everything except the butter and rapeseed oil in a blender. I only have a nutribullet, so I had to go with that!
2. Blitz until smooth
3. Add your butter (pretty much a full pack!) and rapeseed oil.
4. Blitz again then pour into your favourite Tupperware and pop in to the fridge for a month of enjoyment!
5. Steam your veg, cook your meat, then get slathering!
Mmmm, melty! Seriously delicious stuff.
What would you put your Heavenly Herb and Garlic Butter on?!
I’d love to hear in the comments below or come and join the conversation on the Mums’ Days Facebook Page!
That looks amazing – I would use it on literally everything! x
I’m fascinated to see this recipe contains rapeseed oil, something I thought was basically useless! Anyway, I’d slather it all over steak or really nice bread from a bakery (not supermarket rubbish). Thanks for hosting #thelist.
Mmm yum yum YUM! Ooh I love garlic – I could eat it in everything and garlic butter on a steak, ooh it really is heavenly. Even better that this lasts for a month 🙂 Thanks for sharing lovely! Mim x #TheList
I LOVE garlic and I LOVE butter, so this is heaven! #TheList
Nadia – ScandiMummy x
Yumm! That looks delicious and doesn’t seem overly complicated either. i’ll give it a try i think #TheList
Cor…this sounds bloomin’ lovely! Thanks for the inspiration darling. x
(Must have a natter with you about the nutribullet too!)
Oh my word I am totally drooling over this! I love anything garlicky so everything you’ve recommended here sounds divine. 🙂 #thelist
Oh wow this sounds absolutely divine! #thelist
Sounds delicious. And Hubby is a serious garlic lover so will adore this. #TheList
Put it on prawns that have been boiled for a moment and freshly shelled. It will be absolutely delicious.
Garlic butter is always a winner.
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Fionnuala from http://www.threesonslater.blogspot.com
It sounds heavenly 🙂 Though I’m reading it at 8 months pregnant with some serious acid, so I think I’ll have to shelve this for a couple of months… Fatty and salty food always makes me worse 🙁 Didn’t have any problems with my first pregnancy!
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That looks delicious, i’d eat it with anything! #thelist
I love garlic butter (& garlic anything, in fact)! #thelist
That looks amazeballs, probably won’t help me lose weight though….. xxx
Wow, this sounds amazing!!!! Guess what I’m going to be making next weekend! I’m sure the hubs would love it on steak, you could also use it on a part bake baguette to make garlic bread or with artichoke hearts or dough balls (a la pizza express!) Oooh drooling now
Yum! I’m afraid I’m just craving that smothered over bread now though – ha ha! Not very low carb! Can’t wait to give it a try. x
My mouth is actually watering. This looks lush! #thelist xx
It looks delicious and we have loads of garlic so we should definitely make it! I would put this on some tasty crunchy bread! 🙂 x
Drrrrooooolllll…butter and garlic is deinitely a weakness…I would drizzle it all over chicken or prawns…heck, maybe both together!#TheList