Garlic Butter Sauce – Barefeet within the Kitchen

Loaded with sturdy garlic, zesty lemon, and a kick of crimson pepper flakes, this Garlic Butter Sauce (a.okay.a. Cowboy Butter Sauce) transforms any vegetable into one thing crave-worthy.

a close up shot of asparagus spears in a white baking dish.

Cowboy Butter Dipping Sauce

This recipe was impressed by a scoop of leftover cowboy butter. And let me let you know, each vegetable dipped on this sauce was very fortunately devoured. I’ve since determined to maintain cowboy butter available for all eternity.

My success with the cowboy butter recipe had me questioning whether or not I may make a cowboy butter dipping sauce. Seems, you may! The golden elixir it produces just isn’t merely a sauce; it’s an entire expertise.

Lemon Butter Sauce for Asparagus

I’ve made this a few alternative ways and I prefer it finest as made beneath. Sure, you may soften the butter on the range and easily add the opposite substances to it at that time.

Nevertheless, I discovered that the contemporary style of the lemon, garlic, and parsley are finest preserved when made as directed, then warmed in smaller parts as wanted. You probably have a greater technique, I’d love to listen to about it.

If you already know that you simply’ll be utilizing a full batch of this garlic butter sauce recipe, make it with whichever methodology you discover best. Simply keep in mind that as soon as melted, it won’t preserve as properly because the compound butter made on this recipe.

You’ll be able to completely use different greens with this sauce. However, in case you’re on the lookout for a spot to begin, you may’t go mistaken with a facet of roasted lemon butter asparagus utilizing this recipe.

A clear glass bowl with melted compound butter in it and a spear of asparagus is being dipped in the butter.

Garlic Butter Sauce Recipe

You’ll want the next substances to make this recipe:

  • butter
  • Italian parsley
  • garlic
  • lemon zest
  • crimson pepper flakes
  • black pepper
a sheet pan of roasted asparagus.

Place the softened butter in a big mixing bowl and beat with an electrical mixer till fluffy. Add the parsley, garlic, lemon zest, crimson pepper flakes, and black pepper. Squeeze half of a lemon into the bowl, and beat till properly mixed.

Switch the sauce combination to an hermetic container and refrigerate till wanted. When prepared to make use of, scoop 1-2 tablespoons of the combination right into a small glass bowl and soften it till it’s a liquid.

Use as a lemon butter sauce for asparagus or steak bites, or pour the sauce over greens and toss calmly to coat. The butter sauce combination will preserve properly within the fridge for as much as two weeks, or till melted.

Two scoops of cowboy butter are in the bowl beside a pan of roasted asparagus, ready to be melted.

Garlic Butter Asparagus

This garlic butter sauce took a fundamental tray of roasted asparagus and reworked it into meals heaven. We merely couldn’t cease consuming it. A few tablespoon is sufficient to generously season a pound of garlic butter asparagus.

I like to recommend stashing a batch of this within the fridge as the right technique to rapidly costume up just about any vegetable you’re cooking. Whether or not the greens are dipped within the sauce or tossed with it, your style buds will probably be completely happy.

a white baking dish is loaded with roasted asparagus spears. beside it on a wooden tabletop there is a small glass bowl with melted garlic butter sauce.

In search of extra unbelievable dips like this lemon butter sauce for asparagus?

In the event you’ve by no means tried Homemade Ranch Dressing earlier than, you’re lacking out. It is a tangy, flavorful dip you can make from scratch in simply 5 minutes!

Queso Blanco is a creamy, spicy, completely easy and tacky dip identical to they serve at your favourite Mexican restaurant. Queso blanco is a melted cheese dip that’s scrumptious each which means you eat it.

Oven roasting is my favourite technique to prepare dinner asparagus. Simple Roasted Asparagus leads to barely crisp and fully tender spears which are neither mushy or mushy. And, they’re fabulous with garlic butter sauce.

a white baking dish is loaded with roasted asparagus spears. beside it on a wooden tabletop there is a small glass bowl with melted garlic butter sauce.

Swap the butter on this Sauteed Broccoli and Asparagus with Parmesan for cowboy butter sauce and also you received’t remorse it. It makes a terrific facet dish for any meal.

Creamy, spicy, and with only a contact of candy, Bang Bang Sauce can take actually any vegetable and elevate it. I wouldn’t have believed it a yr in the past, however this dip is on par with home made ranch, for my part.

Creamy Avocado Sauce is seasoned calmly with salt, pepper, and lime. You received’t imagine how easy it’s to whip up. It’s completely wonderful on meat and roasted greens.

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Servings: 8

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  • Place the softened butter in a big mixing bowl and beat with an electrical mixer till fluffy. Add the parsley, garlic, finely minced lemon zest, crimson pepper flakes, and black pepper. Then, squeeze half of a lemon into the bowl (about 2 tablespoons of juice). Beat once more till properly mixed.

  • Switch the sauce combination to an hermetic container and refrigerate till wanted. When prepared to make use of, scoop 1-2 tablespoons of the combination right into a small glass bowl and heat till liquid.

  • Dip greens or steak bites into the nice and cozy butter sauce or pour the sauce over meals and calmly toss to coat. The butter sauce combination will preserve properly within the fridge for as much as two weeks.

Energy: 211kcal · Carbohydrates: 2g · Protein: 1g · Fats: 23g · Saturated Fats: 15g · Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g · Monounsaturated Fats: 6g · Trans Fats: 1g · Ldl cholesterol: 61mg · Sodium: 186mg · Potassium: 54mg · Fiber: 1g · Sugar: 0.4g · Vitamin A: 1047IU · Vitamin C: 13mg · Calcium: 19mg · Iron: 0.4mg

A top down photo of a pan of roasted asparagus is overlaid with white text that reads, "Garlic Butter Sauce"
A clear glass bowl with melted compound butter in it and a spear of asparagus. White lettering has been overlaid the image, which reads, "cowboy butter sauce"

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