Basic Garlic Butter

A good garlic butter is something that can take a while to get just right. It can go with many things, in a classic garlic bread, inside dough balls, on a pizza, fried with prawns, or even in a chicken kiev. The trick is both in your choice of herbs to bring out flavour, and the garlic itself.

1 bulb of garlic
250g soft butter
salt and pepper to season
approx 3 tsp fresh herbs, chopped

Step 1
Crush the garlic and fold into the butter then add the herbs, and fold again.

Step 2
Lay out a sheet of cling film and place the butter in the centre before spreading out with the back of a spoon. When flattened fold the cling film over so that the butter is covered completely, taking care to leave a small gap between the edge of the butter and the fold of the cling film. Flatten while taking care not to squash the butter out of the cling film. Move to the fridge or freezer to cool.


Garlic butter is a simple, yet delicious addition to food which can really bring out the flavour in a dish.If you don't plan to use the butter immediately then you can stick it in the freezer and keep it for a few months. when you're ready to use the garlic butter you can cut the butter while it's still cold and put it in between the slices of bread to make garlic bread.