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Wild Garlic Butter

Janice Pattie
Wild Garlic Butter is a delicious and versatile way to add the mild garlic flavour of this seasonal herb to all kinds of dishes. Learn how to identify wild garlic and turn it into this simple seasoned butter.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Chilling time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course foraging, Side Dish
Cuisine British
Servings 6
Calories 182 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 medium bowl
  • wooden spoon
  • Electric mixer (optional)
  • Sharp knife
  • chopping board
  • spatula
  • parchment or greaseproof paper

Ingredients
 

  • 150 grams salted butter softened
  • 50 grams wild garlic leaves (ransoms)

Instructions
 

  • Wash the wild garlic leaves and dry off on paper towels or a clean tea towel.
  • Finely chop the wild garlic.
  • Put the softened butter into a bowl and beat with a wooden spoon or an electric mixer until it is whipped and very soft.
  • Put the wild garlic into the bowl with the butter and stir with a spatula to combine.
  • Keep mixing until the wild garlic is well blended with the butter.
  • Place the wild garlic butter onto a piece of parchment paper.
  • Roll into a cylinder and twist the ends of the parchment paper. Place in the fridge to firm up for a least an hour.
  • When the butter is firm, slice as much as you need and replace in the fridge.
    wild garlic butter slices.
  • Use the garlic butter to make Garlic Bread, or add a slice to steak, salmon fillets or prawns to add a delicious mild garlic flavour.

Nutrition

Calories: 182kcalCarbohydrates: 0.4gProtein: 0.5gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 161mgPotassium: 31mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 988IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 0.1mg