Five Fabulous butter recipes: That will add zip to your barbecue

Their are so many ways to add a little flavor to your everyday meals, try using herb butters for all your meats, vegetables and appetizers. Try the recipes below for a wide variety of foods, try making your own mixtures up with you favorite flavors.

Idea: Try warming butter till its liquid and spread on your favorite shish-kabob recipe for added flavor.

Or toss some in with you favourit cooked noodles. Use add a spread for round toasts, bread ticks

or for french breads. Also makes a great spreads for bagels and muffins. Flavour a hint of butter

to all your hot vegetable dishes.

Onion Butter

6 Tablespoons butter, Salted or unsalted is your preference

1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder

1 teaspoon fresh parsley, finely chopped

In small saucepan melt 2 tablespoons of butter over low heat. Stir in onion powder and cook

until golden, stirring constantly. Cool and cream into remaining 4 tablespoons of butter.

Shape into molds or balls, if desired. Chill. Server over baked potatoes, hamburgers, pork chops,

steaks or season you vegetables. Spread over herbed bread or dinner rolls too.

Tarragon butter

1/2 cup butter

1-2 teaspoons crushed fresh or dried tarragon

1 teaspoon tarragon white vinegar, or, 1/2 teaspoon regular white vinegar

Cream butter and tarragon together, add vinegar mix well. Chill as needed. Use on grilled chicken

or broiled baby potatoes. Also goes great with fish.

Paprika Butter

6 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 teaspoon paprika

In small saucepan melt 2 tablespoons butter. stir in onion powder and cook until golden, stirring

constantly.. Cool and cream into remaining 4 tablespoons butter. Shape into balls or into molds.

Chill. Serve on Broiled or grilled poultry or fish. Terrific on baked potatoes and many other vegetables.

Oregano butter

1/2 cup salted butter

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano or 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh oregano

1/4 teaspoon white wine vinegar

Cream butter with oregano, add white wine vinegar. Great for cooked vegetables, mix with warm

noodles, or spread on french bread. Also good for pork chops fish and steak.

Cilantro and garlic Butter

1/2 cup softened butter

2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves

1 tablespoon chopped chervil

1 clove garlic, chopped

Juice of one lemon or 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Cream butter with cilantro, chervil and garlic. Add lemon juice, stir. Great for Beef, Lamb and Pork, also good

on steamed baby red potato's.

More flavor blend options....All used with 1/2 cup butter unsalted( salted optional)

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2 teaspoons chopped rosemary

1 small red chili pepper, seeded and finely chopped

Freshly ground black pepper

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2 cloves garlic, chopped

2 scallions, finely chopped

Freshly ground black pepper

Geat for For Chicken

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2 canned anchovy fillets, drained and mashed

Juice of one lemon

Freshly ground black pepper

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2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 small green chili pepper, seeded and finely chopped

Grated rind and juice of one lime