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Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

Last Updated August 6, 2022. Published July 11, 2022 By Davinah Cenou Montezuma

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This Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce takes 5-minutes to make with simple ingredients. It adds a fresh lemon and garlic flavor to main dishes like baked salmon, baked shrimp, roasted cauliflower soup, and even steak bites.

spoon full of Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

Why Make Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

  • Quick & easy: this recipe takes about 5 minutes to make with simple ingredients like fresh garlic and lemon juice.
  • Adds flavor during or after cooking: this lemon butter garlic sauce can be used to bake salmon and bake shrimp. But, you can also use it as a finishing sauce for dishes like pan seared scallops or air fryer steak.

Ingredients Needed

  • Butter: I’m using unsalted butter as this allows me to adjust the salt to taste
  • Garlic: I used fresh minced garlic, but you can also use the minced garlic that comes in a jar
  • Lemons: I had lemons on hand so I squeezed them for juice, but you can use bottled lemon juice too
  • 24 Herbs Sprinkle Seasoning: I used a salt-free mixed herb seasoning to save time. Besides the option linked, you can use Herbs de Provence.
  • Parsley: I have made this with fresh parsley and dried parsley
  • Natural Ancient Sea Salt
  • Red pepper flakes: this is optional, but gives the sauce some heat.
Butter, Garlic, Lemon juice, Herbs Sprinkle Seasoning, Fresh chopped parsley, Sea Salt, Red pepper flakes on separate small bowls

How to Make Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

  1. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium low heat.
  2. Add garlic cloves and cook until fragrant.
  3. Turn the heat to low. Add remaining ingredients.
  4. Whisk or stir to incorporate.
steps to make Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

Top Cooking Tips & FAQs

  • Cook the garlic in the butter to add garlic flavor: you can easily mix the ingredients for lemon garlic sauce in a bowl with softened butter. But, cooking the garlic in the butter adds a roasted garlic flavor.
  • Use fresh when possible: adding fresh garlic and fresh lemon juice packs a lot of flavor.
  • Store leftovers in the refrigerator: I make a batch of this and store it in the refrigerator. I add cold leftovers to recipes like air fryer steak bites. But, you can also reheat it as needed for 15-30 seconds in the microwave.
What is lemon butter sauce made of?

Lemon Butter Sauce includes lemons, butter, spices, and garlic

How do you thicken a butter sauce?

A simple butter sauce does not need a thickener. If you are adding other liquids to the sauce like broth, then you can use xanthan gum or any substitutes for xanthan gum.

Recipes to Enjoy This With

  • Cauliflower Soup
  • Chicken Bites
  • Air Fryer Garlic Butter Steak Bites
  • Lemon Garlic Shrimp Foil Packets
  • Baked Shrimp
  • Baked Salmon

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Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce on a spoon

Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce

Make Lemon Garlic Butter sauce in less than 10 minutes with this simple recipe. Use it to dip seafood, top meat, or as a replacement for butter.
Prep: 5 mins
Cook: 5 mins
Ready in: 10 mins
Cuisine: American
Course: Sauce
Servings: 16
Calories: 59kcal
Author: Davinah
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 15 cloves Garlic, minced, about 2-3 tbsp of the minced garlic you can get in a jar
  • 2 Lemons, juiced
  • 1/2 tsp 24 Herbs Sprinkle Seasoning (Salt-free)
  • 1 tbsp Parsley, fresh, chopped or 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1/2 tsp Natural Ancient Sea Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Red pepper flakes

Instructions

  • Melt butter in a saucepan over medium low heat.
  • Add garlic cloves and cook until fragrant.
  • Turn the heat to low.
  • Add remaining ingredients.
  • Whisk to incorporate.

Recipe Notes

  • Cook the garlic in the butter to add garlic flavor: you can easily mix the ingredients for lemon garlic sauce in a bowl with softened butter. But, cooking the garlic in the butter adds a roasted garlic flavor.
  • Use fresh when possible: adding fresh garlic and fresh lemon juice packs a lot of flavor.
  • Store leftovers in the refrigerator: I make a batch of this and store it in the refrigerator. I add cold leftovers to recipes like air fryer steak bites. But, you can also reheat it as needed for 15-30 seconds in the microwave.

Nutrition Details

Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 0.4g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 120mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 0.4g | Vitamin A: 221IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.2mg

The nutrition facts come from entering the recipe ingredients into Spoonacular API, a database of food ingredients. They may vary for any recipe based on the exact product used. The keto sweeteners I use have 0g net carbs & are not included because sugar alcohols do not impact most people. This is provided as a courtesy, but you can do your own calculations if you wish!

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