Basic recipes
Herb butter for pizza and bread

A simple herb butter for pizza crusts, garlic bread, baguettes or barbecues. Quick to make and versatile.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 8 minutes
- Cooling time optional: approx. 15 minutes
Estimated nutrition
for the whole recipe
- Energy
- ≈ 950 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 3.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 1.4 g
- Fat
- ≈ 102.9 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 1 clove of garlic · ≈ 3.0 g
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley · ≈ 30.0 g
- 1 tsp chopped chives · ≈ 5.0 g
- 1 tsp lemon juice · ≈ 5.0 g
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 125g soft butter
- 1 clove of garlic
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
- 1 tsp chopped chives
- Salt
- pepper
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Put the butter in a bowl.
- Finely chop or press garlic.
- Add herbs, garlic and lemon juice to the butter.
- Mix everything well.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cool briefly or serve immediately.





