Basil Butter

Recipe from the Aug/Sept 2013 Taste of Home Magazine. Recipe submitted by Emily Chaney. She noted that it is "wonderful on top of grilled meats, tossed in pasta and spread on bread"

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 1 cup

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups basil leaves, fresh, loosely packed
• 1  cup butter, softened
• 1  teaspoon  seasoned pepper
• 1  teaspoon lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  garlic salt

Directions

1. Place basil in a food processor; pulse until chopped. Add remaining ingredients and processs until blended.
2. Transfer to a sheet of plastic wrap and shape into a log. Refrigerate up to a week or wrap securely and freeze.