# Lemon Butter Sauce

This lemon garlic butter sauce is rich, flavorful, and SO easy to make! Serve it on pasta, couscous, roasted veggies, and more.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 5 min
- Cuisine: Moroccan
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.25 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 garlic clove, grated
- 0.25 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Parsley, for garnish
- Pinch red pepper flakes, optional

## Instructions

1. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
2. Add the garlic and salt and cook for 1 minute.
3. Remove from the heat and add the lemon juice.
4. Season with freshly ground pepper and sprinkle with parsley and red pepper flakes, if using.
5. Serve with steamed artichokes for dipping or toss with pasta.

## Equipment

- small saucepan

## Tips

- To make this recipe vegan, use vegan butter. Omit the salt and season to taste as vegan butter is already salted.
- This sauce is versatile and can be tossed with pasta, mixed with couscous or rice, served as a dipping sauce (especially with steamed artichoke leaves or roasted baby artichokes), or drizzled over simply cooked veggies like green beans, roasted asparagus, roasted radishes, and cauliflower.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.loveandlemons.com/lemon-butter-sauce/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/f9d67f87-47e2-471d-9d1b-06c48c1c014e
- Extracted: 2025-12-07

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