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Garlic Butter Dipping Sauce

Get ready to be completely obsessed with this Garlic Butter Dipping Sauce! It's ready in minutes and goes with everything from pizza to pasta, veggies, seafood, and more!
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Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 4 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 1 half a cup
Calories 939 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Sharp Knife or Garlic Press
  • 1 Microwave-Safe Bowl
  • 1 Paper Towel

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic minced
  • 1 Tablespoon Light Olive Oil
  • ¼ teaspoon Kosher Salt
  • 8 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter 1 stick

Instructions
 

  • In a microwave-safe bowl, add 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic, 1 Tablespoon Light Olive Oil, ¼ teaspoon Kosher Salt, and 8 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter (1 stick).
  • Cover bowl with a paper towel and microwave on high for 30 seconds.
  • Stir to combine until all the butter is completely melted. If you still have solid butter pieces, microwave another 15-20 seconds, then stir again.
  • Strain to remove minced garlic (optional, but we recommend you strain it).
  • Serve and enjoy!
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Notes

  • Note: Nutrition listed is for the entire half a cup of garlic butter.
    • Always cover the bowl with a paper towel or a paper plate in case the butter spatters as it cooks. You don't want to have to clean butter out of your microwave. Trust us on that one.
    • Use light olive oil, as it has a higher smoke point and mild flavor as opposed to other olive oils. Not sure what the difference is? See our guide to oils for air frying - it applies here, too!
    • If using salted butter, be sure to leave out the extra salt. Add extra salt to taste if desired.
    • After melting the garlic butter, you can mix things up by adding fresh herbs such as parsley, chives, thyme, or rosemary, to make a garlic herb butter. This is an awesome way to vary the flavor for different recipes.
    • Straining is optional. If you want a chunky garlic butter sauce, you can leave the minced garlic in. In our opinion, however, a smooth sauce is always more enjoyable than a chunky one. Additionally, if you're not using the sauce immediately, the garlic flavor will intensify over time when stored and it could become too strong.
    • Garlic butter dip goes with so many dishes. From pizza crusts to pasta, vegetables, steak, seafood, and chicken, you really can't go wrong with garlic butter as a dipping sauce. Some of our favorites to serve it with are just below.

Nutrition

Serving: 1half a cupCalories: 939kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 1gFat: 105gSaturated Fat: 59gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 34gTrans Fat: 4gCholesterol: 241mgSodium: 595mgPotassium: 59mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 2800IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 0.2mg