Best Lemon Mint Butter Bbq Recipes

LEMON AND THYME GRILLED CHICKEN BREASTS

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These classic herb and lemon-seasoned chicken breasts will win over fans, especially when cooked over charcoal to give them the deepest, smokiest taste. For dark meat lovers, this recipe will also work with boneless, skinless thighs, though you might have to add a minute or so to the cooking time. Or use a combination of breasts and thighs and make everyone happy.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories barbecues, main course

Time 1h30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 (6-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped thyme leaves
4 garlic cloves, crushed and peeled
2 lemons, as needed
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, more as needed
Torn basil or mint leaves, as needed

Steps:

Place chicken breasts between two sheets of parchment or plastic wrap. Using a mallet or rolling pin, pound each to an even thickness of 1/2 inch. Do not make them any thinner or they could dry out.
Place chicken in a large bowl and toss with salt, pepper, thyme, garlic and the zest and juice of 1 lemon. Mix in olive oil. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours. Remove chicken from fridge while you heat the grill.
Light the grill, building a hot fire, or heat your gas grill to high. Once grill is fully heated, brush breasts lightly with olive oil and place chicken on the grill. Cook until undersides are browned and chicken is about halfway cooked, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip breasts and grill until cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes more.
Transfer chicken to a platter. Drizzle with oil and garnish with additional lemon juice, olive oil and basil or mint leaves.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 282, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 5 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 39 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 496 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

GRILLED SWORDFISH WITH LEMON, MINT AND BASIL

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Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Categories main-dish

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1/2 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves
1 garlic clove, minced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 (5 to 6-ounces each) swordfish steaks

Steps:

Prepare the grill (medium-high heat). Whisk the oil, mint, lemon juice, basil, and garlic in a medium bowl to blend. Season the lemon and olive oil mixture with salt and pepper, to taste.
Brush the swordfish steaks with 2 tablespoons of the lemon and olive oil mixture. Grill the steaks until just cooked through, about 3 minutes per side (depending on thickness of steaks). Transfer the steaks to plates. Spoon the remaining sauce over and serve.

LEMON MINT BUTTER (BBQ)

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Make and share this Lemon Mint Butter (Bbq) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Jamilahs_Kitchen

Categories New Zealand

Time 10m

Yield 1/2 cup, 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 125 ml
2 tablespoons of fresh mint, finely chopped 30 ml
1 small garlic clove, minced 1
1 teaspoon lemon juice, 5 ml
1 tablespoon lemon zest
salt and pepper

Steps:

In small bowl, cream butter, stir in mint, garlic, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. With spatula, spread down a large piece of waxed paper and using paper as a guide, roll butter mixture into 1-1/2 inch (4 cm) wide cylinder. Wrap with paper and refrigerate at least 1 hour or freeze to have on hand through the barbecue season.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 413.7, Fat 46.1, SaturatedFat 29.2, Cholesterol 122, Sodium 8.4, Carbohydrate 1.7, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 0.2, Protein 0.8