Lemon Cream Sauce

A small green ramekin of yellow sauce with a wooden spoon, and dripts of sauce on the table top.

4.79 from 23 votes

Easy lemon cream sauce, one minute to make in the microwave, it is perfect for fish, chicken, salmon or drizzled over vegetables.

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Course: Dips Dressings Sauces

Cuisine: New Zealand

Keyword: lemon cream sauce, lemon butter sauce, microwave lemon sauce

Diet: Egg Free, Gluten free, vegetarian

Servings: servings

Calories: 96kcal

Author: Stacey

Ingredients

50 grams butter (chilled)
60 mililitres cream ¼ cup
2 Tablespoons lemon juice 30 mls
½ teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons parsley

Instructions

Place all ingredients in a small microwave-proof bowl or jug.
Heat on medium power for 20-second bursts in the microwave, stirring/whisking well after each burst, until the butter is melted and the sauce is smooth and velvety. (In my microwave this process takes 3 bursts).
You don't want to overheat the cream, ie you just want it warm enough to melt the butter this will give you a thick sauce.
Serve

Notes

Let's be honest this is a very simple recipe so not much can go wrong
If your sauce is very thin, it just means the cream got a bit hot, no worries, leave the sauce to cool and it will start thickening up.
Store leftover sauce in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Warm it with a couple of bursts in the microwave when you want to serve it again.
Garlic powder: You can use garlic powder or garlic granules, I find fresh garlic is too strong in this recipe as the cooking time for this sauce is so short.
Parsley: Fresh parsley or dried parsley is fine to use.

Nutrition

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