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Purple Sage Butter Summer Squash with Chives

Ingredients:

2 pounds summer squash, ½-inch slices
1 tablespoon garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
8 purple sage leaves
2 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped
Salt
Fresh Lemon Juice

Directions:

1. Heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat.
2. Add the butter and sage leaves.
3. Allow the sage leaves to infuse the melting butter for about 3 minutes, stirring on occasion to avoid frying the leaves.
4. Add garlic and squash to the pan and stir.
5. Cook until tender, 6-8 minutes.
6. Once cooked, sprinkle on the fresh chopped chives, season with salt to taste and squeeze on the juice from a lemon.
7. Mix and serve.