Salt Questions · Cooking & kitchen
How do you make infused salts at home?
Short answer
Mix coarse salt with dry flavourings such as dried herbs, citrus zest, chilli or spices, roughly 1 part flavouring to 4–10 parts salt. Fresh ingredients add moisture, so dry the mixture in a low oven before storing. Keep in an airtight jar and use within a few months.
Making an infused salt
- 1Pick a coarse or flaky salt
- 2Add dry flavourings: 1 part to 4–10 parts salt
- 3Dry any fresh ingredients in a low oven
- 4Store airtight; use within a few months
Basic method
- Choose a coarse or flaky salt; it holds flavour and looks good.
- Grind or chop the flavouring: dried rosemary, lemon or lime zest, dried chilli, smoked paprika, dried mushroom.
- Mix about 1 part flavouring to 4–10 parts salt, depending on strength.
- If you used anything fresh (zest, fresh herbs), spread it on a tray and dry it at the oven's lowest setting until completely dry.
- Store airtight, away from light.
Safety note
Keep infused salts dry. Don't store salt mixed with fresh garlic, fresh herbs or oil at room temperature, because moisture can let microbes grow. Dried ingredients make the safest blends.
Ideas
Lemon-thyme salt for fish, chilli-lime salt for fruit and corn, porcini salt for steak and eggs.
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Original sources
- Wikipedia. Seasoned salt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasoned_salt