How to make your own flavoured salts: 12 recipes to try
Rosemary salt
Pluck the needles from 2-3 rosemary sprigs, until you have 2 tbsp. Add to a food processor with 100g sea salt. Pulse until the rosemary is chopped and combined with the salt.
Seaweed salt
Break 3 nori sheets into pieces and place in a food processor with 100g coarse sea salt. Blitz until the nori pieces are the same size as the salt. Then serve with salmon or sprinkle over ramen.
Lemon salt
Zest 2-3 lemons (depending on size) and add the zest to a food processor with 100g sea salt. Pulse until combined. Now you have the perfect seasoning for your white fish.
Chilli salt
Place 100g sea salt in a food processor with 2 tsp chilli flakes. Blitz until the chilli flakes are just broken down and everything is combined. Add to stir-fries, pasta and roasted vegetables.
Chicken salt
Place one chicken stock cube in a food processor with 100g sea salt. Pulse until the stock cube is broken up and incorporated with the salt and you have the perfect seasoning for hot chips.
Garlic salt
Add 3-4 peeled garlic cloves to a food processor with 100g sea salt. Process for 20 seconds. Remove mix, spread on a tray and back at 100°C (80°C fan forced) for an hour. Sprinkled on sautéed vegetables.
Red wine salt
Boil red wine in a saucepan over medium-high heat until it is significantly reduced. Add sea salt and stir until combined. Lay the mixture out on a baking tray and leave to dry overnight.
Sichuan salt
Lightly toast 100g Sichuan peppercorns, then add to a food processor with 100g sea salt. Pulse until the peppercorns are broken down and incorporated with the salt. This is a great seasoning for Asian dishes.
Bacon salt
Place 100g bacon on a baking tray and play in a 190°C oven (170°C fan forced) for 20 minutes. Allow to cool. Break up and place in a food processor with 100g salt. Pulse a few times until combined.
Vanilla salt
Split 1-2 large vanilla beans and scrape out the seeds. Add the seeds to a food processor with 100g sea salt, then pulse a few times until combined. It makes a great additional to caramels and choc-chip cookies.
Curry salt
Take one tsp of curry powder and one tsp of garam masala and add to a food processor with 100g sea salt. Pulse until combined for a delicious addition to chicken, pork and veggies.
Mushroom salt
Add approximately 50g dried porcini or shiitake mushrooms to a food processor with 100g sea salt. Blitz until the mushroom pieces are the same size as the salt. Try it on meat dishes or avocado toast.
