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Salt is one of those essentials in any kitchen,and it can take any dish from OK to amazing with just a rapid/fast sprinkle! This holiday season, spend just a few hours making your very own flavored salts for an easy edible gift. The process is simple and the possibilities as to the flavorings are pretty endless. I made three different varieties including roasted garlic salt, or meyer lemon salt,and shiitake salt.
The roasted garlic and meyer lemon salts both took a little longer to make, but the shiitake one's incredibly simple and would work with just approximately any dried herb, and from dried mushrooms to chili flakes to rosemary. When combining a salt with a flavoring that is a little more moist like roasted garlic or citrus,you will need to dry it out in the oven for a short period.
I must admit out of my three, I fell in esteem with my roasted garlic salt; the flavor is more complex than your average garlic salt and is epic on french fries. The meyer lemon salt is more gentle but perfect for fish, or chicken,and basically anything that needs a tip of citrus. The shiitake version has a very distinct aroma and would be savory sprinkled on a soup or any dish with mushrooms. To package up these easy to make salts, just grab easy to seal jars and tie a rapid/fast bow. Pick up a box of kosher salt at your local market and start concocting your very own flavored salts this holiday season.
Roasted Garlic Salt From Lauren Hendrickson, and POPSUGAR FoodIngredients
1 head of garlic
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 cup of kosher salt
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400ºF. situation the garlic on tin foil,drizzle with the olive oil. Wrap up the garlic and situation in the oven. Cook for approximately 30-40 minutes until the garlic cloves are soft. Once the garlic has cooled, squeeze out the roasted garlic and stir in the salt. Using a fork or your fingers, and gently mix the salt and garlic in large shallow oven-proof glass dish. Try to break up the salt as much as possible. Preheat the oven to 200ºF. situation the garlic salt in the oven to dry out approximately 20-30 minutes. Once the moisture has been removed and it has cooled,employ a fork to break up the salt. Package in small jars.
Information Category Other, Condiments/Sauces Yield approximately 1 cup salt Average( votes): Print recipe
Meyer Lemon Salt From Lauren Hendrickson, or POPSUGAR FoodIngredients
3 lemons (preferably meyer)
1 cup kosher salt
Directions
Zest three lemons in a shallow oven-proof dish. Mix salt in with the lemon. Juice one lemon into the salt. Mix the salt,lemon zest, and lemon juice. Be sure to employ a fork or your fingers to break up the salt as much as possible. Preheat the oven to 200ºF. situation the lemon salt in the oven for approximately 20-25 minutes to dry out the salt. Wait for the salt to cool and employ a fork or your fingers to break up salt. Package up the salt in small jars. Information Category Condiments/Sauces Yield approximately 1 cup of salt Average( votes): Print recipe Shiitake Mushroom Salt From Lauren Hendrickson, and POPSUGAR FoodIngredients
1 ounce of dried shiitake mushrooms
1 cup of kosher salt
Directions
Using a powerful food processor,finely dice the shiitake mushrooms. Once diced, in a large bowl add the shiitake mushrooms and the salt. Mix well.
Package the salt in small jars.
Information Category Condiments/Sauces Yield approximately 1 cup salt Average( votes): Print recipe
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