Rosemary, thyme, Maldon sea salt. Ready to be dried and stored. Image: Su Leslie 2020
One of my brother in law’s exes first introduced me to homemade herb salt, and it seemed rather exotic at the time. In reality, it’s easy and fairly quick. The flavour combinations are, if not endless, then extensive. Rosemary and thyme appeals at the moment as both are abundant in my garden. And both are wonderfully aromatic.
I got a craving for thyme now😂
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It’s addictive!
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Mmm, I can smell it from here!
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I often make jars of different salts and sugars as hostess gifts.
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Sugars have to be my next project! What seasonings do you use?
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Lavender, vanilla, rosemary, cinnamon, lemon
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Those all sound lovely. I’ve had cinnamon sugar but will try the others. Thanks.
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For many years now, I have been adding herbs to the jar of my coarse kitchen salt, which I mix with the salt; i use it daily
Your image is wonderfully well taken
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Thank you. Now that I have herb salts, I find I use them more than I expected to.
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Su, what amazes and delights me here is that you use Maldon sea salt! It’s my all-time favourite and having here (in France) easy access to the ‘local sea salts’ I still hugely prefer (and buy when visiting UK) the Maldon. It is the very best…. It must be expensive in NZ though!
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I think it’s the best too, and not too expensive here. Definitely worth the money!
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What I don’t quite get, why not simply use your Maldon salt for what it is for and add your fresh herbs? That’s what I do – or are you a dedicated ‘I’m gonna do it all on my own’ person?
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The herb salts have a really subtle flavour and are incredibly convenient.
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I buy Cornish salt mixed with various things. Never occurred to me to make my own!
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It’s really easy, and you can adjust the amount/type of herbs. Or am I just really OCD?
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I currently have salt with 4 peppercorns, seaweed, chilli and garlic. I could easily replicate three of them. Not so sure about the seaweed. Although there is plenty on the beaches I don’t know if they are all edible.
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Crushed up sushi nori?
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Sounds Japanese. Seaweed? Haven’t seen that around.
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The sheets of dried seaweed that sushi is wrapped in. Supermarkets here sell it, but I can’t remember if we bought it in the UK as well.
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these sound wonderful
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Great picture, Su! I’d wish I could smell the herb.
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Great idea Su, I’ll have to try that.
Leslie xoxo
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It’s incredibly easy, and great on more foods than I’d imagined.
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It sounds like an excellent idea….
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I really think I can smell the rosemary. So good!!
janet
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And so easy to make!!
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Love this image, Su! I also love the smell of herbs. 🙂
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Thank you Amy 🙏
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I love to cook with fresh rosemary and thyme! Especially roasting root vegetables!
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Yum!!
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Wonderful shot! Never had herb salt but it sounds good!! What I do though is vanilla sugar. 😉
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Someone else mentioned vanilla sugar too. Is it possible to make a tiny amount; I’d love to try it but we don’t eat much sugar.
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Definitely! Just use a tiny jar and cut of about a quarter part of a vanilla. The peel will do to lend the sugar enough flavour.
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Thanks; I’ll try that 🙏
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What a great idea
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Thanks Amanda. Easy to make too!
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