Flavored salt

[LadyCook61]

Anyone make their own flavored salt ? One of my favorite is citrus peel , can be orange peel or lemon peel or both .

 

[luvs]

is your citrus dried or fresh...

i own citrus seasalt. may open & try with fish. graet to flavor your own, saves $7.

 

[deelady]

Well Luvs if you can wait a little you will be receiving a rosemary lemon salt from the spice swap!!

 

[luvs]

i'll wait!!!

 

[Russellkhan]

But inquiring minds still want to know: Do you use dried citrus peels, or fresh? Also, is it important to scrape off the pith before adding it to the salt?

 

[GB]

You can use fresh zest.

 

[deelady]

I zested my lemons (no pith) then dried it in a warm oven before adding to the salt. Kept the mixture dry so it wouldnt cake.

 

[Some Like it Hot]

Are we talking about regular salt or sea salt or kosher salt or what? This has me curious as I have never thought about doing this before. I can see where something like this would be great on salads, well, just about anything. I'm thinking a jalapeno salt of some sort... heh heh heh!

 

[LadyCook61]

Are we talking about regular salt or sea salt or kosher salt or what? This has me curious as I have never thought about doing this before. I can see where something like this would be great on salads, well, just about anything. I'm thinking a jalapeno salt of some sort... heh heh heh!

I use sea salt , because it is wet and can absorb the flavors better. I also use dry spices and herbs, the wetness of the salt rehydrates the herb and then it all dries together when I leave it in a flat tray.

 

[GB]

I saw Martha Stewart take kosher salt and fresh zest and put it all in a pood processor. She ran it through to combine evenly and then stored in airtight jars.

 

[LadyCook61]

I saw Martha Stewart take kosher salt and fresh zest and put it all in a pood processor. She ran it through to combine evenly and then stored in airtight jars.

I will have to try it with kosher salt and try the FP method.

 

[dave the baker]

I don't know about flavored salts, but how about colored salt, so you can see it on light foods???????????????

 

[GB]

The flavored salts, at least the ones I am talking about, are the color of the zest you use. I have never used them myself though so I am not sure if they are just colored in the jar, but not on the food.

 

[LEFSElover]

I need to get around this board more, very interesting....