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Salt with Garlic and Herbs

Bill Harris・11 Comments

Tuscan Salt

If you walk down the spice aisle at your local grocery store, you’ll see an endless row of spice blends for every possible use. There’s a blend for hamburgers, steaks, or chicken; blends with salt and without salt; blends for salads; blends for southwest cooking; and on and on and on…I’m sure I have 7 or 8 versions in my pantry.  If you review the ingredient list for each blend, there’s usually a good bit of repetition. Most of the blends contain salt, pepper, garlic, and onion.

A while back, Sally Schneider was a guest on The Splendid Table, NPR’s culinary, culture, and lifestyle program. She made a seasoned salt mixture which contained fresh herbs. I loved the concept of making my own spice blend and I decided to make a batch.

Tuscan Salt

You can make this seasoned salt blend with any herbs that you like. As I thought about the herbs that I use most regularly, I opted for making my blend with rosemary, thyme, sage and parsley. Garlic and lemon zest rounded out the blend. Great with almost everything, this wonderful spice blend enhances the flavor of steaks, hamburgers, chicken, pork, vegetables, and eggs.

Tuscan Salt

This blend takes minutes to make and only a couple of days to dry. Give it a try and kick up the flavor on all your dishes.

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Salt with Garlic and Herbs

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 1 1/2 cups herb salt

Salt with Garlic and Herbs

Ingredients

5 cloves garlic,

1 cup kosher salt

zest of 2 lemons

2 cups mixed herbs (rosemary, thyme, sage, and parsley)

Instructions

1. Transfer garlic and 1/2 cup of the salt to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until garlic is finely chopped.

2. Add herbs and lemon zest and process until the consistency of coarse sand.

3. Combine blended herbs with remaining 1/2 cup of salt and spread on a baking sheet. Leave baking sheet uncovered on the counter top and dry for 2 days. Store in an airtight container and use as needed.

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Bill Harris
I grew up in small town Mississippi eating traditional southern fare.A lifelong foodie, I started cooking and experimenting with food at a very young age. I started Southern Boy Dishes as a creative outlet and a way to share my love of food.
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Comments

  1. Dawn says

    August 2, 2020 at 2:34 pm

    I have been making the Splendid Table’s Tuscan blend for years but I love chopping all the herbs by hand….. it’s very therapeutic

    Reply
  2. mjskit says

    April 15, 2014 at 3:04 am

    What an awesome salt blend!! Blends like this making cooking so easy and these ingredients are ones that I casually throw into a variety of dishes. I need to make this. Thanks Bill for sharing this!

    Reply
  3. pizzarossa says

    April 9, 2014 at 5:17 pm

    I love it! Thanks so much for sharing this simple but fundamental tip!

    Reply
  4. John@Kitchen Riffs says

    April 9, 2014 at 3:53 pm

    Great post! So simple and so good — I’m so going to be trying this! Thanks.

    Reply
  5. Kathi @ Laughingspatula.com says

    April 9, 2014 at 3:43 pm

    Oh yeah! So going to make this! Beautiful idea and glorious pictures (like usual :).
    Kathi

    Reply
  6. Georgia | The Comfort of Cooking says

    April 9, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    What a fabulous idea for a fresh homemade seasoning salt to have on hand! This would be great for grilling, and even for gifts. Love it, Bill!

    Reply
    • waharris1957 says

      April 9, 2014 at 7:39 pm

      Thank you, Georgia!

      Reply
  7. John Horn says

    April 9, 2014 at 1:48 pm

    Tried the Brunswick stew recipe last night, wow! It was the best we have ever tasted. We like that the tremendous flavor comes primarily from the combination of ingredients and not a lot of spices or salt. Note to self: SB recipes take the best of food from the South and make it healthier.

    Reply
    • waharris1957 says

      April 9, 2014 at 7:28 pm

      Wow! Thanks for the compliments, John. I really appreciate the feedback!

      Reply
  8. Adri says

    April 9, 2014 at 1:32 pm

    So simple and so delicious. Your photographs are really lovely too.

    Reply
  9. Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says

    April 8, 2014 at 11:04 pm

    How can something so simple be so amazing!

    Reply

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