How to Make Herbed Salt

Oh my goodness, I love making homemade herbed salt! It's a super easy way to preserve fresh herbs grown in the garden or purchased from the farmer's market. Once I learned how to make rosemary salt, I was hooked! 

Salt is a pantry staple we use in almost every dish, but the salt you typically find at the grocery store just isn't cut. Salt can do so much more than seasoning your food—it can add depth of flavor and bring out the natural sweetness of certain ingredients. This recipe for herbed salt will take your cooking to new heights and is simple enough for everyday use!

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• Why You'll Love This Easy Recipe
• Ingredients
• How to Make Herbed Salt
• Great Ways to Use the Herbal Salts
• Herbs That Work for Finishing Salt
• Storing Herbed Salt
• FAQs
• 📖 Recipe
• 💬 Comments

Why You'll Love This Easy Recipe

Making your own herb salt blend is beyond easy, and it's fun to experiment with different herbs and spices. This herbed salt recipe is versatile and delicious. You can use this in many ways (like on popcorn!).

If you like making herb salts, you'll love making jalapeno salt, lemon salts, garlic salt, and other salt blends and homemade seasoning recipes. 

Ingredients

Herbs: This recipe uses fresh herbs; you can also use dried herbs instead of fresh; just use half as much since they're more robust and more potent than dried herbs. Using fresh herbs allows you to use up herbs from your garden harvest and get the most flavor. 

Salt: I like to use more coarse salt like sea salt or kosher salt, but you can use whatever salt you want for these recipes—

How to Make Herbed Salt

Prepare your fresh herbs

Remove the leaves from any stems and discard any brown or discolored leaves. Cut fresh herbs into small pieces and place them in a food processor. Grind them until they resemble the consistency of sea salt. Pour into a separate bowl mixing bowl. 

Blend the herb salt mixture

Add salt to the chopped herbs and mix with a whisk or spoon until the ingredients are evenly distributed.

If desired, add additional spices, such as paprika or garlic powder, for an extra kick! 

Dry the salt mixture

Lastly, it's time to dry the salt mixture.

On a sheet tray or cookie sheet, spread your finishing salt and dry at room temperature or in a dehydrator on the lowest setting until the salt blend is dry.

Great Ways to Use the Herbal Salts

Herbal salts are versatile, and you can use them in various ways. Use them to add flavor to your next meal:

• Sprinkle on roasted vegetables and fish
• Use on top of bread, pizza dough, and focaccia bread. Perfect for bruschetta!
• Add some extra flavor when making scrambled eggs or omelets
• Stir some into soups just before serving for a savory kick. It's also great added to broths too!

Herbs That Work for Finishing Salt

Some herbs are better known for their use in salads or as a seasoning in soups and stews. However, they can also be added to finishing salts to give them distinct flavors. The following herbs work well:

• Basil: A popular choice for finishing salt, basil adds an herbaceous note to any dish. It works well with woodsy or citrusy flavors such as rosemary or sage; try it with our Garlic-Herb Sea Salt!
• Sage: sage has a strong flavor that works well with meat dishes such as pork chops and chicken breasts. Add some sage salt (surprisingly good!) before you bake your next cornbread!
• Thyme: This popular herb is often used alongside garlic when cooking meat. It's also a good match for potatoes and other root vegetables! Try adding some thyme salt to mashed potatoes tonight—you won't regret it!
• Rosemary: Rosemary has an intense piney aroma, which makes it a good choice for adding flavor to your salt shaker. Use it as a garnish on roasted meats and fish dishes or mixed into ground beef before cooking.
• Cilantro: Cilantro can be used fresh or dry and adds a distinctive flavor to any dish where it is added. It works best with Mexican-style dishes like guacamole (avocado). You can also mix cilantro into corn tortillas before cooking them, so they have some green color when cooked!
• Oregano: Oregano has a more subtle flavor than others listed here but adds great flavor nonetheless!
• Dill: This herb has a strong flavor similar to fennel seed (which makes sense because they're related). It's perfect for seafood dishes because it tastes good with almost any fish!
• Chives: Chives have a milder flavor than basil and go well with a wide variety of salts. They're good on finishing salt but are especially nice on Hawaiian black lava salt or smoked sea salt.

Storing Herbed Salt

• Make the mix ahead of time. You can make a big batch if you use it often, but it's best to make it in small batches. A small 8 oz glass jar will do--since a little goes a long way. Herb salt will be at its best for 6 months in an airtight container.  

FAQs

Can you make herb salt with dried herbs?

Yes, you can make homemade herb salt with dried ones; just use half as much since they're stronger and more potent than dried herbs.

How Long Does Infused Salt Last?

The shelf life of infused salt depends on how long you let the herbs soak in your salt mixture before using it.

How do you store herb salt?

The best way to store herbal salt is in an airtight container. This will help keep it fresher and for much longer.