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For those of you who have high blood pressure and need to restrict your salt intake, herb salt can be an alternative that you are looking for. Maybe you are pregnant and are worried about your overall salt intake, but whatever your reason is, herb salt is healthier and tastier than ordinary salt.
When you buy herbs for this mixture, please buy organically grown ones. You don't want to worry about pesticides and chemical residues on the leaves. If you wish to wash the herbs, do so in advance and leave them to dry completely. It is absolutely important that the herbs are dry before using them in this recipe because drops of water will only contribute to clumping of the salt.
Equipment:
mortar and pestle or a food processor
clean jar(s) to store the finished product
a large cookie sheet
A large bowl
The ingredient:
1 cup of mixed herbs:
Dill, rosemary, chives, tarragon, thyme,
oregano, basil
2 large cloves of garlic
1 cup sea salt (about 160 grams)
For those of you who have high blood pressure and need to restrict your salt intake, herb salt can be an alternative that you are looking for. Maybe you are pregnant and are worried about your overall salt intake, but whatever your reason is, herb salt is healthier and tastier than ordinary salt.
When you buy herbs for this mixture, please buy organically grown ones. You don't want to worry about pesticides and chemical residues on the leaves. If you wish to wash the herbs, do so in advance and leave them to dry completely. It is absolutely important that the herbs are dry before using them in this recipe because drops of water will only contribute to clumping of the salt.
Equipment:
mortar and pestle or a food processor
clean jar(s) to store the finished product
A large cookie sheets
The ingredient:
1 cup of mixed herbs:
Dill, rosemary, chives, tarragon, thyme,
oregano, basil
2 large peeled cloves of garlic
1 cup sea salt (about 160 grams)
Procedure:
1. Mix the herbs and sea salt in a large bowl. Stir it to try to make sure that the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
2. If you are using a mortar and pestle, spoon a manageable amount of the mixture into the mortar and pound with pestle. Repeat till all of the mixture is well pounded.
If you are using a food processor, place some of the mixture into the processor and blend. Repeat till all of the mixture is processed this way.
3. Next take the blended ingredients and spread on a cookie sheet. (In fact you can use two cookie sheets since this will help speed up the drying time)
4. Place the cookie sheet(s) into a 200 degrees Fahrenheit or 90 degrees Celsius oven for 40 to 50 minutes to dry the salt mixture. Make sure to stir frequently during drying and break up any lumps.
5. Cool the herb salts completely before storing them in clean jars.
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