Have you been noticing a weird trend? No, not steampunk 
Rather, salt! First I saw hints of it at Met Market, and refused to pay the $10. Then we went to the cutest little apothecary on the Hill, Sugarpill and saw teeny tiny samples for $5. AND THEN, we were just strolling past the apple cider people at Ballard Farmer’s Market and happened upon their totally yummy salts for $5. From applewood to fennel, their small jars were slightly bigger then Sugarpill’s, so we thought we scored big.
Photo courtesy of SoraZG.
But $5 for a tiny jar of anything better be magic and it should be something I can’t (re: won’t) make on my own – like sushi or beer. Well, the salt won in the magic department, but I’m convinced I can do it just as tasty all on my own. I mean, it’s friggin’ infused salt. This can’t be hard, right? Right!
Surprisingly, this trend hasn’t hit the foodie masses yet. I found a few sites mentioning this salt trend, but not nearly as many as say something way harder to make like the no-knead bread phenomenon (which from what I heard doesn’t come out quite right – just knead the damn thing you guys).
So without further ado, here’s your list of recipes I’d like to try. And that obviously means you have to try them too (and let me know if they work before I really, truly try them .
-Matcha salt, Citrus salt and Szechuan Peppercorn salt? Ummm yes please and thank you very much.
-Then there’s Tangerine salt, Lavender salt, Smoked Paprika salt and hold on to your seats folks, Kaffir Lime salt.
-And of course, if anyone knows how to do the shit herself it’s Martha effin’ Stewart. Here, she has a recipe for the one salt we probably all initially thought to do on our own: Rosemary salt.
-I don’t know about you, but I have thyme growing out of my ass in the garden. Now I just need some lemons and we’ll call this salt done and done.
-And then I found Purple Foodie’s blog which basically tells you to make flavored salt out of everything under the sun. Everything, that is, except that very lovely applewood salt I purchased at the farmer’s market.
-BUT! Hope wasn’t lost. I found an applewood infused salt recipe that might take some time, but really if you’ve read this far it’s probably worth the 60 minutes.
We’d love to hear about your DIY foodie adventures. Have a cider you’ve made or a broth recipe you love? Send it to Yay Today and let us know!
