Adding Flavors to Salt is a Perfect Marriage!
I am in love with salt! In fact, I’d go as far as saying that it is the one ingredient I could not live without in my kitchen.
Lately, I have been playing with different infused sea salt recipes and it has been fun to experiment and to change the flavor of a certain dish all together just by changing up the salts profile a bit.
Want to know the cool part? It is super easy to make all kinds of different salt combinations and I am going to share them with you today! Are you ready for this? Let do this!
Get a Good Microplane Zester…
When making something like a infused lime salt recipe, it is important to have a quality zester. The good news is that you can get a great zesterfor right around$10!
Try to buy a Microplane zester. They are sharper and so much easier to clean! And you will have beautiful zest in no time!
Look how fine this zest is…beautiful right?
Flaky Salt & Mortars!
It is important to use the right salt when making infused salt recipes. But salt is salt, right?
Nope, not so! For this recipe, you are wanting a flaky sea salt like this one. Flaky sea salt allows you to grind the lime into the salt easier.
The only other thing you need is aMortar and Pestle. This infuses the sea salt with the lime or other flavors that you might be using.
If you do not have a mortar, you can simply work the flavor into the salt with a wooden spoon, but I find that I get the best results by using a mortar and pestle.
Basic Infused Salt Recipe:
A general rule of thumb is for every 1/4 cup of sea salt use 1-2 tsp of flavorings (depending on your liking).
I promise you are going to love this lime salt recipe that I am sharing today! I typically like to use 1/2 cup of salt to one lime (or about 1 tbsp of zest per 1/2 cup of salt), but everyone’s tastes are different.
Experiment with the amount of flavoring you desire. Don’t be afraid to add in a bit more!
My favorite Infused Sea Salt Combinations
I encourage you to use your imagination. How about these options:
- lemon salt – 1/4 cup sea salt, 2 tsp lemon zest
- cilantro-lime salt – 1/4 cup sea salt, 1 tsp lime zest, 2 tsp fresh cilantro
- chili-lime salt – 1/4 cup sea salt, 2 tsp lime zest, 1/4 tsp red chili flakes
- chipotle-lime salt – 1/4 cup sea salt, 2 tsp lime zest, 1/4 tsp chipotle powder
- rosemary-garlic salt – 1/4 cup sea salt, 1 clove minced garlic, 2 tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary
- thyme infused salt – 1/4 cup sea salt, 2 tsp fresh thyme chopped finely
- sage salt – 1/4 cup sea salt, 2 tsp fresh sage leaves chopped finely
- vanilla-cinnamon salt – 1/4 cup sea salt, 1 vanilla bean scraped out, 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
Mix ingredients really well into the salt. Don’t be shy, work the ingredients into the salt (awooden spoon or mortar and pestle should be used).
Bake or dehydrateyour infused sea salt recipes for 80 minutes at 220F. You don’t want your salt to brown, you just want to dry out the herbs and allow the flavors to work together for a bit.
Allow to cool completely and store in a cool dry place. Use within a years time.
My Favorite Infused Lime Salt Recipe
So here it is…my favorite lime infused sea salt!
Enjoy and come back and tell me what combinations you like to make when making your own infused salts!
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How To Make An Infused Lime Salt Recipe
- Author: Halle Cottis
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 80 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Yield: 1/2 cup 1x
Instructions
- Preheat oven or dehydrator to 220F.
- Zest one lime.
- Place 1/2 cup flaky sea salt into a mortar and add in the zest.
- With a pestle, grind the lime zest into the salt. Don’t be shy, really work the zest into the salt.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and pour the salt onto the baking sheet.
- Cook for 80 minutes. The lime zest should crumble in your fingers when rubbed in between them.
- Allow to fully cool and store in a container in a cool dry place.
- Use with a years time.
FAQs
Skewer the bay leaves and garlic on a toothpick. Mix the salt and herbs well in a glass jar with a lid; embed the skewer in the salt. Let the mixture sit at room temperature for a week, shaking the jar well every day. After a week, discard the garlic-bay skewer.
What are the benefits of lime and sea salt? ›
Lime improves acidity levels in the stomach and stimulates the release of bile. Sea salt provides the chloride your body needs to produce stomach acid. The complementary combination of lime water and salt help your body digest food, absorb nutrients, and contribute to natural weight loss.
What is lime salt made of? ›
Citrus Lemon-Lime Salt. Make your own citrus salt at home with a mixture of sea salt and both lemon and lime zest, using either dried zest or fresh zest that can be dried in a dehydrator or oven.
How to make homemade sea salt? ›
To make your own sea salt, all you have to do is collect your salt water and strain it through cheese cloth or a fine sieve (or both). Boil the water to your hearts content. Technically, you could make sea salt by pouring the water into shallow pans and leaving them outside for the sun to evaporate all the water.
How long does infused salt last? ›
Like infused sugar, it can take up to a week to fully infuse your salt, but it keeps well for up to 3 months. The instructions are pretty much similar, too. To make these punchy infused salt, just start with kosher salt and a clean, completely dry airtight jar.
What is the process of making sea salt? ›
How is Sea Salt Made? Let's keep this simple – sea salt is made by seawater from the ocean entering into shallow ground or a 'salt works' (man-made salt water pools) where by time the sun will begin to evaporate the water, leaving behind sea salt crystals – this is called solar evaporation.
What happens when you mix lime and salt? ›
When salt and lime juice are added to water, the salt dissociates into sodium and chloride ions, while the citric acid in lime juice dissociates into hydrogen and citrate ions. This results in the formation of hydrated sodium and chloride ions, hydronium ions, and citrate ions in the water.
Does lime and salt burn belly fat? ›
Remedies like lime salt don't help weight loss. Lime water could help flush out your system and act as a detox which definitely will help better digestion and metabolism. This will aid in your efforts to lose weight but not burn fat on its own. You have to eat the right foods at the right time.
Why do people use lime and salt when drinking? ›
These days, salt and lime are added to enhance the flavor of the drink. Back in those days, it was very much used to mask the flavor and make tequila palatable. Tequila was not always the delicious spirit you know and love and today.
What is the formula of lime salt? ›
Calcium hydroxide (traditionally called slaked lime) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ca(OH)2. It is a colorless crystal or white powder and is produced when quicklime (calcium oxide) is mixed with water. Approximately 125M tons/y are produced worldwide.
Remove the seeds or pits. Pack a layer into a big clean container (for me, that's a half-gallon glass jar sterilized in the dishwasher). Cover with salt (either kosher salt or sea salt, just avoid table salt). Then add another layer and repeat until you're out of either fruit or space in the jar.
Does lime salt have sugar? ›
Nutrition Facts
1/4 teaspoon: 0 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 480mg sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
Is it safe to make my own sea salt? ›
Preserve your travel memories with a homemade sea salt souvenir. Making salt is easy enough, and if done properly, it's safe. The single most critical aspect of making salt is to use the most pristine water available, avoiding areas of runoff.
What are the ingredients in sea salt? ›
Although the principal component is sodium chloride, the remaining portion can range from less than 0.2 to 10% of other salts. These are mostly calcium, potassium, and magnesium salts of chloride and sulfate with substantially lesser amounts of many trace elements found in natural seawater.
How is Hawaiian sea salt made? ›
In Hawai'i, sea salt can be collected from rocky shoreline pools, were it occurs as a result of natural solar evaporation. Native Hawaiians also harvested sea salt on a larger scale through the use of man-made shallow clay ponds.
How do you infuse salt with liquid? ›
LIQUID FLAVORINGS: Mix 1/2 cup kosher salt and flavoring in small bowl, then spread on large plate and microwave, stirring every 60 seconds, until only slightly damp (salt mixture will continue to dry as it cools).
How long to soak in sea salt? ›
Aim for a water temperature of two degrees warmer than your body temperature to experience the healing benefits of the sea salt bath. Soak in the tub for 15 to 20 minutes or your desired time. When you finish your bath, dry off and apply a moisturizer to your skin.
How do you make edible salt from seawater? ›
How to make salt from seawater
- Boil it. Strain seawater through a fine sieve or muslin to get rid of any debris, then boil it until 90 per cent of the water evaporates, stirring occasionally.
- Dry it. ...
- Store it.
You can use sea salt in place of regular salt in most dishes. However, you should always use finely ground sea salt if you are replacing table salt in a baking recipe. Given that table salt is finely ground, it packs more sodium per teaspoon than sea salt, which is usually course.
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