Last Updated June 10th, 2021 at 12:30 pm by Lisa
Flavored Finishing Sea Salt Recipes; Sriracha, Pinto Noir, Mustard, Celery, and House Seasoning. This Savvy Kitchen Tip includes step by step instructions, recipes, and ideas on how to use your finishing salts!
You'll Love To Make Flavored Finishing Salts!
These pretty little jars of homemade finishing salts are a fun project.
- Try these flavors, or create new ones you're inspired make.
- Be sure to make a few extra jars to share with friends and family to enjoy in their kitchens.
- Salt improves the flavor of any dish, and is a secret of all pro chefs.
- Makes a great (inexpensive) gourmet food gift for the hostess or for holidays!
What Are Finishing Salts?
Finishing salts are coarse and bring out the flavors of the food after preparing or cooking the dish. Usually, you salt before or during cooking. Finishing salt like these flavored ones are sprinkled on the dish AFTER cooking and really add zip and zing to your cooking!
How Can I Use These Finishing Salt Recipes?
For each salt recipe below, take a look at dishes to enjoy with them and try to experiment with the combinations you create at home.
I am currently in love with the sriracha salt, just amazing on avocado toast in the morning!
How To Make Sriracha Salt:
Recipe: In a small bowl, mix ⅓ cup Sriracha sauce + ½ cup kosher sea salt.
Instructions: Spread on a dinner plate and microwave 1 minute at a time. Stir every 60 seconds with a fork, for 5 minutes total.
Sriracha salt will be slightly damp and will continue to dry as it cooks. Let it cool and dry for several hours on the counter overnight. Store in small spice jars, or mason jar.
What Is Sriracha Salt Used With?
Enjoy With: avocado toast, guacamole, roasted vegetables, french fries, grilled fish, or try fruit: mango, pineapple, watermelon.
How To Make Mustard Salt:
Recipe: In a small bowl, mix ⅓ cup Dijon Mustard + ½ cup kosher sea salt.
Instructions: Spread on a dinner plate and microwave 1 minute at a time. Stir every 60 seconds with a fork, for 5 minutes total.
Mustard Salt will be slightly damp and will continue to dry as it cooks. Let it cool for several hours on the counter overnight. Store in small spice jars, or mason jar.
What Is Mustard Salt Used With?
Enjoy With: fish, roast beef, salad, grilled pork, homemade pretzels.
How To Make Pinot Noir Salt:
Recipe: In a small bowl, mix 7 tablespoons pinot noir + 1 cup kosher sea salt.
Instructions: Spread on a dinner plate and microwave 1 minute at a time. Stir every 60 seconds with a fork, for 5 minutes total.
Pinot Noir Salt will be slightly damp and will continue to dry as it cooks. Also, let pinot noir salt air dry 2 more days on the counter. Store in small spice jars, or mason jar.
What Is Pinot Noir Salt Used With?
Enjoy With: braised beef, grilled steak, sprinkle on cheeses, pork loin, or pasta with marinara.
How To Make Celery Salt:
Recipe: In a small bowl mix ½ cup celery leaves very finely chopped + 1 teaspoon celery seeds + ½ cup kosher sea salt.
Instructions: Spread on a dinner plate and microwave 1 minute at a time. Stir every 60 seconds with a fork, for 5 minutes total.
The color of the celery will fade over time.
What Is Celery Salt Used With?
Enjoy With: Salads, corn on the cob, the rim of a Bloody Mary glass, cole slaw, tuna salad.
How To Make House Seasoning:
Recipe: In a small bowl mix 2 cups kosher sea salt + ½ cup fresh cracked pepper (grind peppercorns in a coffee grinder) + ½ cup garlic powder.
Instructions: Mix, no drying necessary.
What Is House Seasoning Used With?
Enjoy With: All around seasoning ready to use on chicken before roasting, put on fish and grill, great on pork roasts, season BBQ ribs before grilling or smoking, season hamburger patties before grilling.
More Recipe Seasoning Recipes:
Please share and comment with your finishing salts ideas and dishes, we all want to hear what you create and how you love to use them!
All The Best Dishes,
Lisa
XO
4 Flavored Salts and House Seasoning Mix
Ingredients
Sriracha Salt
- ⅓ cup sriracha sauce
- ½ cup kosher sea salt
Mustard Salt
- ⅓ cup Dijon Mustard
- ½ cup kosher sea salt
Pinot Noir Salt
- 7 tablespoons pinot noir
- 1 cup kosher sea salt
Celery Salt
- ½ cup celery leaves very finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon celery seeds
- ½ cup kosher sea salt
House Seasoning
- 2 cups kosher sea salt
- ½ cup cracked pepper grind peppercorns in a coffee grinder
- ½ cup garlic powder
Instructions
Sriracha Salt
- Recipe: In a small bowl, mix ⅓ cup Sriracha sauce + ½ cup kosher sea salt.
- Spread sriracha salt mixture on a microwave-safe dinner plate, a paper plate works best, and spread evenly. Microwave 1 minute at a time, stirring every 60 seconds with a fork, for 5 minutes total. The salt mixture will continue to dry as it cooks. Stir and fluff with a fork. Let cool and dry for several hours on counter or overnight.
- Enjoy Sriracha Salt With: avocado toast, guacamole, roasted vegetables, french fries, grilled fish, or try fruit: mango, pineapple, watermelon.
Mustard Salt
- Recipe: In a small bowl, mix ⅓ cup Dijon Mustard + ½ cup kosher sea salt.
- Spread on a dinner plate and microwave 1 minute at a time. Stir every 60 seconds with a fork, for 5 minutes total.Mustard Salt will be slightly damp and will continue to dry as it cooks. Let it cool for several hours on the counter overnight. Store in small spice jars, or mason jar.
- Enjoy Mustard Salt With: fish, roast beef, salad, grilled pork, homemade pretzels.
Pinot Noir Salt
- Recipe: In a small bowl, mix 7 tablespoons pinot noir + 1 cup kosher sea salt.
- Spread on a dinner plate and microwave 1 minute at a time. Stir every 60 seconds with a fork, for 5 minutes total.Pinot Noir Salt will be slightly damp and will continue to dry as it cooks. Also, let pinot noir salt air dry 2 more days on the counter. Store in small spice jars, or mason jar.
- Enjoy Pinot Noir Salt With: braised beef, grilled steak, sprinkle on cheeses, pork loin, or pasta with marinara.
Celery Salt
- Recipe: In a small bowl mix ½ cup celery leaves very finely chopped + 1 teaspoon celery seeds + ½ cup kosher sea salt.
- In a small bowl mix ½ cup celery leaves very finely chopped + 1 teaspoon celery seeds + ½ cup kosher sea salt.Spread on a dinner plate and microwave 1 minute at a time. Stir every 60 seconds with a fork, for 5 minutes total.
- Enjoy Celery Salt With: Salads, corn on the cob, the rim of a Bloody Mary glass, cole slaw, tuna salad.
House Seasoning
- Recipe: In a small bowl mix 2 cups kosher sea salt + ½ cup fresh cracked pepper (grind peppercorns in a coffee grinder) + ½ cup garlic powder. Store in an airtight container.
- Enjoy House Seasoning With: All around seasoning ready to use on chicken before roasting, put on fish and grill, great on pork roasts, season BBQ ribs before grilling or smoking, season hamburger patties before grilling.
Ok, you have just made my day. I was just talking to my husband about wanting to make more things from scratch. This is awesome.
Harold Burton
Where did you get the adorable tiny spoons from?!!
Hello Isabel! I got those at Cost Plus World Market a couple years ago...hope you can still find them..are you making the Flavored Salt? It so enjoy, it is fun to make, and fun to give!
Can you use the oven to dry in lieu of the microwave?
I have not tested this out, if you try it please let us know how it turned out!
would it be possible to make a citrus salt and how would you do it?
Hi Michelle, citris salt is easy to make, although I don't have a recipe on my site for it yet...take a peek at my friend Erin's over at Platings and Pairings...have fun making it (and it would be a nice gift too). Here is her recipe...https://www.platingsandpairings.com/easy-citrus-salts-2-2/
How long will these last after they are made?
Hi Erin, they will be fresh for up to 4-6 months, make sure they are very dry when you package them and store them in a cool dark place. I have used my sriracha salt well over a year now and it still works just like when I made it. The mustard salt changed color a bit but tastes great!
Where can we purchase the jars?
Marie, I found these at Cost Plus World Markets. I will add some links to Amazon in the post for some other similar little jars. It is a fun gift to give friends, they love it! Happy Cooking, Lisa.
I have made all but the Pinot salt and really enjoy how they upgrade the taste of everyday foods without much effort. Now that I have tried almost all of them I am going to make a batch of these up and give them as a gift set. Your photos above inspired that smart idea, so thank you for making my life easier!