Vanilla Sea Salt

By Late2Serenity

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 ounces sea salt
• 2 fresh vanilla beans

Preparation

Step 1

1) Place the salt in a large, wide mouth container leaving at least 1" of head room.

2) Use a sharp pair of scissors to cut the two vanilla beans into small pieces, about 2" each. Bury the vanilla pieces in the salt, completely covering them.

3) Set the jar in the cupboard for 2 to 4 weeks, shaking the jar every few days to redistribute the bean pieces.

4) The salt is ready to use when it smells fragrant. Keep the beans right in the salt; there's no need to remove them. Tightly covered, the salt will keep indefinitely. Sprinkle it atop fresh fruit, berries, chocolate, caramel, even ice cream.

Yield: 1 cup flavored salt.