DIY Seasoning Salt

By miss5elements

Want another way to add great flavor to dinner on the grill? By combining salt with herbs and spices and then rubbing the mixture on meat, fish, or vegetables before grilling, you build several layers of flavor while also helping to create a crispy seasoned crust. Here's a chart for making quick custom spice blends that will be fresher and more potent than most of the jarred versions available at the supermarket.

Some Real Simple suggestions:
Salt, fennel, mustard, oregano, & black pepper on pork chops
Salt, cumin, chili powder, sesame seeds, & smoked paprika on oiled vegetables
Salt, brown sugar, sweet paprika, garlic powder, & cayenne on steak

Ingredients

• 1 TABLESPOON
• kosher salt
• 1 TABLESPOON
• ground cumin
• ground coriander
• fennel seed
• brown sugar
• 1 TABLESPOON
• mustard powder
• sweet paprika
• mild chili powder
• 1 TEASPOON
• sesame seeds
• dried oregano
• dried thyme
• garlic powder
• 1 TEASPOON
• black pepper
• cayenne pepper
• smoked paprika
• red pepper flakes

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from realsimple.com

Preparation

Step 1

Combine 1 ingredient from each group in the amount listed.