I love cumin! It is my favorite savory spice and probably the most used spice in Indian cuisine. I love it in tomato soup, on roasted vegetables and of course in my curries.
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Last week, the Splendid Table podcast featured Sally Schneider who made an herb salt with garlic and rosemary. Schneider talked about how salt is a great carrier for infusing flavors into food and I had to try it. Of course, I decided to make a spice salt with the flavors I love most – cumin and lemon with a touch of black pepper.
Since I made this a few days ago, I’ve been using it on literally everything from the green beans I roasted for dinner last night to the protein and vegetable smoothies Steve makes after a workout. It’s delicious!
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Cumin and Lemon Salt
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp cumin freshly roasted and coarsely ground
- 1 tbsp lemon zest I used a microplane
- 1 tsp black peppercorns ground
- 2 tbsp sea salt
Instructions
- Roast cumin seeds on a dry pan until fragrant.
- Coarsely grind the cumin seeds and black peppercorns in a mortar and pestle or spice grinder.
- Mix all the ingredients together and lay out on a sheet pan to dry for about a day or so.