This essential homemade seasoned salt is similar to Penzey's Seasoned Salt. A touch of turmeric and paprika give a lovely color to whatever you sprinkle it on. Perfect for seasoning frozen potatoes (fries, tater tots, or wedges) before baking, sprinkling on these fantastic chicken tenderloins, or making your next batch of popcorn extra tasty.
PREP TIME 5 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME 5 minutesminutes
YIELD 0.5cup
Ingredients
1tbspsugar
1 1/2tspgarlic salt
1 1/2tsponion powder
1tsppaprika
1/2tsprosemary
1/2tspthyme
1/2tspcelery seed
1/2tspturmeric
1/4tspcayenne pepper
1/4cupsaltregular table salt
1tspcornstarchoptional, see Notes below
Instructions
Add the sugar, garlic salt, onion powder, paprika, rosemary, thyme, celery seed, turmeric, and cayenne pepper to a small mixing bowl and mix together with a fork.
Add the table salt and cornstarch if using. Mix them into the seasonings with a fork.
Store in an airtight container like an empty spice jar, mason jar, or plastic baggie. The blend will be good for several months if stored in a cool, dark place.
Recipe Notes
How to Prevent Caking:
If you add the optional 1 tsp cornstarch to the mix, it will help prevent the spices from clumping together as it stores in your pantry.Alternatively, you could simply use a fork to break up the clump before shaking/measuring it when you want to use it if you prefer to leave the cornstarch out.
For a Smoother Salt:
If you don't want larger clumps of rosemary and thyme to potentially clog the holes of a spice jar shaker lid, you may want to take one more step to make this a smoother salt blend.Before mixing all the spices together, add just the rosemary and thyme to a small plastic ziptop baggie and seal the bag closed. Crush the herbs by pounding them with a cooking mallet or small kitchen hammer. Alternatively, you could run the entire spice blend through a spice grinder if you have one.