This homemade mushroom salt recipe features a blend of wild mushrooms, aromatic rosemary, and smoked sea salt. This unique combination elevates dishes by infusing them with a rich, savory complexity and depth of flavor. Give it a try today!
Why You'll Love This Recipe
Simple Ingredients: With only 3 ingredients, this salt is a great way to use wild mushrooms. You only need a small amount of mushrooms to make this seasoning that you can use on lots of dishes instead of just 1 recipe!
Flavorful: This mushroom salt is packed with umami flavor and is a great addition to your favorite savory foods. It has a unique flavor but the smoked salt and rosemary don't overpower the flavor of the mushrooms. For more flavorful seasonings, try homemade jerk seasoning, homemade BBQ seasoning, or homemade taco seasoning.
Versatile: Mushroom salt is a versatile seasoning blend that makes a great addition to many dishes. You can use it to season steaks, soups, vegetables, and more!
Ingredients
- Wild Mushrooms: This recipe uses a blend of wild dried mushrooms. You can use any kind of mushrooms (dried, of course) you have available. You can also use fresh mushrooms and dehydrate them. Porcini mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, morels, and even shiitakes will work!
- Dried Rosemary: Dried rosemary adds another layer of earthy and aromatic flavor to this salt. You can use other dried herbs (like thyme leaves or sage) or omit the herbs if you'd like.
- Smoked Sea Salt: Smoked sea salt is the secret ingredient that adds a distinct smoky flavor to this recipe. I like to use smoked Maldon salt. You can use other gourmet salts, plain sea salt flakes, or kosher salt as well.
Equipment
- Mini Food Processor: I like to use a mini food processor to make this mushroom salt. You can also use a spice grinder, coffee grinder, or blender.
How To Make Mushroom Salt
This recipe comes together in under 5 minutes! Read below for how to make it.
Step 1: Place mushrooms and rosemary in a mini food processor, spice grinder, or blender.
Step 2: Blend until the mixture becomes a fine powder. A few small pieces are ok.
Step 3: Add smoked sea salt flakes to the mushroom powder.
Step 4: Pulse until the desired consistency is achieved. If you want bigger pieces of salt, you only need to pulse it a few times.
Step 5: Store in an airtight container or jar in a cool place out of direct sunlight for up to 6 months for maximum freshness.
Step 6: Use to season steaks, pork, fish, chicken, vegetables, soups, and more!
Pro Tip: Ensure the mushrooms are thoroughly dried before grinding them to prevent clumping and to extend the shelf life of your homemade seasoning.
Recipe Variations
This recipe is delicious as it is but you can switch it up with a variety of ingredients to change the flavor profile. See below for a few ideas!
- Black Pepper: Add a little zing to your mushroom salt with some black pepper!
- Red Pepper Flakes: Kick up the spice a notch with the addition of red pepper flakes.
- Garlic: If you're a big garlic fan, add some garlic powder to the mix.
- Dried Shallots: Add some sweet, oniony flavor to the mix by grinding dried shallots with the dried mushrooms.
How to Use Mushroom Salt
Mushroom salt is a versatile seasoning that can be used like seasoning salt in your favorite dishes. It can be used to season various types of meat like venison steak, beef, pork, chicken, and fish. Or you can use it to flavor other savory dishes like soups, risotto, vegetables, and more!
Some mushrooms shouldn't be eaten without being cooked first. To be safe, this salt should only be used on foods that will be cooked before eating. No matter how you choose to use it, you're going to love the flavor this homemade mushroom seasoning adds to your meals!
Recipe FAQ's
Mushroom seasoning can be used for a variety of applications. It's great for seasoning steaks, pork, fish, soups, risotto, vegetables, and more!
Mushroom seasoning has a unique savory flavor. The umami flavor comes from the earthy, rich flavor of dried mushrooms. Other flavors sometimes make an appearance like dried herbs, smoked salt, garlic, onions, and more. It adds a delicious savory flavor to dishes.
Mushroom seasoning is typically made up of more mushrooms than salt, by weight. So, an equal amount of mushroom seasoning has far less sodium than regular table salt. It can be used in dishes that will be cooked as a flavorful salt replacement.
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📖 Recipe
Wild Mushroom Seasoning with Smoked Salt
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried wild mushrooms (35 g)
- ¼ cup smoked sea salt flakes (35 g)
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary (1 g)
Instructions
- Place mushrooms and rosemary in a mini food processor, spice grinder, or blender. Blend until the mixture becomes a powder. A few small pieces are ok.
- Add smoked sea salt flakes to the mushroom powder and pulse until the desired consistency is achieved. If you want bigger pieces of salt, you only need to pulse it a few times.
- Store in an airtight container or jar for up to 6 months for maximum freshness.
- Use to season steaks, pork, fish, chicken, vegetables, soups, avocado toast, and more!
Notes
- This recipe uses a blend of wild dried mushrooms. You can use any kind of mushrooms (dried, of course) you have available. You can also use fresh mushrooms and dehydrate them. Porcini mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, morels, and even shiitakes will work!
- Ensure the mushrooms are thoroughly dried before grinding them to prevent clumping and to extend the shelf life of your homemade seasoning.
- Dried rosemary adds another layer of earthy and aromatic flavor to this salt. You can use other dried herbs (like thyme or sage) or omit the herbs if you'd like.
- Smoked sea salt is the secret ingredient that adds a distinct smoky flavor to this recipe. I like to use smoked Maldon salt. You can use other gourmet salts, plain sea salt flakes, or kosher salt as well.
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