Fresh Herb Finishing Salts

Name: Fresh Herb Finishing Salts
Yield: Makes ½ cup salt
Ingredients: ½ cup coarse or flake, sea salt; 1½ cups, finely chopped fresh basil; 1 cup thinly sliced fresh, chives; 1 cup, finely chopped fresh dill; 1 cup finely chopped, fresh tarragon; ¼ cup finely chopped fresh makrut, lime leaves

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2019

Condiments

Got leftover fresh herbs? Make these finishing salts.

SERVESMakes ½ cup salt

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Store bought flavored finishing salts (which are used as a final salty flourish for a dish, providing pops of crunchy, mineral salinity) can be great, but they are always expensive. The good news is that they are both super easy to make, an...

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