I’m a huge fan of cooking homemade meals, and that goes without saying that I always have a repertoire of all the essential ingredients, spices, and herbs in my kitchen. One such item I just can’t live without is celery salt. It just gives that extra flavor on everything I cook, making them a lot better than usual, not to mention it offers a slew of health benefits as well.
While you can buy one straight from the grocery, most store-bought brands tend to contain junky ingredients which defeat the purpose of me going all-organic. For that, I decided to create my own, and that’s exactly what we’re going to discuss here. Specifically, we’ll be talking about how to make celery salt straight from your kitchen (you’ll be surprised to find out how easy it is!).
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Alternatively, you can use the leaves of a celery head instead of the celery seed. However, this process involves drying the leaves (we’ll be talking about it later), making it a bit more time-consuming than using celery seed.
If you want to save more time, I would recommend using celery seed instead since the process is much faster.
If you opt for celery seeds, then the procedures are as follows:
As mentioned earlier, using celery leaves to make celery salt can take a little more time. Specifically, here are the steps involved:
Some brands of commercial salts tend to have anti-caking agents to prevent clumping. Without these agents, your homemade celery salt can end up sticking together. Fortunately, you can easily remedy this by using a piece of cheesecloth or a coffee filter then placing some dried rice in it.
After that, make sure you tie it shut then place it in the jar together with your salt. The rice will absorb any moisture that might be present, thus preventing instances of clumping.
Once your homemade salt is finished, you have to option to add certain ingredients to make your own customized version. Perhaps you want to add some black pepper or perhaps some cayenne for that extra spice. Just make sure that the ingredients you add have the same consistency as your salt.
The uses of celery salt can be limitless. Its use isn’t just limited to traditional cooking; in fact, you can also use it for baking, stews, and salads, specifically cold salads. Moreover, it’s typically used in certain beverages such as the Bloody Mary, and you can even add it to vegetable juices.
Once you made your own celery salt, you’ll be glad to find out that it tastes a lot better than its store-bought counterpart. However, just make sure you only use an appropriate amount of celery salt for your recipe to account for that extra salt your celery salt will add to your dish.
Hopefully, with the steps mentioned above, you will be able to create your own celery salt straight from your own kitchen.
If you have any comments or have confusion regarding the steps we’ve mentioned, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment below. Meanwhile, you can share this with your friends so they can experience the wonders that celery salt has to offer.
As always, thanks for reading!
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