How to Make Your Own Herb Salt with Homegrown Herbs and Foraged Herbs
My herb garden is growing like crazy so every week I dry and preserve herbs for the winter. There’s something magical about making something completely from scratch—especially when most of the ingredients come from your own garden or the wild spaces around you. One of my favorite simple pleasures is making herb salt—a fragrant, flavorful blend that captures the very essence of the growing season in a jar and is a great way to preserve herbs.
Learning how to make your own herb salt with homegrown herbs and foraged herbs is not only fulfilling but also a creative way to enhance your dishes. This process captures the essence of nature and allows you to enjoy your garden’s bounty.
Every time I open a container of my homemade herb salt, I get a whiff of summer. It’s not just seasoning—it’s memory, earth, sunshine, and intention, all preserved with a handful of salt.
When considering how to make your own herb salt with homegrown herbs and foraged herbs, think about the flavors that resonate with you. It’s an opportunity to experiment with different herbs and create unique blends.
This season, I made a batch using homegrown herbs, foraged nettles, and lovage—one of the most underappreciated herbs in my garden. The result is savory, earthy, and a little wild—just the way I like it.
Understanding how to make your own herb salt with homegrown herbs and foraged herbs can elevate your culinary skills and reduce waste in the kitchen.
Why Herb Salt?
As you explore how to make your own herb salt with homegrown herbs and foraged herbs, remember that each herb brings its own unique character to the blend.
Once you’ve learned how to make your own herb salt with homegrown herbs and foraged herbs, you can start customizing it with flavors like citrus or spice to match your preferences.
The beauty of knowing how to make your own herb salt with homegrown herbs and foraged herbs is how versatile it can be. Use it to season meats, vegetables, or even cocktails.
When you master how to make your own herb salt with homegrown herbs and foraged herbs, it becomes a staple in your kitchen that adds flavor and freshness to countless dishes.
Experimenting with how to make your own herb salt with homegrown herbs and foraged herbs can lead to discovering new flavor combinations that you love.
Once you learn how to make your own herb salt with homegrown herbs and foraged herbs, you can gift it to friends and family, sharing the joy of your culinary creation.
Herb salt is the kind of thing that elevates everyday cooking without any extra effort. A sprinkle on roasted vegetables, fresh tomatoes, eggs, or even popcorn adds a depth of flavor that store-bought seasoning can’t compete with. Plus, it helps reduce food waste—I use trimmings, leftover herbs, and even some slightly wilted or bolded herbs that might not look pretty but still have plenty of flavor.
And here’s a tip: don’t throw out the stems! For most soft herbs like parsley, cilantro, lovage, or basil, the stems are full of flavor and completely usable. They grind down beautifully into the salt and add extra depth.
A Little About the Herbs
Nettles might not be the first thing you think of when it comes to seasoning, but once dried and crushed, they bring a deep green, slightly nutty flavor that’s packed with nutrients. I always wear gloves when foraging and blanch or dry them to remove the sting.
Lovage is my secret weapon in the kitchen. It tastes like celery on steroids—bold, aromatic, and deeply savory. A little goes a long way, and it brings a rich, almost brothy flavor to the salt.
Then, of course, I use whatever else is growing happily: parsley, thyme, oregano, chives, sage—whatever calls to me that day.
Wild herb salt: This is a super green herbal salt due to nettles but you can always leave them out and still have an amazing flavorful salt.
Ingredients:
- A generous handful of fresh herbs (parsley, basil, oregano, chives, etc.) – including stems!
- A few lovage leaves (about 3–5, depending on their size)
- A small bunch of foraged nettles (blanched or dried)
- 1 cup coarse sea salt or kosher salt
- Optional: lemon zest, garlic, chili flakes
Instructions:
- Wash and dry your herbs thoroughly. You want them clean and very dry—moisture is the enemy of good herb salt.
- Chop the herbs finely. I like using a food processor to pulse everything together with the salt, but you can also do it by hand for a coarser texture.
- Mix herbs and salt until fully combined. If you’re using a food processor, pulse a few times until the texture looks like damp sand.
- Spread the mixture on a baking sheet and let it air dry for a day or two, or put it in the oven on the lowest setting for about an hour.
- Store in a clean glass jar. It keeps well for several months—but I always run out before then!
A Tip From My Kitchen
Label the jar with the date and ingredients—it’s fun to see how each batch changes with the season. Sometimes I even make small jars to give as gifts. It’s a lovely, thoughtful present that feels like it came straight from the heart (and the garden).
You can make different flavors:
Italian– basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, and parsley, garlic
French-thyme, rosemary, basil, tarragon
Spicy-Chili, garlic, parsley
Mexican-Garlic, oregano and cilantro
These are just a few ideas.
If you’ve never made herb salt before, I hope you give it a try. It’s one of those small, grounding rituals that remind me how much abundance we have—right outside our back door and along our favorite walking trails. The kids love helping with the harvesting too, and it turns into a family project filled with dirt under our nails and laughter in the kitchen.
In conclusion, knowing how to make your own herb salt with homegrown herbs and foraged herbs opens up a world of flavors and sustainability in your kitchen.
Let your salt tell the story of your garden and the journey of learning how to make your own herb salt with homegrown herbs and foraged herbs. 🌿
With love,
Fredrika
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