Basil Salt

I love growing basil in my garden every summer. While I love using it for homemade pesto, I wanted to make my own gourmet flavored sea salt. It turned out amazing and so easy to make. I love sprinkling this on pizzas, pastas, roasted veggies, fresh tomatoes - the possibilities are endless.

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Gluten-Free, vegan, Vegetarian, Jain Friendly

Ingredients

1/2 cup sea salt
1 cup basil fresh

Instructions

Preheat oven to 220℉.
Wash and pat dry fresh basil leaves.
In a food processor or grinder, add basil and sea salt. Give it a mix.
On a baking sheet, place parchment paper then spread basil salt mixture.
Bake for 25 minutes. Our goal is to dry the basil not cook it.
Once basil salt is dry, place it back in clean and dry food processor or grinder; give it a quick pulse.
Store in a clean spice jar.

Notes

For this recipe you can use Maldon Sea Salt, Fleur De Sel, or Himalayan Salt.