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Wild Garlic Salt

April 26, 2016 By Gloria 6 Comments

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Please note that this post contains affiliate links of products that I love and use. This rewards me with a small commission if you choose to buy through the links and none of this will cost you anything – but it does help me pay the bills and deliver you quality content. – Love, Gloria.

There are so many wonderful ways to use wild garlic. You can eat it raw, pickled or cooked. It goes nicely with pretty much any savoury dish and although it is wonderful when in season there are times when you just want that specific flavour without going through too much trouble. Spice and herb-infused salts are the perfect choice for this and here is how to make them. You can do this with pretty much any herb but here is my wild garlic salt “recipe”.

Wild Garlic Salt

Wild garlic salt makes a great little party condiment and is very popular at any barbeque. In fact, I was once invited on such short notice to a barbeque that I had absolutely no time to prepare anything. It left me in quite a pinch.. pun intended. All I could think of bringing was this salt since I made it earlier that very same day. You won’t believe it but the salt was THE item everyone fought over.

What’s so great about it is that it’s very easy to make yourself. All you need is wild garlic and coarse salt. It might look fancy but those are the only two ingredients even though it looks like something made in a fancy lab. You can use a food processor but a blender or the good old fashioned pestle and mortar would work just as well for this.

Wild Garlic Salt

My favourite part of making this is probably forking the herb paste into the salt. It is like mixing wet sand and reminds me so much of building sand castles at the beach. I probably take way too much pleasure out of making this but I am always guilty of finding joy in everyday tasks. Life is too short to not enjoy something like this.

Wild Garlic Salt

Not only does the green paste add a beautiful colour to the salt but it also adds nutritional value and an unbeatable taste. It looks great on the dinner table and adds a hint of herby garlic taste to any dish. Try adding this salt when you boil pasta instead of white salt or simply add it to dressings or scattered on top of anything you put on the barbeque.

Wild Garlic Salt

Who wouldn’t want to try this salt, just look at it? It’s resting on the tray like little, crushed emeralds and adds an interesting flavour that is unfamiliar to most people. I haven’t seen this type of salt available for purchase anywhere so if you do come across it please let me know. No matter how much I make of it every year it’s never enough – 3 kg’s (6 lbs) and counting so far this year. I always end up giving a big amount away to curious friends or people that have had it in previous years and loved it. Usually, I am totally out come autumn.

Wild Garlic Salt

If you want to make this wild garlic salt yourself it’s now or never next year again. Wild garlic grows this time of the year and is best picked before it goes into full bloom. You may find it in stores or on the market but I would not pass on the joy of picking it yourself. Please see my guide on how to pick and identify it here.

Enjoy!

Wild Garlic Salt

Course: Seasoning
Cuisine: Vegan
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 5 minutes
Author: The Greedy Vegan
Green wild garlic salt. Ingredients are listed as: metric ( imperial )
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Metric - US Customary

Ingredients

  • 1 kg coarse salt
  • 100 g wild garlic leaves, no stems! chopped, very tightly packed if measured in cups

Instructions

  • Wash the wild garlic, pat it dry and remove the stems. Chop it roughly and make sure you are left with 100g ((2 cups very tightly packed) wild garlic leaves.
  • Place the wild garlic into a food processor and run it on max speed until you got a rough pesto like consistency. Add about 100g (1/3 cup) of the salt to the wild garlic puree. Do not add more than that. Process at max speed until it forms a creamy paste.
  • Pour the remaining salt into a big bowl and add the garlic-salt paste. Take a fork and mix it until it is evenly combined. It will look like damp, green sand.
  • Line a roasting tray with baking paper and spread the damp salt evenly on it. Let it dry in the sun for 8 hours or place in the oven for about two hours at 80°C (175°F). Alternatively, you can also use a dehydrator.
  • Let it cool down before transferring into an air tight container.

Notes

The salt has no expiration date, it will just lose flavour over time so make sure the jars are airtight or store it in the freezer.

 

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Comments

  1. Matt says

    April 30, 2016 at 10:34 am

    5 stars
    Just made this yesterday. It is awesome! Can I double the amount of wild garlic next time? Will that work?

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    • Gloria says

      April 30, 2016 at 12:26 pm

      Yes you can.Follow the same instructions when you do so. It will just be wetter and it will need a longer drying time. Have fun!

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  2. Helen says

    February 12, 2021 at 3:19 pm

    Have you ever tried this with three cornered leek instead of wild garlic?

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    • Gloria says

      February 19, 2021 at 5:10 pm

      Good afternoon Helen, thank you so much for asking this specific question. I am really excited because I love finding new things, and this is brand new for me. Three-cornered leek is something I have never heard of or seen. I just googled it and noted the Latin name down – “allium triquetrum”. How fancy is that? I also ordered seeds for it this very moment and can not wait for them to arrive. The moment I have fresh three-cornered leek at hand, I will most definitely try it in this recipe and all the others that call for wild garlic. – Much love – G.

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      • Rich says

        February 27, 2021 at 12:44 pm

        Good recipe! I’ve tried this with foraged 3 cornered leek and works well. Just a note tho – it’s considered an invasive species and illegal to plant out

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        • Gloria says

          March 9, 2021 at 12:17 pm

          Hello Rich, I grow all my “invasive” plants in big pots and raised beds. I love my backyard too much to be crowded in mint, wild garlic, oregano and all the other little friends that like to cover ground. However, it is a great reminder to mention this in future posts, so I am incredibly grateful for your comment. – Thank you so much, G.

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