Cyndi's salt blend

[brazen20au]

at the cooking class i went to cyndi o'meara talked about her salt mix to blend up instead of using the herbamare / vegeta etc

it was using rock or sea salt and some sort of seaweed thingie (kombu?) which i couldn't find anywhere and now can't remember what it was, but her site redesign means it's no longer in her FAQ's! (well i can't see any FAQ's at all)

does anyone know what it is she recommends and where i can get it online? i'm nearly out of herbamare!

[baf65]

karen, ive got the cyndi TM book so I'll have a look and email you if I find it!!

[brazen20au]

thanks heaps baf65!

[bron]

what is herbamare and vegeta, never heard of them, what do you use them for?

[brazen20au]

i thought they were european LOL

herbamare http://www.avogel.ca/en/shop/health_food/herbamare_orig.php

vegeta http://www.vegeta.com.au/

[judydawn]

Karen, I checked my Cyndi book and couldn't find the above recipe but there is one in Full Steam Ahead for a vegetable salt. I'll post that for you if you want it.

[Rowyfo]

I love my Herbamare. I thought Vegeta was more like stock powder, though.

[brazen20au]

yes that's what it looks like on the website, i thought they did a vege salt but maybe i'm wrong!

[judydawn]

Vegetable Salt (from Full Steam Ahead cookbook)

50g soup vegies, freeze dried (carrot, leek, celery, parsnip, lovage, onion, parsley in small pieces)
1 tablespoon turmeric
1 tablespoon sweet paprika
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1 tablespoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon peppercorns
 Place all ingredients into TM bowl and grind 10 seconds on speed 10.  Place into a jar and keep it air-tight and dry.
If you prefer your vegie salt spicy, add 1/2 teaspoon dried chilli flakes.  For a meat seasoning add 1
tablespoon marjoram and 1 tablespoon basil.
If you dry the vegies yourself, you need approximately 500g fresh vegies for the 50g dried variety.  You can also use some dried mushrooms.
If you want to make bulk, for yourself or to give as gifts, just prepare up to 10 tines the recipe and prolong the grinding time.
Picture looks great!

[brazen20au]

that sounds great, thanks so much for that!

i just have to remember where i can buy the dried F&V i'd seen around the place. maybe should google. (think they were local-ish and organic, very yummy anyway)

[cribnal]

This is Cyndi's Recipe:

Recipe for Healthy Salt
250gms Sea Salt (fine)
50 gms dulse flakes (seaweed)
Mix the two together thoroughly and use for cooking and for a condiment daily.

[brazen20au]

thanks cribnal!

[Thermomixer]

Can the dulse flakes be substituted with other seaweeds?

[judydawn]

So is sea salt healthier than other types of salt I would have thought salt is salt so can't work out how this mixture could be healthier than just plain salt.  Someone may be able to enlighten me though - you are never too old to learn

[Thermomixer]

Me thinks it is the seaweed that makes it healthy JD - not the basic salt - maybe we just need to eat seaweed?