No-Salt Salt

Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 5 min.

Makes

8 teaspoons

Updated: Jun. 27, 2023
"I find filling a salt shaker with this mixture of spices reduces the automatic reach for salt," notes Joy Back of Cincinnati, Ohio. Joy, who follows a low-sodium diet, sprinkles the fragrant fusion of flavors on meat, fish, poultry and vegetables.

Ingredients

  • 3 bay leaves broken into pieces
  • 3 teaspoons dried minced onion
  • 2 teaspoons dried rosemary, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
  • 1 teaspoon rubbed sage
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions

  1. Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender; cover and process until finely ground. Transfer to a salt shaker; use in place of salt.

Nutrition Facts

1/4 teaspoon: 2 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 9mg sodium, 0 carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.