Herb salts & peppers

For maximum flavour in herb and spice salts, use only sea salt as a base — it has the finest flavour, and is without the additives of commercial salt.

To mix your own herb and spice salts grind together sea salt and aromatic seeds such as celery, fennel, lovage or cumin.

A basic recipe is 500g of sea salt ground with 30g each of black peppercorns and coriander seeds and 7g each of bay leaves, cloves and dried basil.

Store in an airtight jar.

Herb pepper is a subtle seasoning with many uses.

Mix together 30g each of black and white peppercorns, 7g each of dried and powdered garden thyme, summer or winter savoury and marjoram, and a pinch of dried, powdered rosemary.