Sriracha Salt
If you love spicy foods, you’ve got to give this easy Sriracha salt recipe a try. It takes just 3 ingredients and minutes of prep time to put this wickedly flavorful and salty concoction together.
The salt is easy to make, and is the perfect condiment to season your favorite foods, or even put together as a gift- just like my homemade celery salt.
I’m obsessed with flavored salts and homemade seasoning mixes. Recently, I tried a nice vegan ranch seasoning mix and some multipurpose rice seasoning, and they both turned out to be huge hits in my household, and with that in mind, I really wanted to try a versatile and easy seasoning that I could use with my favorite foods.
And that’s when I thought of this spicy and flavorful salt.
Quick Look
- 🔪Prep time: 2 minutes
- ⏲️Cook time: 10 minutes
- 👪 Servings: 10
- 📋Main ingredients: Sriracha sauce, lime, salt.
- ♨️Cooking method: Combine lime juice, salt and Sriracha 🡢 spread on parchment paper 🡢 cook in the oven 🡢 remove and crush 🡢 use or store for later.
- ⭐Difficulty: Very easy.
- 🥣Serving ideas: Sprinkle over French fries or popcorn or use it to add flavor to a simple salad like Asian chicken carrot salad.
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What's So Great About the Recipe?
- It's really versatile! Just like my mixed herbs seasoning, you can use it to add a spicy kick to any of your bland foods, and even just add an extra flavorful punch to your meats, potatoes, veggies and snacks.
- I love sprinkling just a pinch of it on my homemade guacamole, and even on my avocado spread to take its flavors up a notch.
Recipe Ingredients
- Sriracha sauce: Sriracha sauce is the star ingredient for this recipe. You can use any variation of the sauce that you want to. Sometimes I use my garlic habanero hot sauce- it has similar flavors.
- Lime: I also added some lime juice to bring some beautiful tangy flavor to the salt.
- Sea salt: The base. This works much better than regular table salt- I realized it when I made my lemon infused salt.
See recipe card for quantities.
Substitutions & Variations
- If you don’t have sea salt, you can use table salt instead, or even some Kosher salt (I used it for my jalapeno infused salt) if you want to. Pink Himalayan salt is another great option to choose.
- If you don’t have fresh lime, you can make do with bottled lime juice or vinegar instead.
How to Make Sriracha Salt
In a mixing bowl, combine the salt, lemon zest and Sriracha and mix well.
Spread the mixture on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and pop it in the oven preheated at 200 degrees.
💭Top Tip
Remember that this flavored salt is basically a mixture of Sriracha and salt, which is why it is high in sodium. Just a little goes a long way with it.
Tips & Tricks to Nail the Recipe
- Sriracha is really the star ingredient for this finishing salt recipe, but if you don’t have it, or just want to bring in some variation, you can try using any other chili sauce or hot sauces of your choice.
- Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce, BBQ sauce, Cholula are all great options to try.
- You can pulse the salt in the food processor or blender to remove any clumps, or layer it with another parchment paper and roll a rolling pin over it to break up the chunks of salt.
- Depending on your personal preference, you can choose to grind the mixture and turn it into fine salt, or leave it chunky- like I did when I made my mixed herb salt and garlic and parsley salt.
- To lend a smoky flavor to the salt, you can also add a dash of liquid smoke into the mix.
How to Use the Sriracha Salt
This tangy and spicy salt can be the perfect finisher for your simple foods. Just a sprinkle on veggies or fruits can be a total hit- I always do this with my homemade Tajin seasoning too! You can also sprinkle Sriracha salt over popcorn, baked potatoes (like my Mexican baked potatoes), fried chicken, pasta, homemade pizza and even a simple salad bowl (like my spicy pineapple cucumber salad)
This DIY flavored salt also makes a great homemade gift you can put together for the holiday season. Just transfer the sauce to mason jars or cute little containers and decorate them nicely. I do this whenever I make my homemade lemon pepper seasoning too!
Troubleshooting & FAQs
You can! Just make sure you use the lowest setting on your dehydrator. The salt should take anywhere between 2-6 hours to dry up completely.
Make sure the spicy salt is completely dry and has the perfect texture before you store it in an airtight container. Leave the container in a cool, dry place away from humid air - ideally your kitchen cabinet or pantry.
If the salt seems like it is getting some moisture, you can transfer it to a skillet, and let it dry on low heat for a few minutes. Turn off the heat at around the 3-4 minute mark and let the salt stay in the skillet until it cools down.
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Sriracha Salt
Ingredients
- 1 cup coarse sea salt
- 2 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the salt, lemon juice and Sriracha and mix well.
- Spread the mixture on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and pop it in the oven preheated at 200 degrees.
- Let it roast for 10 minutes, and then turn off the oven, letting the salt stay in there for 8 hours, ideally overnight.
- Remove clumps, store in an airtight container and use it as a seasoning for your favorite foods.
