Herb Salt Holiday Gift Idea - How to Make Gourmet Herb Salt

Make your own easy and beautiful homemade herb salt! Herb salt makes a great holiday gift idea! Visit foodwishes.blogspot.com/ for more info and over 500 more original video recipes!

[@foodwishes]

Check out the recipe: www.allrecipes.com/Recipe/222389/Homemade-Herb-Salt/

[@babsico1]

The OG rosemary salt

[@josiahlutchman4913]

@MrCrowley1018 you'd be surprised how many modern youtube food channels stole from chef john, from babish to weissman to sonny

[@CarlosFlores-pl3lb]

@@josiahlutchman4913 wouldn't really call it stealing, you can't really "own" a recipe. I've seen most of John's recipes in very old cookbooks.

[@MaxwellSDSU]

I love the timing for this recipe; it's just relieved me the stress of thinking of an additional gift to get a few of my foodie friends.

[@cyndifoore7743]

Once for a wedding gift I made herbal vinegars and oils and put in a basket with other items and the bride was delighted. Some rubs and your wonderful salt could be added too. I have a neighbor that would love this for a gift!!!

[@moofushu]

I never would have thought of this and that's why I love this channel. Another great tip from the Chef!

[@reallyaprilstarr]

Chef John, you've made my holidays! I have both rosemary and lemon thyme in my herb garden this year!

[@KristensVlog]

OMG! Thank you! lol I have a friend who is a chef and I had seriously NO CLUE what to get him for Christmas! This is perfect! And I think I will make several different ones too!!! Thanks sooooooooooooooooo MUCH!!!

[@BlueTulipe]

I do this also with lavender... great salt !

[@moneydude1323]

thanks chef John. I'm gonna make this for my grandma. She cooks a lot and this will be a great and healthy alternative to the regular salt she uses. :)

[@thecatbehemoth]

Thanks for the great idea--I'm meeting my boyfriend's mom for the first time this Christmas and was looking for something home-made to give her. She loves cooking so this will be perfect :)

[@iloveflavor]

Very cool! It looks so gourmet, but it's so simple! Awesome idea :) It'd be cute to tie a little recipe to the jar too.

[@charlottenunnery88]

Great gift idea for an occasion!!!! Thank you!

[@karenicy]

that's so cool.... so we don't have to dry the herbs to do this... great to know. Thanks Chef John !!

[@minielephant123]

please please please do more of these gift ideas! it really helps:)

[@oneillbrown]

congrats on having so many videos in youtubes top 20 cooking videos!

[@foodwishes]

@kikomiko1 Yes, that's how they serve it at the top restaurants. ;-)

[@DontTouchMyCroissant]

That's the perfect gift for my dad. He used to be a chef, you know? He's gonna be impressed I know what a finishing salt is (now).

[@PlatypusGuitar]

this is BEAUTIFUL!!!! i am kinda poor for christmas this year, being the only income in my house and all so im definetly going to make this for the family instead of cookies or caramel sauce like I did in the past

[@russtex]

Great idea! This would fit the person I have no idea what to get ;)

[@thedark1owns]

Think is a fantastic idea!! I know what to get my friends parents for Christmas!!

[@fishmeatlover]

I Love You Chef John!

[@MsJK8]

Thanks for all your vids!

[@69adrummer]

Thanks to you my front walk now smells like an herb garden. At least I don't have any ice out there!!

[@mizniss]

Great vid Uncle John!

[@Benny.13]

Love this!

[@stooge81]

Excellent. I may make this for my mother-in-law this Christmas. My mother-in-law with the high blood pressure on the sodium-restricted diet.

[@aritauro95]

Happy holidays Chef John!!

[@oriolio]

This looks amazing, I love all your videos!

[@AlyssaTompsett]

This looks so good. :)

[@AiyaaaJenny]

First time I've even giving Herb Salt as a xmas gift :)

[@JamesKendric]

Cool gift idea! Thanks for the upload :)

[@inept0]

@slayer7160 Rosemary and thyme go well on most meats. This salt would be great on roasted potatoes as well. Grilled things and Mediterranean dishes would be good too.

[@metrolady72]

great idea!

[@chazzajo]

You ALWAYS, Make it a pleasure to Llisten and Learn!!! So people loose my attention.NOT YOU! Thanks for the Great Videos!

[@TheVittleVlog]

Thanks Chef!!

[@tora604]

Yes!! Do you have other gift ideas? Please post one a day if possible for a week, etc. :)

[@RockingPuccini409]

Great idea! :)

[@PennyDreadfuI]

I just made a bunch of this last week for office Christmas gifts. Cheap, easy and all the women that work for me are eaters! =)

[@tantrick]

My experience is that when matel mix with salt, if you don't use it up soon, the jar will corrode with rust. Store it in a really dry place, eg, your fridge. or a dry room. It's a really important point to note when you live in humid countries.

[@hitch4645]

This is a great idea. Chef John, do you have any more (cheap) food related gift ideas?

[@VinnieSutra]

You amaze me. Has anyone ever told you that you are brilliant? Sure they have. I just did. Do you have any recipies on making home made bread in a bread machine?

[@cyndifoore7743]

Vinnie Sutra there’s better bread. Look up long fermentation bread and you will make the most gorgeous artisan breads with little work in your oven.

[@onetwowipe]

@Cidaldragon we chefs use salt so it taste better. it really really depends on the thing we want salted

[@felicitaandino2209]

wonderful👍🏼can it be done with dry herbs?

[@mattwernecke2342]

Have you made smoked sslt? Also, can you do a series on classic steak sauces? Thanks!

[@rangzsaroso]

@foodwishes wow look how easy to make them..!! I better prepare to make them and give them for my christmas give..!! By the way this herb salt are best to used with what..?? any suggestion?? and beside of rosemary and lemon thyme what other herbs can be used to make this herbs salt..?? thhaaannnkkss..

[@bangalorebobbel]

@lovecandieee Well, I guess You could use this receipe for that purpose also. But instead of rosemary, maybe something like lavender or rose flowers or so may do it better. And, in case You want to be on the safe side: better don´t use metal lids. Metal looks nice, but due to the salt it may corrode, if You store the container in Your bathroom.

[@FromPillartoPost]

Good video and good gift idea

[@JoanJoan1997]

Looks good. :D

[@slayer7160]

@inept0 omg, roasted red potatoes sound amazing with this, and so do steaks, tyvm mate, I think I'll be wipping up a batch right now :D

[@PlatypusGuitar]

@carbine36 depends what you mean by 'work'. it would certainly have a distinct aroma but I doubt you could get high off it. Depends who you wish to give it to :)

[@cyndifoore7743]

PlatypusGuitar depends on what herb you use!! Lol

[@KuraiHasu]

For this recipe, what size jars did you use and how many could you fill? The smallest mason jar we could get is an 8 oz, and I have a feeling 1.5 cups ofherb salt will fill the whole jar up.

[@bernadetteh.2341]

@foodwishes I Agree

[@Tehlifeof3]

@foodwishes nice reply :D

[@JoeHell67]

Hi, (slapping my head) why didn't i think of this myself? what a great idea! Make it any style you want! Can anyone recommend combinations? Joe from Germany

[@SOllySOllyMe88]

Awesome : D

[@TheFeyClan]

cool

[@mediumkaren]

Chef John, would this go bad due to the fresh herbs?

[@Khalrua]

If you know you know!

[@susanlopez7070]

can you let the rosemary dry first before doing this? Or fresh is better? And if it is fresh, do you have to dry for a few days before placing in jars? i thought it would get moldy if not completely dry.

[@waynekiam]

NOW THAT'S CHRISTMAS EFFORT !! :))

[@JonnySublime]

Could you microwave the salt to get rid of moisture because I know it works with snow?

[@anyways345]

@ramenx2 I like the face pounding idea:)

[@christineroppel3123]

How should this be stored and how long will it keep?

[@CalvinOh]

Omg your videos are effing addicting

[@aurayon]

This would be perfect for roast chicken!

[@misschristina11]

can you use it in a regular dishes ? instead of table salt? to give it more flavor instead of using it as a finishing salt?

[@fuckinick]

Could this be done with fresh garlic? Or should we dry the garlic before blending?

[@thepweencess]

Hwo long does this keep? I know herb salts that end up tasting like hay

[@shmoopsy87]

can you put the salt in the oven to speed up the drying process? If so, at what temperature?

[@Skinisky]

hey chef John, i dont have a food processor would a magic bullet work?

[@00Shahad00]

@loopasars well it is called herb salt u know

[@AllisonYellow]

can we use rock salt instead of course?

[@foodwishes]

@teddyandturtle no

[@Principalies]

instant like

[@hatchhatchhatch]

will a coffee grinder be good enough instead of a food processor?

[@gsuni]

Chef John, can you tell me where you got the jar?

[@kittyth4886]

@hatchhatchhatch: probably, but you can only make little batches in a coffee grinder i guess...

[@lemons_s]

What kind of herbs do you recommend using for fries if the person doesn't like rosemary?

[@judejames28]

This may seem like a beginner question, so I apologies, but how long can this keep for?

[@slayer7160]

Srs question! What would this go well on? I mean FF sounds not that great, and on the lable says use "on" is it like go in the bath, like bath salt's or do you just rub salt on yourself!? Srs answers only plz.

[@zev007]

How long does that last? does it turn brown?

[@sullystone307]

The OG right here the uncle Jhon salt.

[@FioraTheMasquerade]

@HafizLive Has no fat, pretty much all sodium. Use sparingly if you have high blood pressure?

[@suny217]

OMG U JUST GAVE ME MY GIFT IDEA LOL

[@Ehsme]

Yes!

[@gknucklez]

@lovecandieee thats why he put a sticker on it saying "use on or with food" ;)

[@crazydog349]

@Hewhosmokeswomen yes it will ruin it! because oven is an air-tight container, think of this if you put a raw steak in it will it come out to be a piece of jerky? you might want to test it in a microwave.

[@raynasaber]

@bakufan365 It's called watch his french fry video, then when he says "add some salt" you magically substitute.. IN YOUR MIND, the herb salt. Ta-da

[@AboDi22lalala]

@stooge81 or you could opt for Wright Salt , a better choice I think .. read about it !

[@xCaroI1435]

this video made me thirsty hehe

[@crazydog349]

@Hewhosmokeswomen not because of the heat, it will mess up the flavor because drying herb salt is like cooking with a lid on versus drying it under the sun. Due to the fact that the oven is a closed container with no ventilation. Think of this, to reduce the liquid of any sauces you would have to turn up the heat and take off the lid just so the water can escape, and in the oven is like turn up the heat with the lid on. That was my logic, I could be wrong you should try a small batchout yourself

[@loopasars]

Do I need to add salt?

[@aidamorales3329]

Need recipe can I use table salt

[@Chantzehao]

@MalkavianHand Basically use like salt (about as unhealthy as salt is), but tastes better :P

[@musicismygirlfriend3]

What can you do if you don't have a food processor??

[@ChingadoShow]

Uncle John!!!

[@DefyingNoodles]

@musicismygirlfriend3 blender? coffee grinder?

[@kittyth4886]

@faylinameir: Very nice gift. You can even specify it to the person you're giving it to. I once gave my mother in law a basket to make her own 'boerenjongens' (raisins on brandy, google on 'boerenjongens recipe' and you'll find it on food(dot)com. She was really happy with it.

[@iSUSHIXD]

great idea for an xmas gift! its too bad that i dont have a food processor :(

[@Juniorwazhomeless]

@carbine36 hahahaha, thats a good idea :D, but u gotta eat a lot of salt to get high

[@chuyton]

how long do you cook this or do you eat it out of the jar?

[@Ehsme]

Just sprinkle it on salads...