Bacon Flavoured Mash Potato

If the sight of this recipe makes you giddy, then you are a bacon freak just like me. Take this old fashioned classic and turn it into something unforgettable!

 

Fast, easy and delicious!

• 1kg. red potatoes, skin on, cut in quarters
• 1 stick of butter, melted
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup milk (how ever you like the consistency)
• Tablespoon of Chives
•  Saltan Salts Bacon Salt to taste.... (in my opinion the more the better!)

Boil the potatoes until fork-tender. Mash with the skins on with butter and heated milk. Pour on Saltan Salts Bacon Salt to taste - be generous, as it absorbs the flavour! 

 

Crazy LOW FAT Crab Cakes

Crazy Crab Cakes 

I call these crazy crab cakes only because the ingredients sound a little strange, but it’s a simply delicious and not to mention a super low-fat dish!

 

Ingredients:

1 lb. crabmeat
3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
4 tsp dijon mustard
2 tablespoons minced fresh chives
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp Saltan Salts Rosemary Rock Salt 
1/3 cup plain dried bread crumbs
1 tablespoon canola oil
soy sauce

 

Directions:

Combine crabmeat, mayonnaise, mustard, chives, pepper, Saltan Salts Rosemary Rock Salt and bread crumbs in a meadium bowl.

Sprinkle just a little bit of soy sauce over the mixture and mix it in. Shape mixture into 6 cakes.

Put aluminum foil on your broil pan and place all six cakes on the pan broil for 5-10 minutes or until tops are golden brown.

Makes 6 servings.

 

 

Chocolate Chip Cookies, Saltan Salts Style

Chocolate Cookies with a Twist

Here’s putting a twist to an all-time favourite!  Give your chocolate cookies a kick with a hint of gourmet salt, yep you heard me!

 

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup powdered sugar

2 large egg yolks

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

8 ounces chopped semisweet chocolates

Saltan Salts Chocolate & Vanilla Rock Salt

 

Directions:

Place racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat to 375°.

Whisk flour, baking powder, Gourmet chocolate Vanilla Rock Salt, and baking soda in a bowl; set aside.

Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, brown sugar, sugar, and powdered sugar until light and fluffy (about 3-4 minutes).  Add egg yolks, egg, and vanilla.

Beat, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl, until mixture is pale and fluffy, 4-5 minutes.

Reduce mixer speed to low; slowly add dry ingredients, mixing just to blend. Using a spatula, fold in chocolate.

Spoon rounded tablespoonful's of cookie dough onto 2 parchment paper-lined baking sheets, spacing 1-inch apart. Sprinkle cookies with Chocolate & Vanilla Rock Salt.

Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until just golden brown around the edges, 10-12 minutes (the cookies will firm up as they cool). Let cool slightly on baking sheets, then transfer to wire racks; let cool completely. 

Tip: Cookies can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

Makes 24 cookies.

 

Saltan Salts- Gourmet Seasoning, How to Spice Up your BBQ!

            Now everybody can learn how to cook food. I personally make a mean scrambled egg. But the difference in taste lies not only in the way the food is cooked (although it is a big factor), it also lies in how the food is prepared. This is especially true if you’re cooking meat.

            For example, anyone can grab a steak and grill it. Grill it at the same heat for the same amount of time and two amateur chefs will have very similar tasting steaks. What sets apart a great chef from an amateur chef is how the chef seasons the steak. Now professional chefs create their own seasoning and add all their own choice herbs and spices. Sounds delicious, doesn’t it?

            The amateur cook does not need to look any further for seasoning though. Gourmet seasoning is easy to come across! Instead of spending hours and trial after trial attempting to create the best seasoning for your steak, you can just buy one that is already proven to be…gourmet!

            Imagine on a hot summer day you host a BBQ at your own house pool. All your guests are drinking coronas and waiting for the meat to cook. You have plenty of lime for your alcohol loving friends, but you personally feel like the BBQ could use a hint of something original. So what do you do? Check out the Saltan Salts range of Gourmet Seasonings or Rock Salts... Think of Tomato and Onion Rock Salt for a Summery Tang, Smoked Applewood Salt to bring out the Smokey flavor in your meat, or for something original- try HICKORY SMOKED MAPLE Flavor ,  LEMON AND CORIANDER Flavour  on those delicious steaks you’re preparing. Your guests are loving the smell, and the alcohol is only making them hungrier.

 

And then they take a big bite into your delicious steak, those beautiful Summery flavors go perfectly with the taste of Corona and lime. All of a sudden you have the best BBQ they remember. And it’s all because you used a little bit of something special from Saltan Salts, Gourmet Everyday!

 

 

Ham and Potato Soup

Deliciously comforting, filling, and a sure fire family dinner winner! The secret ingredient? BACON SALT... yep- you read it right. Saltan Salts Bacon Salt has a smokey Bacon flavour that is perfect in oh so many dishes, but it surely shines in this Ham and Potato Soup!

 

Ingredients:

3 ½ cups peeled and diced potatoes

1/3 cup diced celery

1/3 cup finely chopped onion

¼ cup diced cooked ham

3 ¼ cups water

2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules

½ teaspoon Bacon Flavor Salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

5 tablespoons butter

5 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups milk

 

Directions:

Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and water in a pot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the chicken bouillon, Bacon Flavour Salt and pepper.

In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a fork, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk as not to allow lumps to form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.

Stir the milk mixture into the pot, and cook soup until heated through. Serve immediately.

Makes 8 servings.

 

 

The Classic Potato Sald

A dish that is a guaranteed crowd pleaser... whether it be a Sunday BBQ, or as a lovely side dish, this Saltan Salts version will have you passing the plate for more!

 

Ingredients:

5 potatoes

3 eggs

1 cup chopped celery

½ cup chopped onions

½ cup sweet pickle relish

½ teaspoon Garlic Butter Flavour Salt

1 tablespoon mustard

ground black pepper to taste

¼ cup mayonnaise

 

Directions:

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool, peel and chop.

Place eggs in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring water to a boil; cover, remove from heat, and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop.

In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, eggs, celery, onion, relish, Garlic Butter Flavour Salt, celery salt, mustard, pepper and mayonnaise. Mix together well and refrigerate until chilled.

Makes 8 servings.

 

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Mexican Barbecued Chicken Wings Recipe

The secret to this barbecue chicken wings recipe is how the well-coated wings hold the sauce, instead of dripping all over the place. Add a little something extra to this classic awesome recipe with a SALTAN Salts special twist!

 

Ingredients:

2-1/2 pounds pre-cut chicken wings, or whole wings cut into 2 pieces at joint

1/2 cup ketchup

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

1/2 cup honey

1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon SaltanSalts Lemon & Coriander Salt (ground)

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 teaspoon hot red pepper sauce

 

Preparations:

 

Wash chicken wings and pat dry. 

Prepare medium-hot charcoal fire or preheat gas grill to medium high.  

Grill wings over medium-high heat, turning often, until skin begins to get crispy, about 15 minutes.

 

Barbecue sauce:

In a bowl, mix the following: ketchup, vinegar, honey, brown sugar, cumin, Lemon & Coriander Salt, onion powder, black pepper, red pepper sauce. Baste the mixed sauce on the wings, turning often. Continue grilling, basting often, until wings are cooked through and slightly charred but not burned, about another 10 minutes.

 

Makes 4 to 6 servings.

 

 

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