• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to after header navigation
  • Skip to site footer
The Healthy Home Economist

The Healthy Home Economist

embrace your right to a lifetime of health

Get Plus
  • Home
  • About
  • My Books
  • Shopping List
  • Archives
  • Log in
  • Get Plus
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Get Plus
  • Log in
  • Home
  • About
  • Subscribe
  • Archives
  • My Books
  • Shopping List
  • Recipes
  • Healthy Living
  • Natural Remedies
  • Green Living
  • Videos
  • Natural Remedies
  • Health
  • Green Living
  • Recipes
  • Videos
  • Subscribe
Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Recipes / Other Recipes / DIY / Homemade Seasoning Salt Recipe

Homemade Seasoning Salt Recipe

by Sarah Pope / Updated: Apr 25, 2025 / Affiliate Links ✔

Jump to Recipe

How to make your own seasoning salt that is budget-friendly and high-quality. Works especially well with homemade broths and soups.

homemade seasoning salt in a crystal bowl

A basic homemade seasoning salt recipe is made by blending together a base of salt with a carefully chosen selection of herbs and spices. It is an absolute must in the kitchen of every Traditional Cook!

The problem with conventional seasoned salt blends sold in supermarkets is that highly processed white salt is used as the base, with fake, neurologically damaging flavorings like MSG frequently added.

Quality seasoning salts use only the finest sea salt containing over 50 (and in some sea salts, more than 80) beneficial minerals blended with organic herbs and spices which eliminates the need to artificially boost the flavor with chemicals or additives. These blends are typically rather pricey, however.

Another potential problem is that the sea salt used as the base may not be your favorite and the herbs used not the freshest if the product has been sitting on the shelf for awhile.

The good news is that a quality seasoning salt is ridiculously easy to make yourself and you can ensure only the finest and freshest organic herbs and spices are used along with a sea salt base that bestows the unique flavor you most enjoy, be it Himalayan, Celtic, Hawaiian, Kala Namak (Indian black salt) and others.

Serving Suggestions

This particular seasoning salt recipe below can be carefully made and then packaged in beautiful glass jars to make a wonderful gift for any foodies on your holiday list.

A seasoning salt recipe that is easy to make, budget friendly and high quality – it’s the gift you can feel awesome about giving and your friends and family will no doubt be delighted to receive!

Tip: this seasoning salt works wonderfully well for homemade bone broth!

This article contains more information on how to season bone broth using quality seasoning salt.

homemade seasoning salt in small glass bowl
0 from 0 votes
Print

How to Make Seasoning Salt

An aromatic seasoning salt recipe that is budget-friendly and high-quality. Works especially well with homemade broths and soups.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Servings 36 teaspoons
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup sea salt
  • 1/4 cup nori flakes
  • 2 Tbsp parsley dried, preferably organic
  • 3 tsp ground celery seed preferably organic
  • 2 tsp paprika preferably organic
  • 1 tsp thyme dried, preferably organic
  • 1 tsp marjoram dried, preferably organic
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder preferably organic
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder preferably organic
  • 1/4 tsp dill preferably organic
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper optional, preferably organic
  • 1/2 tsp curry powder optional, preferably organic
  • 1 tsp dried mustard optional, ground, preferably organic

Instructions

  1. Blend all ingredients well in a food processor or blender.

  2. If you prefer the flavor of different seasonings, change out as you prefer.

  3. Store in an airtight container in the pantry.

 

FacebookPinEmailPrint
Category: DIY, Grassfed Recipes, Poultry Recipes
Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: Amazon #1 bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

You May Also Like

Deglet Noor dates on a table

Homemade Date Sugar

rabbit hot pot

Moroccan Rabbit Hot Pot

slow cooked beef brisket with root vegetables

Slow Cooked Beef Brisket (sugar free)

home rendered beef tallow in glass jars

How to Render Beef Tallow (easy and traditional method)

meatloaf recipe, lamb loaf

Greek Lamb Loaf

homemade sausage patties cooking in a pan

Perfectly Delicious Homemade Breakfast Sausage Recipe

Going to the Doctor a Little Too Often?

Get a free chapter of my book Traditional Remedies for Modern Families + my newsletter and learn how to put Nature’s best remedies to work for you today!

We send no more than one email per week. You will never be spammed or your email sold, ever.
Loading

Reader Interactions

Comments (17)

  1. Anne

    May 7, 2025 at 9:30 am

    I have a basic question regarding good quality salt in a salt shaker.
    I have some Celtic salt that is in a shaker but it is so moist that it does not shake out well. We’ve tried adding rice but that didn’t help. Currently trying a desiccant pillow (from a supplement bottle) and a couple coffee beans, but this also hasn’t helped. The shaker is plastic and has a lid.
    Do you have any suggestions for storing salt to be easily added to food while cooking or serving?
    Thanks so much

    Reply
    • Sarah Pope

      May 7, 2025 at 9:41 am

      Unrefined sea salt does not work out of a shaker. This is a contraption designed for processed white salt (which is best avoided!).

      I would suggest a ceramic grinder for unrefined sea salt. This is the best one I’ve come across. https://amzn.to/4fWPpjJ

  2. Susan

    Oct 30, 2013 at 3:11 pm

    I have granulated kelp… could I substitute that for the nori flakes, or would it make it too salty?

    Reply
  3. Leslie

    Oct 28, 2013 at 10:12 pm

    Same question on dried celery. Mountain Rose shows celery salt, celery seed, and celery seed powder.

    Reply
  4. Jenny

    Oct 28, 2013 at 5:26 pm

    I love this idea for Christmas gifts! I do have a couple questions. Is “dried celery” different from celery seed or salt? I followed the link to Mountan Rose and couldn’t tell when I searched “celery” that they had dried celery. Thanks in advance!

    Also, what does the Nori Flakes do for the sea salt? Will it impart a bit of a fishy scent or flavor? Is it noticeable?

    Reply
    • Janice

      Nov 2, 2013 at 1:20 pm

      When I buy a bunch of celery, I often cut off the leaves and dry them like any other herb if I’m not going to use the fresh ones right away. I don’t know if this is what Sarah meant, but it’s what I would use.

  5. JD

    Oct 28, 2013 at 10:41 am

    Doesn’t sea weed have high levels of MSG or free glutimates? Sounds like a migraine in a jar to me.

    Reply
    • Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

      Oct 28, 2013 at 12:53 pm

      No, seaweed is fine. I am very very sensitive to MSG and have no problems with seaweed in any form.

  6. sandybt

    Oct 27, 2013 at 4:00 pm

    I combine equal parts unrefined salt and nutritional yeast, and then add various herbs and spices, which is really delicious. Would there be any reasons not to use good quality nutritional yeast as a regular seasoning? It adds great “umami” flavor.

    Reply
    • Sarah TheHealthyHomeEconomist

      Oct 27, 2013 at 4:23 pm

      Just be sure it is a low temp processed nutritional yeast else it will have MSG in it created from the high temp processing.

    • elly

      Oct 28, 2013 at 11:53 am

      does Bragg’s qualify?

    • Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

      Oct 28, 2013 at 12:52 pm

      The only brand I know that has been tested to be low temp processed and low in free glutamic acid (MSG) is Frontier.

  7. annie

    Oct 27, 2013 at 3:47 pm

    This looks good, but Salt is not so healthy, even Himalayan Sea Salt..
    I ‘m thinking I could leave out all that salt ,and use more Garlic powder, Thyme, and Rosemary..

    Thanx…

    Reply
    • Sarah TheHealthyHomeEconomist

      Oct 27, 2013 at 3:56 pm

      Sea salt is very healthy and necessary for the body. It is the refined white salt that should be avoided. Avoiding salt is another conventional health myth that research is showing to be terribly flawed. https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/studies-suggest-low-salt-diets-are-deadly/

  8. Sharon LaFleur

    Oct 27, 2013 at 3:01 pm

    I also add turmeric and sumac (second on to cloves for blood-pressure reducing qualities) to my seasoning salt as well as crushed nigella seeds … seasoning salt is an opportunity to add kinds of healing and delicious ingredients.

    Reply
    • Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

      Oct 27, 2013 at 3:44 pm

      Great point! Seasoning of food is meant to not only stimulate digestion and enjoyment of food but also to impart anti-oxidant and even medicinal qualities as needed.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Sidebar

Mother Nature’s Medicine Cabinet

5 Secrets to a Strong Immune System

Loading

The Healthy Home Economist

Since 2002, Sarah has been a Health and Nutrition Educator dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. Read More

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Check Out My Books

Mother Nature’s Medicine Cabinet

5 Secrets to a Strong Immune System

Loading

Contact the Healthy Home Economist. The information on this website has not been evaluated by the FDA and is not intended to diagnose, treat, prevent, or cure any disease. By accessing or using this website, you agree to abide by the Terms of Service, Full Disclaimer, Privacy Policy, Affiliate Disclosure, and Comment Policy.

Copyright © 2009–2025 · The Healthy Home Economist · All Rights Reserved · Powered by BizBudding Inc.

Rate This Recipe

Your vote:




A rating is required
A name is required
An email is required