Homemade Seasoning Salt

This easy homemade seasoning salt recipe is yet another all-purpose spice blend you can make at home that can add something special to your dishes.

This easy homemade seasoned salt blend is yet another all-purpose spice blend you can make at home that can add something special to your dishes. You can use it in several recipes, from soups and stews to snack mixes, fried chicken, grilled fish, and vegetables.

While seasoned salt is readily available in your grocery store, making homemade seasoned salt is a great way to use older spices before they lose flavor. Besides, it’s simple and fun to make in your kitchen. I love making spice blends from scratch. Making spice blends is much fresher and can be more flavorful than store-bought brands.

What is Seasoning Salt?

Homemade seasoned salt is a perfect blend of savory herbs and spices. This all-purpose spice blend tastes great on just about any dish you add it to. It can bring new life to otherwise bland food and can be the perfect finishing touch to your next dish.

Sold at the store, seasoning salt is a blend of salt, savory herbs, and spices that can contain some anti-clumping agents and preservatives. You can avoid the anti-clumping agents and weird stuff that manufacturers can put into spices to boost their shelf life by making seasoning salt yourself, without the bullshit! Not to mention you are in control of what goes into the spice blend and make it to your own taste.

I also must mention that making seasoned salt yourself is much cheaper than buying it from the store. So save money and make this homemade version yourself!

Seasoning salt also makes a great gift for those special foodies in your life. Make multiple batches of seasoned salt and put the seasoning into small spice jars to keep on hand.

What Spices Are In Seasoning Salt?

The recipe card at the end of this post lists the full ingredient list with measurements.

Sea Salt: Sea salt is produced by the evaporation of ocean water.

Fresh cracked black pepper: Piperaceae cultivated for its fruit the peppercorn. Peppercorns are dried and used as a spice and seasoning. 
Grinding peppercorns before use exposes the unoxidized center, releasing its rich flavor. This is why fresh cracked pepper tastes so much better than pepper that has already been ground.

Paprika: a finely ground spice made from larger, dried, sweeter red varieties of bell peppers or sweet peppers.

Garlic powder: Garlic powder is a finely ground powder made from dehydrated garlic

Onion powder: Onion powder is a finely ground powder made from dehydrated onions.

Cayenne pepper: Cayenne pepper is a finely ground powder prepared from the seeds and pods of various types of hot chiles.

How to Make Seasoning Salt

Homemade seasoned salt is so easy to make. It literally takes less than 5 minutes. All you have to do is pour the salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne pepper into an airtight container, seal and shake well to combine.

Special Note:

The one thing to keep in mind is that all the ingredients need to be fine granules and should be almost the same size.

For example, the first time I made a batch of homemade seasoned salt, I used a coarse Kosher salt that was much larger than the other spices. When I added the seasoned salt to my dish, it was very difficult to distribute the spices evenly and the dish became too salty.

For best results, make sure your spices are about the same size, or use a spice grinder or mortar and pestle as needed to help break them down before adding them to the spice jar.

What do I put seasoned salt on?

Use seasoning salt like table salt and sprinkle it on everything! Seriously. It’s great!

Here are 10 recipes in which you could use this homemade seasoning salt:

• Smashed Potatoes
• Egg Stuffed Poblano Pepper Boats
• Baked Potatoes
• Easy Baked Mahi Mahi
• Grilled Asparagus
• Potato Cheddar Soup
• Grilled Chicken Southwest Salad
• Grilled Stuffed Flank Steak 
• Southern-Style Yellow Summer Squash
• Homemade Greek Seasoning
• French Fries

Watching your sodium?

Are you watching your sodium intake? Just because this is called seasoning salt doesn’t mean it has to have salt. If you have a sodium-restricted diet, leave the salt out completely.

David and I both watch our sodium intake because I used to have high blood pressure, and he still does. From our experience adding flavor and a little spice makes a huge difference in how your food tastes. You can leave out the salt, and the other herbs and spices will compliment your dish so well that it will make you forget that salt shaker altogether!

How To Store Seasoned Salt

Seasoning salt lasts a really long time, but like other spices, it will eventually go bad. Store in an airtight container inside your spice cabinet for 6 to 12 months. Look at the dates on the spices used and go by the more recent date among the spices. Keep it away from moisture.

I haven’t found anything that we don’t like homemade seasoning salt on. If I do, I will let you know, but it may take a while if I ever find anything at all.

What will you put this on? Tell us in the comments below!

Want More Homemade Seasonings? Try these:

• Greek Seasoning
• 3-Minute Homemade Taco Seasoning
• Beef Dry Rub
• Pork Dry Rub
• Chicken Dry Rub

Learn more about storing spices – Spices: The Best Way to Store and Organize