Savory Spice Blend

Now, this isn’t a recipe, per se, but merely a list of things that we like to throw together, to make what we call Popcorn Salt (although it contains no salt). It should more properly be called Tofu Rub, because that’s where it finds its most common application in our kitchen, although we’ve also been known to throw it into a savory cornbread (you know: veggie sausages in the batter, some nice chili on the bottom).

• Rosemary
• Cumin
• White Peppercorn
• Sichuan Peppercorn
• Celery Seed
• Yellow Mustard Seed
• Brown Mustard Seed
• Allspice
• Dill Seed
• Sage
• Thyme
• Oregano
• Caraway Seed
• Onion Powder
• Garlic Powder
• Nutritional Yeast
• Chipotle Powder

In the past, we’d made enough to fit into a little spice jar, but grew tired of having to always make new. That’s why you’ll see the many layers of the same ingredient: D. knows the ratios pretty well for doing a single batch, but this was at least a triple batch. So, he had to go through the spices twice.

Not pictured here are the onion and garlic powders, the chipotle powder, and the nutritional yeast. The yeast gets blended, but separately and mixed in. The onion and garlic powders are just added and mixed in, as is the chipotle powder.

This stuff will really spice up just about anything – make your own mix up, balancing out the spices as you think you’d like them, and give it a try!

-D & T