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Red sea salt in a white ramekin.

Wine Infused Sea Salt

Simple, yet creative and fun. Infused sea salt is easily customizable and makes for perfect gifts for your fellow foodie!
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Prep Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 35 minutes
Servings: 5 cups
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

For Cabernet rosemary salt
  • 5 cups Coarse sea salt
  • 1 cup Cabernet Sauvignon Or other dry red wine
  • 4-5 sprigs Rosemary Or thyme
For Riesling lemon and pink peppercorn salt
  • 5 cups Coarse sea salt
  • 1 cup Dry or off-dry Riesling Or Gewurztraminer
  • 1 Zest of lemon Can swap for orange
For smoked Syrah salt
  • 5 cups Coarse sea salt
  • 1 cup Syrah
  • 1/4 tsp Smoke flavor

Equipment

  • Measuring cups
  • 1 Large bowl
  • 1 Strainer
  • 1 Baking sheet lined with parchment paper

Method
 

  1. Pour wine over the sea salt and additional ingredients, mixing to combine. Allow this to sit for 1 hour.
  2. Preheat the oven to 290°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. After the hour is up, strain the wine-infused salt over a strainer, discarding the wine and herbs. Then, transfer the salt to the prepared baking sheet and bake for 90 minutes, or until the salt is almost completely dry.
  4. Allow the salt to cool completely before storing it in an airtight container.