How to Make Garlic Salt (Easy DIY!)

Homemade garlic salt tastes even better than store-bought: try it to flavor popcorn, avocado toast and pizza. How to make garlic salt!

What’s more fun than a good kitchen DIY? At A Couple Cooks we love to make things from scratch like Everything Bagel Seasoning and Pumpkin Pie Spice. When we have enough herbs in our garden at the end of the season, we make our own herbal salt. So you want to learn how to make garlic salt? We understood. Not only does this homemade garlic salt taste better than store-bought, it’s also fun to make at home. And it’s a great gift! Read on to find out how.

How to make garlic salt

So how do you make garlic salt at home? It’s a very simple process that requires a food processor (or good quality blender), salt, and garlic cloves. You can control the texture of your garlic salt: we left ours slightly coarser than a standard salt. You can also use it to make a fine salt (even better for popcorn!).

Here are the basic steps to make garlic salt at home (see recipe below for details):

• In a food processor or blender, combine ½ cup kosher salt and 6 cloves garlic until garlic is finely chopped.
• Spread everything out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake at 200 degrees for about 45 minutes until the mixture dries.
• When cooked, it lumps together and becomes very large. Run it through the food processor until you get the texture you want!

Be sure to use kosher salt in this recipe because it gives the food a milder flavor. We advise against using table salt due to its sharp and very salty taste. If you’re interested, learn more about these differences here: What is Kosher Salt?

Some other great salt DIYs? Try the Herbed Salt Recipe and the Seasoned Salt Recipe.

How to serve this garlic salt recipe

Alright, let’s assume you mixed up a batch of this garlic salt recipe! (Whatever you want, right?) We’re guessing if you landed here, you might know what you want to do with it. But here are some of our best ideas on how to use it:

1. On avocado toast or green tomato toast.
2. On fries or sweet potato fries.
3. In olive oil for dipping bread.
4. On pizza.
5. On boiled salmon.
6. On top of popcorn (just mix it until you get a fine consistency, like popcorn salt!).
7. Mix it with the shrimp.
8. Add to soups and stews.
9. Shake over noodles.
10. Add to sautéed or roasted vegetables for a bit of flair.

do you like garlic Try more great garlic recipes!

Looking for more kitchen DIYs?

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This garlic salt recipe is…

Vegetarian, gluten-free, plant-based, dairy-free and vegan.