How to Use Smoked Salt

A variety of applications

Once you begin incorporating SaltWorks ® smoked sea salts into your recipes, we're confident that you'll start dreaming up endless uses and even wonder what you ever did without them!

Each of our Smoked Salts adds a unique and aromatic flame-grilled touch to your dishes. And depending on what kind of smoky flavor you're craving, from extra bold to sweet to bring-the-heat, we've got it.

New to smoked salt?

Before you make your purchase, here are a few tidbits of useful information. First, you're in the right place. All of our smoked salts are cold-smoked with untreated wood—no artificial flavors or colors added. Our whole line is all natural and kosher certified. Second, once you smell it, you're going to want to go nuts with it; but remember that it's still salt. Start light and taste. The balance is truly magical. The rich salinity enhances the dishes' natural flavors, while the smoke intensifies the savory essence roused by an open flame—even if it wasn't.

So how should you use smoked salt?

Two steaks with smoked salt dry rub next to ingredients and knife

As a Dry Rub for Meats

Use it alone or combine it with a variety of spices. Roll ahi tuna or salmon in the rub before pan searing or plank roasting. Transform your homemade burger patties by adding it to your ground beef spice combo. Seal in moisture and add flavor to roasted chicken. For extra brawn, use it with steak or ribs before throwing them on the grill.

Salad with radishes, tomatoes and cucumbers

As a Substitute for Bacon Crumble

Vegetarians, rejoice! Sprinkle it on deviled eggs, a salad, or in a homemade vinaigrette dressing. Don't compromise the full-flavored punch - or crunch - that bacon brings to the table.

Brownies topped with caramel and flake salt next to red napkins

As the Savory to Your Sweet

No need to choose between sweet or savory when you can have both. Grind it over hot buttered popcorn or homemade toffee fudge. Add a delectable toasted crunch to salted caramel ice cream. Complement the sweet and crank up the smoky by adding it to roasted peaches with bourbon syrup. Is your mouth watering yet?

Two bowls of salted peanuts

For a Better Snack

Add it to a meaty, ripe sliced tomato or sprinkle it over a bowl of sweet, juicy melon. Nibble on smoked salt-roasted pumpkin seeds or a smoked salt-garnished caramel apple this fall and wonder why you've never done it this way before.

Ribs seasoned with El Dorado® Mesquite Smoked Salt next to salt bowl and herbs

In Sauces and Garnishes

Shake it over soft butter for corn on the cob and finish homemade BBQ sauce with a pinch or two. It's a welcome treat for southern cooking, the backyard BBQ, and chili cook offs.

Two bowls of macaroni and cheese

On Potatoes and Pastas

Mash it into baked sweet potatoes or a favorite potato salad recipe. And for savory sensor overload, use it as a finish for a rich, creamy pasta or macaroni-and-cheese.

Ham and cheese omelet on plate with lettuce and tomato

For Breakfast

Enhance the hearty in your breakfast with a dash in your scramble or dusted over your eggs benedict a pure delight with thick slices of avocado.

Two bloody maries with smoked salt rims, bacon, celery and olives

For Cocktails

Smoked salt may be the best thing for the Bloody Mary since the pickle, and it's an almost-too-perfect complement to the Mezcal Margarita or any margarita for that matter!