Lime salt is one of the best condiments out there and probably The easiest to make at home.

I tested a couple different “recipes” for lime salt and I’m going to tell you which one is the very best.

(My favorite version involves a grater, a lime and a handful of salt, super easy).

Lime Salt

Name: Lime Salt (Elevate Everything You Cook and Mix)
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Zest of 1 medium size lime (about a tablespoon); 2 Tablespoons kosher salt or sea salt

Lime salt takes just a few minutes to make and adds a ton of flavor to cocktails and foods, especially Latin and Thai dishes.

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Oh lime salt, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

My love for all things citrus is unchecked.

I have featured:

Lemon Drop Martinis

Lemon Shortbread Hearts

Chewy Lime Bars

Garlic Lime Chicken

But, I digress.

I also love salt.

So, a combination of freshly grated lime zest and an equal amounts of sea salt? Sign me up.

I’m not the only one that knows a good thing. Lime and sea salt go together so well that Method created a line of all-purpose cleaners.

I had a couple of inspirations in trying this recipe.

First, I made a round of traditional margaritas, which needed lime salt rims.

But before that, I was at my local food co-op, you know, that bastion of hippies, old and young as well as foodies like myself, and there was a display of over-priced little tins of flavored salts.

I was thinking the flavored salts would make great hostess gifts. Or a good stocking stuffer for the cook in my life.

Then I realized flavored salts are probably super easy to make and probably cost just a song in comparison.

a lime cut in half next to a grater with a tablespoon full of lime zest on a piece of wax paper

Use a Microplane grater (far left) to remove the zest of one lime.

How Can I Use Lime Salt?

Dip a cocktail glass in lime salt before making classic shaken margaritas.

So. Many. Ways

Sure you can rim your cocktail glasses with lime salt for classic shaken margaritas.

But, wait, there’s more:

My current favorite: dipping slices of cucumber fresh from the garden into lime salt. Oh goodness.

cucumber slices on a black cutting board with a small pile of lime salt

Lime salt is great sprinkled on slices of cucumber fresh from your garden or the farmer’s market.

Sprinkle lime salt over:

Steak tacos
Spicy Shrimp Nachos
Sweet potato fries
Thai dishes
Grilled vegetables–stupendous
Caramels
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Tortilla chips
Baked potatoes
Fish Sandwiches

Rim cocktail glasses with it for these drinks:

Grapefruit martini
Cherry Coke
Bloody Mary
Bloody Maria

How to Make Lime Salt

I feel silly posting a recipe card for this but I will.

Lime salt recipes fall into one of two camps.

You either combine equal amounts of fresh lime zest and kosher salt in a small bowl.

Combine fresh lime zest and sea salt in a small bowl.

Or, you combine equal amounts zest and salt and then bake at 250 for 30 minutes, let cool, then store.

I do not recommend the latter method.

Baking the lime salt sucks all the freshness out of the zest and you’re left with a modestly flavored salt.

I want that lime zest to stand up and scream. Lime is a big, bold flavor. Don’t dry it out.

Yield: 3 Tablespoons

Lime Salt (Elevate Everything You Cook and Mix)

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

Zest of 1 medium size lime (about a tablespoon)
2 Tablespoons kosher salt or sea salt

Instructions

Lay a piece of wax paper on your counter to do your zesting over.

With a Microplane zester, zest all the green skin from one lime, making sure not to zest any of the white part or pith,, which is bitter.

Measure two tablespoons of kosher salt or sea salt into a small bowl or pour directly onto your tablespoon of lime zest.

Mix together.

Enjoy.

Store in a small jar or resealable container.

Notes

Put wax paper on your counter for zesting the lime to make clean up easier.

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Nutrition Information

Yield 12 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 2Total Fat 0gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 0mgSodium 1106mgCarbohydrates 1gFiber 0gSugar 0gProtein 0g

Where Can I Buy Lime Salt?

Amazon, naturally, has several varieties of lime salt for sale.

You can even just peel and stick these onto your drink.

Your turn:

Have you ever made flavored salt? Leave a comment

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