A Trio Of Citrus Salts

dried citrus wheels

• 8 valencia oranges
• non stick spray

1. set the oven to 200 degrees. Cover 2 cookie sheets with foil and lightly sray with non-stick. Wash the oranges and slice them VERY thinly. Lay them evenly on the cookie sheets and bake until the are very dry - about 5-6 hours. Remove the pits as best you can. Turn them once or twice as they dry. Store for a few weeks (if they last that long which they won't) in an air tight container.

Trio Of Citrus Salts

• 1 1/2 cup kosher salt
• several sprigs fresh rosemary
• 5 dried orange wheels
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 large lemon
• 1 ancho chili
• 1/2 tablespoon cumin
• 2 limes

1. Orange salt: grind the orange wheels and needles from 2 sprigs of rosemary in the grinder. Mix together with the paprika and 1/4 c of the salt. Store in sealed jar for several weeks.
2. Lemon salt: finely mince the garlic and 1 tbs. of rosemary. Mix together with 1/4 c salt and the zest from the lemon. Store in sealed jar for several weeks.
3. Lime salt: Remove the seeds and stem from the chili. Grind in the spice grinder. Mix together with 1/4 c salt, the cumin, and zest from 2 limes. Store in sealed jar for several weeks.