French Style Spiced Salt with Vanilla

Author Notes

I purchased two jars of imported Fruit de Vin seasoned salts at T J Maxx. I loved both of them but became quite enamored with the one that included vanilla. I was able to purchase one more jar of this intriguing blend at a T J Maxx 800 miles from home. After that I couldn't find it any brick and mortar shop or on-line. I searched and found an e-mail address for Fruit de Vin that makes the blend and asked if it was available to the U.S.A. A very nice e-mail informed me that they would gladly ship me a jar for $ 37.00. While is was probably for 950 grams of the salt blend, $ 37.00 was more than I wanted to pay for 2 pounds of salt. Thus began my trial and errors to formulate my own version of this intriguing blend of flavors. I am very happy to report I achieved success. I use it on many things, from simple pasta sauces to butternut squash ravioli, to chicken and pork dishes. It is my substitute for plain salt but in mostly savory dishes . But now I am wondering what non-savory dishes it would compliment. I am sharing this recipe with food52.com hoping someone in the Community will be able to discover some new uses for this unusual ingredient. —Eireen Hera