How to Cook with Salicornia Salt


Here's a collection of recipes showcasing a range of cuisines and techniques from delicate to bold that pair well with Salicornia salt. Salicornia salt brings a natural brininess and subtle oceanic minerality, so it shines wherever you'd normally use flaky finishing salt.

Serves 4 · 25 minutes

Lamb chops with salsa verde

Ingredients

  • 8 lamb chops
  • 1 tsp salicornia salt
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Salsa verde: large bunch flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 tbsp capers
  • 2 anchovy fillets
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 80ml olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp salicornia salt
Recipe

Serves 2 · 30 minutes

Dry-aged steak crust

Ingredients

  • 2 ribeye steaks (300g each)
  • 1½ tsp salicornia salt
  • 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp beef tallow or butter
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 4 sprigs thyme
Recipe

Serves 4 · 30 minutes

Prawn & fennel linguine

Ingredients

  • 400g linguine
  • 500g raw king prawns, peeled
  • 1 fennel bulb, thinly sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, sliced
  • 1 tsp salicornia salt
  • 150ml dry white wine
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • Zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • Fronds from the fennel, to garnish
Recipe

Serves 2 · 10 minutes

Avocado on sourdough

Ingredients

  • 2 thick sourdough slices
  • 2 ripe avocados
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 1/2 teaspoons salicornia salt
  • 1 pinch chilli flakes
  • 2 soft-boiled eggs (optional)
  • 1 microgreens or radish, to garnish
Recipe

Serves 2 · 40 minutes

Roasted cauliflower steaks

Ingredients

  • 1 large cauliflower, sliced into 2cm steaks
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoons salicornia salt
  • 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 50 grams butter
  • 2 tablespoons capers
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 handful flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
Recipe

Serves 4 · 35 minutes

Miso-glazed aubergine

Ingredients

  • 2 large aubergines, halved lengthways
  • 3 tablespoons white miso
  • 1 tablespoons mirin
  • 1 tablespoons sake
  • 1 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1/2 teaspoons salicornia salt
  • 1 sesame seeds, to garnish
  • 2 spring onions, thinly sliced, to garnish
Recipe

Serves 8 · 2 hours inc. chilling

Salted dark chocolate tart

Ingredients

  • 200 grams plain flour
  • 100 grams cold butter, cubed
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons iced water
  • 1 pinch salicornia salt (for pastry)
  • 300 milliliters double cream
  • 250 grams 70% dark chocolate, finely chopped
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3/4 teaspoons salicornia salt (for topping)
Recipe

Serves 6 · 4 hours inc. chilling

Passion Fruit Pavlova 

Ingredients

  • 4 large egg whites
  • 220 grams caster sugar
  • 1 teaspoons white wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoons cornflour
  • 1/3 teaspoons salicornia salt (for meringue)
  • 300 milliliters double cream
  • 1 tablespoons icing sugar
  • 4 passion fruits, halved
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 80 grams caster sugar (for curd)
  • 60 grams unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1/5 teaspoon salicornia salt (for finishing)
Recipe