Recipe: Savory Salt Substitute (Reader's Digest recipe)

SAVORY SALT SUBSTITUTE

1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon celery seeds
1 tablespoon onion powder
2 1/4 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoons powdered orange peel*
1 1/2 teaspoons arrowroot
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon sour salt (powdered citric acid)**
1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
1/2 teaspoon dill weed
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
1/4 teaspoon plus a pinch of powdered lemon peel*
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

Place all the ingredients in a small electric coffee grinder, spice grinder or blender. Grind for 10 seconds or until the mixture is fine.

Insert a funnel in the top of a a glass salt shaker, pour the mixture into it and tap the funnel lightly to fill the shaker. Cover the rest of the mixture tightly and store in a cool, dark, dry place.

Makes about 1/2 cup
Nutrition data per teaspoon: 6 calories, no fat, no cholesterol, 1 g complex carbohydrates, 1 mg sodium

*Look for powdered citrus peels on the spice shelf of the grocery store.
**Check fruit preservatives for powdered citric acid.

Source: Reader's Digest Great Recipes for Good Health