Issa’s Italian Spice Mix
| July 19, 2010 | Posted by Issa under Kitchen |
Last week I made sun-dried tomatoes to go in my custom spice mix. I love this mix and use it on all kinds of things. My favorite is to use it liberally on fried potatoes, but I’ve been known to sprinkle it over all kinds of things. I used to just by random Italian seasoning mixes at the grocery store, but it’s even more fun to make my own. Just a mortar and pestle and a bunch of stuff thrown in, and I think it comes out super yummy.
Here’s the recipe in case you want to try yourself.
Ingredients
- Oregano – 2 tbsp
- Sun-dried tomatoes – 2 tbsp (make your own!)
- Rosemary – 1 tbsp
- Basil – 1 tbsp
- Marjoram – 1 tbsp
- Parsley – 1 tbsp
- Red pepper flakes – 1 tsp
- Black peppercorn – 1 tsp
- Kosher salt – 1 tsp
The sun-dried tomatoes don’t grind well in the mortar and pestle, so I either chop them up as small as I can get them, or just pull them apart (I’ve got great fingernails!)
Then, everything goes in the mortar and pestle and I grind away. I consider it finished when there are no more whole peppercorns.
I used to store it in a leftover empty spice jar, but I use this so much, I needed more quantity at a time, so now I’m using a leftover jelly jar.
Enjoy!
Tags: Food, Kitchen, Spices, Sun-Dried Tomatoes
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This looks delicious! I will have to try it out soon! :)
With the red pepper flake, how spicy is it?
@AmandaLP I don’t think it’s spicy at all. I don’t really like hot foods, so I usually go pretty mild with hot flavors. There’s enough ingredients in there that no one flavor really dominates and it just has a nice, even “has some spices” flavor, which makes it perfect for lots of different uses. If you like hot, it should be easy to fuss with the amounts.