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What is sweet salt? Is it really sweet, like sugar?

Sweet salt is rock salt produced in North America, which makes an excellent table salt for everyday use in the kitchen. Thanks to its rich mineral content, including iron, iodine and magnesium, it is not only delicious but also beneficial to your health. It is truly one of the purest salts available, which is precisely why it is also suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Sweet salt has a lovely pinkish colour due to its high mineral content.

Iodine is an essential mineral for the human body, but the body cannot produce it itself and must therefore obtain it from food. Iodine plays a vital role in the body by ensuring thyroid function and cognitive performance. Thanks to its benefits for brain function, it also helps us sleep better.

In addition, Sweet Salt has a high iron content, which is vital for good health. Iron is essential for the production of red blood cells, which in turn carry oxygen throughout the body. Iron deficiency means there aren’t enough red blood cells in the body, which often leads to tiredness and dizziness.

Sweet salt definitely has a hint of sweetness! This salt adds a pleasant, subtle sweetness to everyday dishes, but don’t worry – it doesn’t taste like sugar. 

How is sweet salt used?

Sweet salt is a favourite among American chefs, as it enhances flavours without making them too overpowering or strong in dishes. What’s more, as mentioned earlier, its flavour and health benefits make it the perfect table salt for everyday use.

In our opinion, sweet salt works particularly well in pasta dishes, salads, soups or on fresh vegetables and sandwiches. 

Thanks to its delicate sweet aftertaste, it’s also ideal for seasoning sauces.

A lovely recipe to try with Sweet Salt: Strawberry Gazpacho

A really tasty and refreshing recipe, perfect for garden parties and barbecue evenings. It’s something completely different from your everyday meals, so it’s well worth a try.

You’ll need (this quantity serves about four people):

• 350 grams of strawberries
• 500 grams of ripe tomatoes
• 1 small green pepper
• A little onion (to taste)
• A piece of bread soaked in water
• Sweet Salt (to taste)
• A dash of vinegar
• 20 ml olive oil

Method:

1. Before washing the strawberries and peppers, cut the peppers in half to remove the seeds.

2. Peel the tomatoes, cut them in half, remove the seeds and chop them into small pieces. Cut off the stalks from the tomatoes as well.

3. Then blend the strawberries, tomatoes, onion, soaked bread, salt and vinegar until smooth. You can add a little water if the gazpacho seems too thick.

4. Now add the oil and mix through once more. If necessary, add a little more salt and vinegar.

5. Pour the gazpacho mixture into glasses and place in the fridge to chill for at least an hour.

Things to bear in mind!

Firstly, only add the oil right at the end, because if you blend it with the other ingredients at the start, the blender often tends to heat the oil up, which gives the whole gazpacho an unpleasant bitter taste. So add the oil at the end!

Secondly, strawberries are quite tart on their own, so be careful when adding vinegar. Otherwise, the gazpacho will become very sour and won’t taste as good.

Enjoy! 🙂