Everything Seasoning

I live in the UK, so every time I heard a recipe suggesting the addition of ‘Everything But the Bagel’ seasoning I died a little inside. We don’t have Trader Joe’s here – which seems like an injustice of the greatest magnitude, because I keep seeing all these wonderful things that are ‘easily available’ from TJ’s – but not for me!

I’ve been lucky enough to travel to the USA twice – on both occasions I was more excited about the incredible grocery shopping options than the mega-shopping malls, which are probably larger than my village!

Anyhow, I’ve tasted the real deal, and loved it; but since I am not prepared to sell my children just to be able to afford a small bottle of genuine EBTB from Amazon (check out the prices!) I turned to the internet to help me recreate it. After trying a few versions, this is the combination I settled on. I’ve kept the quantities of every component simple so it can be scaled up or down very easily.

One caveat before I launch into the recipe itself – it’s absolutely essential to use the correct type of garlic, onion and salt. All the separate components of this seasoning need to be roughly the same size, so they can distribute evenly throughout the mixture – otherwise you’ll end up with loads of salt or garlic granules lurking about the bottom of your jar!

Recipe

2 tsp flaked sea salt (nothing else works as well – I used Maldon flakes)

1Tbs dried minced garlic (not garlic granules or garlic salt)

1 Tbs dried minced onion (not dried onion flakes or onion granules)

1 Tbs white sesame seeds

1 Tbs black sesame seeds

1Tbs poppy seeds

Mix it all together, pop in a pretty jar and sprinkle it all over everything!! It’s really delicious on bruschetta, avocado toast, baked potatoes, hummus, salads …..the list goes on! And on!

Just need to persuade Trader Joe’s to open in Scotland now for all the rest of the goodies they sell!