Spice It Up

A monthly cooking challenge to spice up your kitchen… Try something new! Each month, pick up a FREE spice sample and simple recipe.

June’s Spice: Himalayan Pink Salt

In general, you can cook with pink Himalayan salt just like you would with regular table salt. Put it in sauces and marinades or add it to your food at the dinner table. Both table salt and pink Himalayan salt consist mostly of sodium chloride, but pink Himalayan salt has up to 84 other minerals and trace elements. These include common minerals like potassium and calcium, as well as lesser-known minerals like strontium and molybdenum.

Recipe: Garlic Lemon Grilled Salmon

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound salmon
• 1/2 small lemon
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/8 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 tsp Himalayan pink salt
• 3 garlic cloves, minced

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Squeeze the half lemon to make 1 tbsp of juice
2. Combine the lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper in a small bowl
3. Place the salmon onto a plate, skin down
4. Wash hands after handling the fish!
5. Evenly distribute the dressing mixture on top of the salmon
6. Grill on medium heat for 15 minutes, or until done to your likeness

Plant & Seed Swap
Wednesday, June 1 @ 4pm
Columbus Library

Bring seeds or plants to share and swap at the library! Pam Torlina from Conserving Carolina will discuss gardening and landscaping with native plants.