Sesame Gomasio
So easy to make. Allows us to enhance flavour with less salt.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 5 tablespoon or ⅓ cup sesame seeds
Instructions
- Heat a frying pan over moderate heat. (Cast iron if possible)
- Add 1 teaspoon of sea salt.
- Remove from the heat.
- Pour the warmed salt into a mortar and pestle. Grind until it is fine
- Using the same pan, add the sesame seeds.
- Move the pan in a gentle swirling motion and with moderate heat until the seeds crack a little
- Remove from the heat.
- Pour the sesame seeds into the mortar and pestle.
- Grind until half (50 percent) of the sesame seeds are cracked and ground.
- Pour the salt in and mix thoroughly
- Next toss all ingredients together until well mixed and grind in a food processor.
When I'm feeling energetic, I use my 'suribachi' (Japanese grinding bowl), or a mortar & pestle