Gomasio

This Japanese sesame salt is easy to make and delicious sprinkled over cooked brown rice or cooked vegetables. Using gomasio as an alternative to salt is a good way of cutting back on sodium in your diet. To make it just stir 5 tablespoons of unhulled sesame seeds (the brown ones) and a level teaspoon of sea salt in a saucepan over a gentle heat until the seeds start to turn brown a smell slightly ‘toasty’ – this will take about 5 minutes. Transfer the mixture to an electric coffee grinder and grind to a powder. This is at its best when freshly made, but will keep well in a screw-top jar for 3–4 weeks.