How to Cook With Garlic Salt
Garlic salt is powdered garlic mixed with table salt. However, the utility of garlic salt is an easy addition to food; you don't have to mince or press the garlic itself to get a garlic flavor onto your plate, and garlic salt is less perishable than other forms of garlic. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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When starting to prepare a dish, think about whether you have time to cut raw garlic or roast the bulbs for use.
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If you are in a hurry, don't bother with the garlic, just substitute garlic salt. Look at the recipe and try to determine how much flavor you need.
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Add garlic salt according to measures.
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Taste to determine if you need more.
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Let the dish cook for several minutes or stir to get the garlic salt well distributed into your food.
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It's not a great idea to try to use garlic salt for any recipe that needs a significant amount of garlic. It's best to use it just for a little flavor. For substance, you need actual garlic, or if that's not available, use an unsalted garlic powder. Too much salted garlic will ruin your dish.
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Tips & Warnings
One good use of garlic salt is on toast. Simply shake garlic salt on top of your buttered or cheese-covered toast.
Keep in mind that although you might get some flavor from garlic salt, the positive health effects of garlic will be minimal, where raw garlic has a wide variety of health values. It's best to lean toward using actual garlic in fried or baked dishes, and garlic salt just for toast or simple uses.
