How to Substitute Fresh Garlic for Garlic Salt

Fresh garlic adds flavor when you're out of garlic salt.

Fresh garlic has a more intense and pungent flavor than garlic salt. Garlic salt --which consists of dehydrated garlic powder and a lot of salt -- is a convenience. There's no fussing with getting that papery skin off the clove, mincing, cleaning the chopping board or trying to get the garlic smell off your hands. However, if you have a recipe that requires garlic salt and you're out of both garlic salt and powder, go ahead an substitute fresh garlic.

Things You'll Need

• Garlic cloves
• Microwave safe dish
• Microwave
• Measuring spoon
• Cutting board
• Cooking spoon
• Knife
• Salt

Instructions

Recipes That Aren't Cooked.

1. Peel one clove of garlic for every 1/2 tsp. of garlic salt the recipe calls for. Put in a microwave safe dish with about 1/2 tsp. of water. Microwave on medium until the garlic is soft, probably no more than 60 seconds or so. Microwaving takes the raw taste away.

2. Smash the garlic against a cutting board with the back of a spoon. Increase the salt in the recipe by 3/8 tsp. of salt for every 1/2 tsp of garlic salt the recipe calls for. Work the salt into the smashed garlic to form a paste.

3. Add the garlic salt paste to the recipe.

Cooked Recipes

1. Peel the garlic. Mince one clove of garlic for every 1/2 tsp. of garlic salt called for in the recipe.

2. Increase the salt in the recipe by 3/8 tsp. of salt for every 1/2 tsp of garlic salt the recipe calls for.

3. Add the fresh garlic and salt to the ingredients before you cook the recipe.

Tips & Warnings

• Leave out the salt completely if you're on a low sodium diet.

References

• Chef Help: Substitutions