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gomashio seasoning laid out with the raw ingredients
Jamie Raftery

Gomashio (Macrobiotic Sesame Seed Salt)

5 from 2 votes
Japanese low-sodium, flavorful and umami-rich seasoning. Toasted sesame seeds are ground and mixed with pink salt to create a unique blend that you can sprinkle on almost any dish for a tasty and nutritional boost.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 100 2.5g portions
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Japanese, Macrobiotic
Calories: 14
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition

Ingredients
 
 

  • 120 g White sesame seeds Unhulled brown
  • 120 g Black sesame seeds
  • 10 g Pink salt

Equipment

  • Weighing scales
  • Frying pan - non stick
  • Wooden spoon
  • Mortar and Pestle
  • Airtight container

Method
 

  1. Assemble ingredients.
    raw ingredients for making gomashio
  2. Toast the sesame seeds in dry frying pan on medium heat.
    toasting the sesame seeds in a dry pan on medium heat
  3. Once the sesame seeds start to pop, take off the heat and stir well to evenly toast the seeds.
    evenly toasted sesame seeds ready to make gomashio
  4. Take off the heat and allow to cool.
    checking the sesame seeds to see if they are toasted enough for the gomashio seasoning
  5. Transfer sesame seeds to mortar and pestle OR blender.
    transfer sesame seeds to mortar and pestle
  6. Pound the sesame seeds until they start to release their oils, they should be a coarse texture.
    gomashio pounded in the mortar and pestle
  7. Add the salt and mix well.
    add salt to gomashio and mix well
  8. Transfer to airtight storage container.
    adding gomashio to an airtight container to store
  9. Keep for up to 1 month in a cool area, out of direct sunlight.
    gomashio in an airtight container

Nutrition

Serving: 2.5gCalories: 14kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSodium: 39mgPotassium: 11mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin B1: 1mgVitamin B2: 1mgVitamin B3: 1mgVitamin B5: 1mgVitamin B6: 1mgVitamin E: 1mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg

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