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How to create:

  1. Pack your vegetables (or vegetable stalks, leaves, scraps!) into jars. Then heat the above ingredients in a pan of water to dissolve the salt, and taste – you may want to add either more sweetness or salt, be guided by your own taste buds! Pour it over (both hot or room temp is fine, but pouring it hot will soften your vegetables a bit which works nicely for cauliflower) the vegetables. Then let it all cool down, close the lid and keep in the fridge.
  2. The pickles can be eaten as they are or they make for such a good winter salad!

This recipe enhances the Maldon Salt by flavouring it with the floral and fragrant taste of lavender.

Lavender has a distinctly floral flavour but as it is part of the mint family it has hints which are close in similarity to mint and rosemary – this means the lavender flavoured salt works brilliantly with sweet bakes such as shortbread biscuits, chocolate, and crème brûlée but also with savoury dishes such as lamb, fish, and chicken.

It could also be used to salt the rim of a homemade cocktail or sprinkled across cheese and crackers. The possibilities are endless, plus once you make a batch you can store it in an airtight container for 6 months.

How to make lavender salt?

  1. You must make sure the lavender you use is dried – you can buy dried and edible lavender from the supermarkets, however if you are cutting from flowers at home then simply remove the flowers and allow to dry for a week before using.
  2. Place the dried lavender into a pestle and mortar and crush until they are broken up and mostly ground.
  3. Mix this with the Maldon salt and then store in an airtight container.

How to create:

  1. Pop all the ingredients into a saucepan with a splash of cold water.
  2. Mix to combine them and bring to a simmer over a medium-low heat, stirring constantly for 10 minutes.
  3. Then cover and simmer on a very low heat for 1 hour stirring occasionally.
  4. The figs will break down and you’ll be left with a delicious jam with textured bits from the soft fig skin.
  5. Popping your jam into jars is a slightly lengthy process… but worth it to give it the longevity so you can enjoy it later in the year. Pop your glass jars on a tray and slide them into the oven at 130c/275f (don’t have it any hotter as they may shatter) leave them in the oven for at least 20 minutes. Be extremely careful taking them out one by one using oven gloves, popping them on to a heat proof mat or pad. Spoon the hot jam mix straight into the jars and seal the lid tightly. Pop your jam in the cupboard, once open keep in the fridge and consume within 2 months!

How to create:

  1. Preheat the oven to 270 fan assisted and line a baking tray with some oven/baking paper. Once the oven reaches temperature, lay the bacon onto the tray and cook for 7 minutes until nice and crisp. Remove from oven, dab the excess fat off using a little kitchen paper and set aside.
  2. Pop your sourdough bread into the toaster and meanwhile in a small bowl combine the ricotta with oregano, black pepper and a generously seasoning of Maldon sea salt and mix well.
  3. Remove the bread from the toaster and spread the ricotta evenly onto the surface. Then top with the figs, sandwich the bacon slices in between the figs, sprinkle over with nigella seeds, chilli and some black pepper. Drizzle generously with clear honey and finish with a generous sprinkling of Maldon sea salt crystals and enjoy!

How to create:

  1. Stir all ingredients together in this order and serve!
  1. Using a small knife, prick the chilli peppers all over so they will absorb the liquid marinade.
  2. Place the chillies in a 1 litre preserving jar, packing them down lightly.
  3. Mix the remaining ingredients in a jug, then pour the liquid over the chillies.
  4. Seal the jar and store it in a dark place for up to one month, by which time the chillies will have softened and become pickled in flavour!

How to create:

  1. Add all ingredients to the glass, stir well, add ice, garnish with a celery stick, cherry tomato and lemon wedge with cracked black pepper & enjoy!

How to create:

  1. Shake all ingredients together over ice.
  2. Salt rim 2 glasses.
  3. Serve with a wedge of lime.
  1. For the sea bass, preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
  2. Stuff the thyme into the cavity of the sea bass.
  3. Whisk the egg whites in a bowl until soft peaks form, then fold in the salt. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper and spread one-third of the egg white mixture over the tray. Lay the sea bass on top and spoon over the remaining egg white mixture, ensuring the fish is completely covered. Bake the sea bass in the oven for 30-35 minutes, or until crisp. Carefully crack the salt crust, remove it from the fish and discard. Peel the skin from the fish and place it onto a serving plate.

How to create:

  1. Place the rosemary in a bowl and cover with 6 tbsp of the olive oil.
  2. Add the flour, fast action yeast, Maldon salt and remaining olive oil into a bowl, add 175 ml water and mix it until sticky.
  3. Knead the sticky dough on a lightly oiled surface for around 10 minutes until it turns smooth.
  4. Cover and leave for an hour until it has risen to double its size.
  5. Prepare a baking tray with parchment paper, knead out the dough to whichever shape you like and leave to rise for a further 30 minutes.
  6. Heat the oven to 200c, make holes using your finger and spread over the rosemary and olive oil mixture.
  7. Add an extra pinch of Maldon salt and cook for 20 minutes.