Italian Seasoning

Italian Seasoning Blend

Making your own Italian seasoning is so easy, and it uses ingredients you already have in the pantry.  By making your own, you control the ingredients and the texture of them. If you want chunks of spices in your Italian blend or if you prefer a finer consistency. 

Ingredients

1/2 to 1 Tbs. bay leaf, broken into small pieces
1 Tbs marjoram
1 Tbs. rosemary 
1 Tbs. sage
1 Tbs. thyme
1 Tbs. savory
1 Tbs.oregano
1 Tbs. basil
1 Tbs. parsley
1 Tbs. chives
1/2 Tbs. garlic powder
1/2 Tbs onion powder
1/2 to 2 tsp. red chili flakes

Directions

Place the broken bay leaves, rosemary, and thyme in a mortar and pestle.  Hold the mortar in place with one hand, while your other hand uses the pestle to push down on the ingredients and roll it against the mortar while applying firm pressure.  You can also use a blender or a spice grinder to do this task as well.  Grind or process the herbs until you have the consistency you want for your spice blend. If you want your spice mix to be fine and powdery in texture, adding all the dry spices into your food processor or spice grinder.  Simply blend them until you have the consistency you desire.

Add the bay leaves, rosemary, and thyme into a small jar that has a tight-fitting lid.  Add in the sage, savory, oregano, basil, parsley, chives, red chili flakes, garlic powder and onion powder. 

Note

If any of the spices are already powder form, you do not need to use the mortar and pestle.  

The spice blend is yours. As an example, we really don't like to eat whole pieces of rosemary because they are like little pine tree needles. So we do use a spice grinder for some of our spices.