WIN-It-Wednesday: Didi Davis Food’s – Salt Blend Collection
I’ve been told by many that cooking gluten and allergen free is boring and bland. For those of you in this 
vanilla-frame-of-mind, I invite you to give Didi Davis Foods Blended Finishing Salts a shake.
Created from Flor de Sal (a moist Portuguese sea salt) and fresh herbs, these salt blends add flare, crunch and piazza to any fresh and cooked gluten and allergen free dishes.
I love using natural sea salt on my foods, because of it’s briny, strong and earthy taste compared to regular white table salt. Plus, because of the fuller flavor in sea salt, I use way less salt in my dishes as well.
Didi Davis’ finishing salts can work wonders on any dish. One small sprinkle can craft even the most novice cook into a gourmet chef. For recipe and usage ideas you can also check out Didi Davis Food blog, appropriately named, The Salty Dog blog.
Some of the blends that these finishing salts come in are: Fennel Thyme Salt, which is great on oven 
poached salmon; Porcini Salt, wonderful used in gluten-free broths and gravies; Sagemary Salt, a blend of sage & rosemary and my personal favorite; Caraway Salt, perfect accompanied over sweet Italian sausage tossed with olive oil over penne pasta; Vanilla Salt, a sweet addition when speckled over in-season buttered corn-on-the-cob; Sumac Pepper Salt, ideal as a topping for fresh seasonal steamed vegetables; Aleppo Chile Salt, to flavor for chili and tacos, and Smoked Spicy Paprika Salt, great over smoked beef and charcoal grilled burgers.
All these fabulous salt blend creations are why I am so very excited that DiDi Davis’ Foods is this weeks WIN-It-Wednesday sponsor.
Two (Yes 2!) Lucky BeFreeForMe members will win a Didi Davis Food Salt Blend Collection, which consists of a sampler pack of the eight salt blends listed above.
How can you WIN?
Easy!
Reply to this blog and tell us which of the salt blends listed above sound the best to you… as well as how you would use it. (Me? I would love to try the Vanilla salt over Green Bean Almondine, or the Aleppo Chile Salt in Bloody Marys!). All entries must be received by Tuesday, April 13th at 12:00 midnight EST.
Good Luck, remember to add lots of spice into your lives (and cooking!), and, as always…
Be Free!
Tags: Didi Davis finishing salts, Didi Davis Foods, Gluten-free finishing salts, Win-It-Wednesday
April 6th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
I’d love to try the sagemary salt on my gluten-free pizza.
Thanks!
April 6th, 2010 at 8:20 pm
The Smoked Spicy Paprika sounds good ” a little flavor with a bite too it”!!!
April 7th, 2010 at 4:32 am
I would love to try the Rosemary & sage on chicken, Sausage and pasta dish. Thank you !
April 7th, 2010 at 4:34 am
I would love to try the Rosemary & Sage on chicken, sausage and pasta dish. Thanks !
April 7th, 2010 at 4:51 am
YUMMY,I would love to try them all,but the smoked spicy paprica sounds really tasty!!
April 7th, 2010 at 6:16 am
Smoked Spicy Paprika Salt sounds like it would be great mixed in with some ground beef and made into cheeseburgers
April 7th, 2010 at 7:21 am
I think the Sumac Pepper Salt would be wonderful! I salt and pepper most everything. I need the salt for my low blood pressure!
April 7th, 2010 at 7:33 am
I would use the sagemary salt on a vertically roasted chicken with the salt sprinkled on the inside as well as rubbing in all over the skin. I can just taste the salty crackly skin now. I would also make a pan of oven roasted potatoes with the salt sprinkled over them. It’s only 7:30 AM but I’m getting hungry for dinner just thinking about that crackly skin on the chicken!
April 7th, 2010 at 7:40 am
I’d like to try the fennelthyme on my gluten-free baked chicken.
April 7th, 2010 at 7:50 am
I think l would use Porcini the most in gravies. Love my bisquits and gravy.
April 7th, 2010 at 8:00 am
Yum they all sound wonderful. Vanilla Salt sounds the best to me, I have a horrible sweet tooth. I would try on in season corn, as suggested. In addition the sagemary salt sound good too. I think I would try on a pasta dish. Lastly the fennel thyme salt. Don’t know what I would use that on, but I know it would be good for my stomach.
April 7th, 2010 at 8:18 am
Hi:
I’d like to try the Smoked Spicy Paprika Salt.
Thanks
Shanta
April 7th, 2010 at 8:42 am
Making taco salad for dinner….would love to try the Aleppo Chile Salt!
April 7th, 2010 at 9:15 am
Sagemary Salt on a pasta dish! Yum.
April 7th, 2010 at 9:17 am
I would love to try the vanilla salt on fresh corn on the cob. The season for fresh corn is coming!
April 7th, 2010 at 9:31 am
I like thyme on chicken dishes so I would like to try the fennel thyme on baked chicken.
April 7th, 2010 at 10:15 am
I will love to try vanilla salt on my corn, I c’ant wait to eat that!
April 7th, 2010 at 10:17 am
I would try the vanilla salt with my mixture I use to cook corn on the cob on my grill, so good
April 7th, 2010 at 10:34 am
I would love to try the sagemary on gluten-free pizza wraps, made with corn tortillas, which would make them taste very gourmet! And on grilled chicken over corn pasta with bruschetta. Yummy!
April 7th, 2010 at 11:16 am
I’d like to be carried away with the Caraway Salt on, say, a pork roast…I love making meat of any kind in my roasting pan…it’s a one pot meal, thrown in potatoes sprinkled with the sumac pepper salt, and vegies such as carrots with the Aleppo Chile Salt…the choices are endless! Mmmmm….:P
April 7th, 2010 at 11:18 am
I think the fennel-thyme would be really good on shredded pork.
April 7th, 2010 at 11:22 am
I would like to try the smoked spicy paprika salt…put it in pasta salad or macaroni salad as well as deviled eggs or potato salad…give these dishes a zip!
April 7th, 2010 at 11:25 am
The CARAWAY Salt would be wonderful in my spicy sausage angel hair pasta! Would probably give it the “kick” it needs to make it even better. And the SUMAC PEPPER SALT would be great for the veggies I put in this dish! Yummy!
April 7th, 2010 at 11:25 am
Mmmm….I’d love to try porcini on my roasted organic chicken!
April 7th, 2010 at 11:26 am
Mmmm….I’d love to try porcini on my roasted organic chicken! Maybe the vanilla on popcorn? Hmmmm..
April 7th, 2010 at 11:31 am
A sprinkle of sagemary salt on oven rroasted potatoes sounds delightful. How about a dash of sumac pepper on popcorn!
April 7th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
i vote for the vanilla salt with corn – sounds yummy!
April 7th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
I would love to try the Smoked Spicy Paprika Salt on grilled fajitas.
April 7th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
I think it would be fun to experiment with all of them, but I’d go for the caraway first (I love carraway cheese) and I think I would try it in my fettucini alfredo, and then go from there.
April 7th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Dieting can be tasteless, I would love to try Sumac Pepper Salt on veggies
April 7th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
I think all of these sound amazing, and I know I would definitely like to try the Fennel Thyme Salt. My family is trying to eat healthier, so having a tasty seasoning for fish would be much appreciated. Thank you!
April 7th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
They all sound fun to experiment with on many different dishes. I would start with the sagemary salt since my family loves Italian dishes. I make a killer Lasagna and I’m sure the sagemary salt would put it over the top!!!
April 7th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
Aleppo Chile salt on my turkey burgers, in fact, many of these would be great on turkey/beef/veggie burgers!!! (Vanilla? nope…lol)
April 7th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
I make most of my food being Gluten/Dairy/Soy free and I get a CSA every week so I make a lot of sauteed Greens. All the season blends would add a good kick to all of my sautes! The vanilla salt would be great for a “salted caramel” coffee or treat! Yum!
April 7th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
The smoked spicy paprika sounds REALLY good. I bet it would add some kick to mashed potatoes.
April 7th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Smoked paprika salt on burgers sounds great!
April 7th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
I am such a square! I have never thought about different flavored salts. I feel like a whole new world has been opened up. My three top choices that I would like to try: Vanilla Salt, Apello Chile Salt, and the Smoke Spicey Paprika Salt. They all sound so fancy.
April 7th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Wow, they all sound so great! I’d try them all, but I’d probably start with the Smoked Spicy Paprika Salt.
April 7th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
Just reading about them makes me hungry! I am ready for summer grilled meat with the Smoked Spicy Paprika Salt with fresh vegetables seasoned with Sumac pepper salt. Fresh corn sweet and tasty with the Vanilla Salt sounds delicious too! Yummy!!! When do we eat?
April 7th, 2010 at 7:45 pm
The Fennel Thyme salt on salmon sounds wonderful. I love salmon and am always looking for different ways to have it!
April 7th, 2010 at 8:03 pm
I’d love to try the Porcini on my homemade cornbread stuffing. The Porcini would probably give it a nice kick!
April 7th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
I love to cook with herbs and spices.
April 7th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
Porcini Salt… Porcini mushrooms would be an any time treat with a nutty, robust flavor in dipping oil served with my homemade French Bread.
April 7th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
Aleppo Chile Salt — I make homemade tacos (Using only peppers, onions, garlic, cumin to make them..) this would be a real nice addition!
April 7th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
I’d like to try the Sagemary salt on my favourite oven fried chicken.
April 8th, 2010 at 5:13 am
Smoked Spicy Paprika reminds me a barbecue party in the countryside with my family. I love these sweet rememberings …..
April 8th, 2010 at 8:30 am
ANY STORES IN TOLEDO OHIO STOCK THIS SPICY PAPARIKA,
April 8th, 2010 at 9:25 am
Vanilla salt
April 8th, 2010 at 9:57 am
They all sound fun! My 3 boys and I are Gluten & Dairy Intolerant. Cooking in our house is constant! Having a husband who almost went to culinary school is a a life saver! Our 10 year old is taking after his dad in the kitchen creating all kinds of unique things! ( some edible some not! 🙂 We’d have fun creating with these salts!!!
April 8th, 2010 at 10:18 am
I would love to try the vanilla salt. Corn on the cob is a staplefor any barbecue or summer supper around here. It sound’s just yummy and asure to be must have in our house !!!!!!!
April 8th, 2010 at 10:33 am
I think your blend called sagemary salt would be perfect for my goulash recipes
April 8th, 2010 at 10:43 am
I love hot buttered corn-on-the-cob, so I would love to try the vanilla salt. Oh how sweet it will be.
April 8th, 2010 at 11:16 am
As great as they all sound for many dishes, I would love to try the Sage Mary on my Roasted Potatoes dish. I would try the Vanilla in a completely unexpected dish. It is getting me to think creative – for sure.
April 8th, 2010 at 11:42 am
I would love to try the Smoked Spicy Paprika Salt. We love to grill!!
April 8th, 2010 at 12:02 pm
I would try the Chile salt and rosemary sage with ginger and lemon in a roast chicken. I think the porcini salt would make a great rub base for pork. The paprika salt I would try in a burger that is 60%beef and 40%ground sausage wit onions. Man, why am I so hungry now?
April 8th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
smoked spicy paprika over ribs… mmh!
April 8th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
Fennel Thyme on salmon sounds wonderful. I’m always looking for a fresh way to spice up healthy ol’ salmon.
April 8th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
I would love to try the sagemary salt on baked chicken and porkchops
I would love to try the porcini salt on gravy
April 8th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Am I too late? These look amazing! The Sumac Pepper and Porcini are both really intriguing to me. The Sumac Pepper would add just the right flavor to a fruit salad. As for the Porcini, I would use it on my oven roasted tomatoes instead of regular salt before I put them in the oven.
April 8th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
With the weather here in KY getting warmer and us being able to grill out more and more, I would LOVE to try the Smoked Spicy Paprika Salt. We love a little kick to our hamburgers and steaks, and this spice mixture sounds perfect for that!
April 9th, 2010 at 6:06 am
I would like to try the caraway salt
April 9th, 2010 at 8:38 am
I would love to try the Appelo Salt on barbequed chicken as I am sure it would make it the best chiken ever, especiaaly the skin.
April 9th, 2010 at 10:06 am
would like to try vanilla salt
April 9th, 2010 at 10:24 am
Hey BeFreeForMe.com Readers! I’m Katelyn, VP of Marketing & Sales for Salt Traders and didi davis food! Your positive responses and tasty ideas are so exciting for us to read! Thank you for all of your wonderful feedback.
One comment inquired about whether our products are available in Toldedo, Ohio. We do have one store in Columbus, Ohio (The Greener Grocer) that stocks many of our didi davis food items.
However, for most of you, the best way to get a hold of our products is via our website, http://www.salttraders.com! We regularly send out e-newsletters with fantastic promotions (great discounts, free shipping etc), so be sure to sign up to take advantage of that!
There is so much more available on our website – wonderful sea salts and peppercorns from around the world, handcrafted cocoa blends, kettle corn blends, and of course our line of didi davis food Sugar Blends (Mojito, Curry, Espresso, Spiced Gold, Lemon, Orange Ginger!). Like all our didi davis food products, these are all made by-hand in small batches!
Please also take a look at our blog, http://www.saltydogblog.com for ideas on how to use our products and recipes from Chef Didi Davis!
Thank you all so much!
Best Regards,
Katelyn
katelyn@salttraders.com
April 9th, 2010 at 11:19 am
People,lets not overlook the obvious. Spring & summer are around the corner these salts are screaming to be set free on your palate. How about the Aleppo Chili salt sprinkled on a fresh fruit or cucumber salad and a squeeze of lemon. Vanilla salt Yummmm, on a plate of mixed greens with chicken, cranberries,and purple onion tossed in a raspberry vinaigrette. Smoked Spicy Paprika salt could well be crowned the new face of barbecue rubs. On that note, I rest my Taste.
April 9th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
OMGosh; these all sound so good; I can see myself taste-testing; what fun. We’re big on roasting veggies (esp cruciferous ones) in the oven with some good olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt and pepper; so it would be fun to see which one worked best for those!
April 9th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
When hearing sea salt I just think about Grandma’s cooking! She is 93 and is my cook here at home. She uses sea salt on everything and these would be great to try. This would be an amazing gift to give her, especially since she is about to come home from the hospital after an incident the other day and has complained about the food there. She was saying she cannot wait to cook us all food and she has always made sure it was gluten free!
April 9th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
My absolute favorite would be “Sumac Pepper Salt” because I love veggies, and they are good for the body, and this flavorful salt would enhance the flavor, and wake up the natural flavors in the veggies, and make them unbelievably delicious.
April 9th, 2010 at 8:57 pm
I would like to try the spicy paprika on fish. I think that would be a good flavor my family would like.
April 9th, 2010 at 10:39 pm
I think the sagemary sounds yummy, would probably try it on some chicken. The caraway on some flat bread (been looking for something to spice it up). They all sound yummy!
April 10th, 2010 at 12:54 am
What a gorgeous set! I love the packaging. The vanilla salt sounds intriguing and very original!
April 10th, 2010 at 7:14 am
I would love to try the Sumac Pepper salt, with a mix of beef cubes, beans and a lite tomato base. Nine months ago I had the operation to loss weight; so I eat alot of beans for the protein. Winning this great find, would give me a chance to explore all types of dishes, maybe even 101 ways to eat beans and love them. I bet these salts would even make my tofu taste great. I have lost 97 pounds and have 20 more to go.
Have A great day,
Melody
April 10th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
I would love to try the Sumac Pepper salt, with a mix of beef cubes, beans and a lite tomato base. I bet these salts would even make my tofu taste great.
April 11th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
Sumac/Pepper (Man! What humus…) and Porcini (Spinach risotto anyone?)
April 11th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
I would love to try the vanilla salt on popcorn! Yummy!
April 12th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Mmmm, that vanilla salt would be awesome on home made caramels!! The Sagemary would be great on pasta with browned (unsalted!) butter!
April 12th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
I would love to try several of the salt blends on chicken to see how they would change the taste of bland chicken. What a great way to experiment with different flavors!
April 21st, 2010 at 11:01 am
Hi-
The winner’s names are….
1.) Karen from IL
2.) Patricia from PA
Enjoy!
Be Free!
Kathleen