Homemade Everything Bagel Seasoning
Made with sesame seeds, dried minced garlic and onions, poppy seeds, and coarse salt, this versatile seasoning blend comes together in just 5 minutes. And you can use it for lots more than bagels!
Servings: 33 (about 1 teaspoon each; recipe makes about 11 tablespoons total)
Estimated Calories: 11
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds, regular or toasted
- 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds, see Note below
- 2 tablespoons dried minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons dried minced onions
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt, or to taste (coarse kosher salt also works)
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a bowl; mix until well combined.
- Transfer the mixture to an airtight jar or container. I use an 8-ounce jar with a tight-fitting lid.Alternately, you can just put all of the ingredients directly in the jar and give it a shake to combine.
- Store in a cool, dry and dark place.
- Give the seaoning blend a quick shake before using, as the poppy seeds can sometimes settle towards the bottom of the jar.
Recipe Notes
- Look for black sesame seeds near the Asian foods in the grocery store if they're not in the spice aisle. If you can't get black sesame seeds, use an equal amount of white sesame seeds (so you would use 4 tablespoons of white sesame seeds instead).
- Omit the salt for a no-salt everything bagel seasoning.
- Feel free to adjust the amount of any of the ingredients to suit your own personal tastes.
- Don't substitute garlic/onion powder or granulated garlic/onion for the dried minced garlic and onion. The texture is too fine; they will not distribute well, and the flavor will not be the same. Same goes for the salt; don't use table salt.
- When stored properly, this can last for 6 months or more. Note that sesame seeds have oils that make them prone to going rancid more quickly when exposed to heat, light and air.
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