Thursday, June 4, 2009

Black Salt Is My New Best Friend

Lemme just say this on the record: Isa Chandra Moskowitz is a genius! Thanks to her new Vegan Brunch book, I have discovered my latest love — black salt. I enjoyed some mixed in and sprinkled over this Vegan Brunch Tofu Omelet:

Black salt, which Isa highly recommends for this recipe, smells and tastes EXACTLY like eggs. Seriously. I hunted down a pack at a local Indian market, and I was blown away by the smell of eggs when I tore open the pack. I sampled a little on my finger, and I was swept back to my childhood Thanksgivings, when I ate way too many of mom's deviled eggs. It is that good.

In the omelet, the black salt (which is actually more of a pinkish grey) makes the tofu-based mixture taste like an actual egg omelet. I've tried Susan V's omelet before, and I still love that recipe too, but I'll never make enother faux egg dish without black salt. Anyway, enough gushing — go buy some and see for yourself. It's widely available at most Indian markets. And I'm sure it's available on the Internet too.

I stuffed this omelet with mushrooms, spinach, and mozzerella Teese, and scarfed it down for dinner, along with these Roasted Potatoes with Fresh Rosemary, Paprika, and Garlic:

I mixed a couple of Isa's roasted potato seasoning suggestions together. These crispy taters were the perfect complement to the very realistic omelet. Vegan Brunch is totally my new favorite vegan cookbook of all time, partly because of the black salt revelation and also because breakfast is my favorite meal — no matter what time its served.

Hey testers: New recipes are posted over at the tester site (sorry I'm a few days late!).

63 comments:

Laura said...

your omelet looks fantastic! can you believe i haven't tried that yet??! i was considering making them without the black salt, out of laziness for searching, but i think i will make the extra effort now! thanks!

Tara said...

I couldn't find black salt, so I made my omelet without it, but I'm going on a search tomorrow! Your food looks scrumptious, as always.

Sal - AlienOnToast said...

wow your omelet looks great!! i have made the susan v one too and it was tasty but i made such a mess trying to flip the thing!!

I need to hunt down some black salt. oh and by vegan brunch too.

Anonymous said...

I need that book!!!

Amey said...

yeah, Vegan Brunch is a totally great book. I've made so many things from it already, and they've all been totally great. I love it.

I was totally tripped out by the black salt! I couldn't believe how eggy it was!

Anonymous said...

Your omelet looks sooo much better than the one I made. I agree though, Vegan Brunch is a great cookbook! I plan on trying some more recipes from it this weekend.

thedalyn said...

I don't miss the food from my pre-vegan days with one major exception: eggs. We ate a lot of them growing up and I came to depend on them as the ultimate convenience food as an adult. Black salt totally scratches that itch and tastes eerily like eggs! I can't wait to try her omelet recipe; I'm slowly working my way through Vegan Brunch...

MeloMeals said...

That looks amazing! I really like black salt although I hate eggs.. funny..

Anonymous said...

Beautiful photo!! Gosh, all these Vegan Brunch goodies make me wish I was home whipping stuff up with my copy instead of at work.

Cyn said...

I just made that omelet, and the smell of egg coming out of my food processor when I mixed it all up was actually kind of freaky! I loved the resulting omelet though, it was so tasty. I have to try those potatoes, too. We have been rocking the hell out of that brunch book at my house, we're in love with all of the waffle recipes too. And I can't wait to try the oven baked hash browns!

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Melisser; the Urban Housewife said...

Isn't Black Salt insane?! It makes all tofu egg dishes WAY better! I'll take some of those potatoes too.

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Sheree' said...

I have to say, I am tempted to go to my nearest Indian food store in search of black salt. I love the flavor of the guts of a deviled egg. Not the white yucky part. Before Vegan, that is all I liked when it came to eggs of any kind. Thanks for the great tip!!!!

Mike K said...

I think black salt must be having a moment :) - I found some powdered black salt at the local Indian grocery, but wasn't sure it was the same thing, because it had that pinkish black color...not quite like the photo in the book. Thanks for the heads up, that must be the stuff! Can't wait to try it.

Tofu Mom (AKA Tofu-n-Sprouts) said...

I've been preaching the wonder that is Black Salt for years, but evidently not loud enough. It is entirely the reason I was able to give up eggs many years ago... Try it with mashed tofu/pickle/mustard in an "egg salad" sandwich. Amazing and it'll fool even die-hard egg-salad fans, I promise!!
I LOVE the new Brunch book too, great stuff!!

miss v said...

thanks for sharing about the black salt. i love it when i find things that for no apparent reason really mimic other tastes...

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A said...

Black salt?!?!? OK, a new assignment for me. Must.... find.... black....salt.
-A

Jen Treehugger said...

Ooooh that looks AWESOME!
I'm off to get me some black salt too!

jessy said...

i fo 'sho need to get Vegan Brunch AND black salt now! ooooh, i can't wait! your potatoes look perfect, Bianca! i loooooove me some breakfast yummies, too - they're also my fav! hooray!

going to check out the new recipes now! wahoooooooooooooo!

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Sheridan said...

That omelet looks A-mazing! Looks like you're getting a lot of new recognition, too! That's awesome! I promote you all of the time! Ha!

Meghan (Making Love In The Kitchen) said...

That is some super impressive cooking!

Erin said...

Bianca~
when, oh when, is your cookbook coming out? This GA girl needs to know your secret for vegan pecan pie and other delicious southern treats--serious withdrawal. ::hangs head:: Love your blog, thanks!

nora said...

Wow, that's so good to hear that the black salt lives up to its reputation, it almost sounded too good to be true! I can't wait to try it. I'm so mad I don't have my vegan brunch book right now (stupid british airways!)

The Vegan Snorkeler said...

I just got this book and made tofu omelets without the black salt last night. It was good, but I can tell that it would be ridiculous with black salt. I just saw some at Whole Foods...I think it might be worth a special trip just to pick some up!

Hello Veggie said...

Holy Crap. I was just reading what Isa was saying about black salt two days ago... I've got to find some immediately.

Vegan_Noodle said...

Doh... I knew I should have hunted longer for the black salt! Next time I make another omelet I will have to get a hold of some. Your omelet looks perfect!

Anonymous said...

Isa is a genius...such an amazing cookbook. I'm thinkin' yours will be right up there, too! :)

Serena Lewis said...

I gotta get me that book....I hope the black salt is available in Australia.

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