German Tomato Salts (TomatenSalz)

I was introduced to the deliciousness that is tomato salts by my Canadian boyfriend, who hosted German couch surfers and left some as a gift. They are absolutely delicious! But completely unavailable in the US. I scoured and found some places in Germany to order them, but alas they do not ship to the US. Thankfully, it seems that German labeling laws are stricter, and I found an explicit recipe on one of the brands of German tomato salts! 

 I made a batch to bring down to one of my bestie's weddings. It's a potluck, but I'll be doing some traveling before and don't have a good way to bring down something more intricately crafted. So, I'll pick up some local tomatoes day-of, along with some pumpernickel and liverworst pate and make small hand sandwiches garnished with the salt.

Note: I am still tweaking this recipe, but will update each discovery/trial.

TomatenSalz

based on Bad Reichenhaller

Ingredients:

4 Tbs salt

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1.5 tsp thyme

2 tsp basil

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp rosemary (optional)

Instructions:

1. Combine all ingredients. Server sprinkled generously over fresh tomato slices.

Ranchero Sauce

Ranchero Sauce
from veggie belly

Ingredients:
1 tsp. olive oil
1/2 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 hot pepper, minced
1/2 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. oregano
1-14 oz. can crushed tomatoes
salt to taste

Instructions:
1. Heat oil in medium sauce pan and add onions. Sauté until they become soft. Add garlic and pepper, and saute until soft.
2. Add cumin, oregano, can of tomatoes, and salt. Cook on medium heat until throughly heated.
3. Pour in blender, and blend until desired consistency is reached.