The last time I posted a recipe, I was pregnant and in my third trimester. Baby girl came a few months ago, and my life has turned upside down! Now that I’m a new mom, I have to consider quick meal options while taking care of baby girl. Growing up, we always had homemade sauces and seasonings around for snacking and occasional lazy lunch options. This incredibly easy to make savory and sweet seasoning is made of pan toasted sesame seeds, salt, and sugar. It’s is as easy as it gets folks, and I’m pretty sure it’s kid friendly, as I quite enjoyed it as a child. We sprinkled it on a bowl of fluffy white rice (I prefer short grain rice), but it can also be sprinkled on a variety of dishes of your liking to add a little extra flavor (think noodles, salads, etc). I did a ratio of 2:1 for sugar:salt (which I think is perfect), but it’s totally your call on how you want to adjust it if desired. I would write a little more about this seasoning, and why I like it so much, but my baby girl is calling. Hopefully I will be back with more gourmet recipes, but for now, it’s gonna be quick and easy. Gotta go—bon apetit!

SAVORY AND SWEET TOASTED SESAME SEASONING

Degree of difficulty: 1 ( on a scale of 1-5 )

Preparation time 2 min

Cook Time: 5 minutes

 YOU’LL NEED

• A small pan

• A food processor

 INGREDIENTS

• 1/4 cup of sesame seeds

• 1 TSP sea salt

• 2 TSP sugar

 DIRECTIONS

1. Toast the sesame seeds in a small nonstick pan on medium heat until it reaches a medium golden brown. Stir around gently with a wood spoon to avoid burning. This should only take a few minutes.

2. Remove from heat, and transfer the sesame seeds to a food processor. Do a quick 10 second grind, and transfer to a bowl.

3. Stir in salt and sugar. Taste and adjust as needed (some like it sweeter, some like it saltier).

4. Sprinkle on a bed of fluffy rice. Enjoy!