Homemade Everything Bagel Seasoning Salt

If you love the savory flavor of an everything bagel, you can make that same combination of salty, garlicky, oniony goodness at home and keep it in your pantry.

This Everything Bagel Seasoning Salt combines coarse salt with sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dried garlic, and dried onion.

It’s incredibly easy to make and turns ordinary foods into something much more flavorful.

It’s also a fun addition to a homemade pantry if you’re enjoying making your own seasoning blends and embracing from scratch living.

What Is Everything Bagel Seasoning Salt?

Everything bagel seasoning is traditionally made with a combination of sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dried garlic, dried onion, and salt.

Turning that combination into a seasoning salt gives you a ready-to-use blend that you can sprinkle over everything from avocado toast to roasted potatoes.

And you don’t have to save it for breakfast. Once you have a jar in the pantry, you’ll probably find yourself reaching for it all day long.

Ingredients

• ½ cup coarse sea salt or kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1 tablespoon dried minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon dried minced onion

I like using coarse salt because it gives the seasoning a nice texture and makes the finished blend look beautiful in a little glass jar.

How to Make Everything Bagel Seasoning Salt

1. Combine the ingredients

Add the coarse salt, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dried garlic, and dried onion to a bowl.

2. Mix well

Stir everything together until the seeds, garlic, onion, and salt are evenly distributed.

That’s really all there is to it!

Unlike herb salts made with fresh herbs, you don’t need to process this mixture. Keeping the sesame and poppy seeds whole gives the seasoning its characteristic everything-bagel texture.

3. Store

Transfer your homemade seasoning salt to a clean, airtight jar.

Store it in a cool, dry pantry away from moisture and heat.

Because this recipe uses only dry ingredients, it’s an especially easy homemade pantry staple to keep on hand.

How to Use Everything Bagel Seasoning Salt

This seasoning is so much more versatile than its name suggests.

Try sprinkling it on:

• Avocado toast
• Eggs and omelets
• Scrambled eggs
• Baked potatoes
• Roasted potatoes
• Roasted vegetables
• Popcorn
• Homemade bread
• Dinner rolls
• Bagels
• Cream cheese
• Crackers
• Hummus
• Salads
• Cottage cheese
• Rice
• Pasta
• Chicken
• Fish

One of my favorite easy uses is sprinkling it over avocado toast with a drizzle of olive oil.

You can also mix it with softened cream cheese for a quick homemade bagel spread.

Everything Bagel Salt for Homemade Bread

If you enjoy baking bread from scratch, keep this seasoning nearby.

Sprinkle it over homemade dinner rolls, breadsticks, focaccia, or biscuits before baking. You can brush the dough lightly with olive oil or egg wash first to help the seasoning stick.

It’s also delicious sprinkled over homemade crackers.

Tips for Making It

Use dried garlic and onion.
Don’t substitute fresh garlic or fresh onion. Fresh ingredients add moisture and aren’t appropriate for a shelf-stable pantry seasoning.

Use coarse salt.
Coarse kosher salt or coarse sea salt works particularly well because it gives the mixture the right texture.

Adjust the garlic and onion.
If you love a stronger savory flavor, increase the dried garlic or onion slightly.

Make it spicy.
For a spicy version, add a pinch of red pepper flakes.

Make a larger batch.
This is an easy recipe to double if you use everything bagel seasoning frequently.

More Homemade Seasoning Recipes

If you’re building a collection of homemade pantry staples, this Everything Bagel Seasoning Salt is just the beginning.

Try some of these homemade herb salts next:

Homemade Tuscan Herb Salt

Our Tuscan Herb Salt is a savory Italian-inspired blend that’s wonderful on roasted vegetables, potatoes, meats, pasta, and homemade bread.

Homemade Italian Herb Salt

Italian Herb Salt combines rosemary, oregano, basil, thyme, and parsley for an incredibly versatile seasoning.

Aglio e Olio Herb Salt

If you love garlic and a little heat, Aglio e Olio Herb Salt combines garlic, parsley, basil, oregano, and red pepper flakes.

Garlic Herb Salt

Garlic Herb Salt is another everyday seasoning that’s delicious on meats, vegetables, potatoes, pasta, and bread.

Rosemary Sage Herb Salt

For a more savory garden-inspired blend, try Rosemary Sage Herb Salt.

Lemon Herb Salt

Lemon Herb Salt adds a bright citrus flavor to chicken, seafood, vegetables, potatoes, and summer dishes.

Dill Herb Salt

Dill Herb Salt is especially good with potatoes, fish, cucumbers, tomatoes, eggs, and homemade dips.

Basil Herb Salt

If you have an abundance of basil from your garden, Basil Herb Salt is a simple way to preserve that flavor for your pantry.

Chive Herb Salt

Chive Herb Salt adds a mild onion flavor to potatoes, eggs, vegetables, soups, and creamy dishes.

Celery Salt

And don’t overlook homemade Celery Salt. It’s an incredibly useful pantry seasoning for soups, salads, sauces, potato dishes, and more.

Build a Homemade Pantry One Jar at a Time

I love recipes like this because they don’t require a complicated project or a long list of ingredients.

A few basic pantry staples can become something you use over and over again.

Whether you’re preserving herbs from the garden or simply making your own favorite seasoning blends, these little jars are an easy way to bring from scratch living into everyday cooking.

And once you start making your own seasoning blends, you may never look at that spice cabinet quite the same way again.

Follow my homemade pantry board on Pinterest.