The latest luxury in epicurean cooking is artisanal sea salt, particularly those made using only all natural ingredients. Hampton Salt Company founder Peter Pierce [below] wanted to provide his family an organic alternative to chemical laden table salts. “I am cautious about what my family eats and once I began researching salt, I discovered that most of the salt Americans consume is actually nothing more than chemicals. Refined salts are stripped of all natural minerals found in the sea, and most contain potentially unhealthy anti-clumping additives,” says Pierce. “I rid our home of all the refined salts, including my box of kosher salt. This is how Hamptons Salt Company was born.”  Three lucky KDHamptons readers can win a Flavor Seeker set of three! The first three readers to post a comment below will win.  Just write: SALT ME! below. 

Hamptons Salt Company and its array of all-natural salts sourced from around the world are building a powerful store presence on shelves across the country, including Garden of Eden Gourmet’s four locations across New York, Bedell Cellars, Macy’s flagship store, New York’s premium artisanal marketplace Chelsea Market at the Manhattan Food Exchange. On the East End, you can find Hamptons Salt at Round Swamp Farms, Schmidt’s, Loaves & Fishes, Red Horse Market, La Maisonette, In Home, Harbor Market and Gosman’s.  The full assortment is available online including our gift collections that make a delightful host/hostess gift at HamptonsSalt.com.

“Our Hamptons Finishing Salt is the perfect salt for any dinner party.  It is a blend that I created of the finest salts from the UK, France and the Mediterranean.  It is dazzling white with beautiful flakes. It is perfect to finish off a Montauk fluke crudo, perfectly grilled steak or vegetables.  It also comes in a chic jar that looks great on even the most elegant Hamptons table. Our BlackTruffle Salt is one of our top sellers.  It is great on hand cut fries, popcorn and it is the only way my daughter will eat scrambled eggs.  I love our Lemon Salt in a fresh baby kale salad, mixed simply with great olive oil, ground pepper and parmesan cheese.   Our Espresso salt is perfect as a rub on a steak before grilling or simply sprinkled on vanilla ice cream as an dessert enhancement.”

Hamptons Salt Company’s thirteen varieties of infused salts ($21.99-$29.99) run the gamut of unique flavors, from the unbelievably spicy Ghost Pepper, to the sweet Vermont Maple Syrup, to more robust tastes such as Garlic and Rosemary or the decadent Black Truffle.  Peter adds, “Head to our Facebook, Instagram or Twitter pages on how to use the salts.  We post lots of photos and recipe ideas.  Every salt has a description on our website HamptonsSalt.com and ideas on food pairing.”