Footpath Corsica Salt

What is the Corsican salt of Ile Rousse?

The island of Beauty welcomes you to delight your taste buds, but also to offer you an exceptional natural spectacle.

When one thinks of Corsica in terms of cuisine, one immediately thinks of charcuterie, and in particular a delicious coppa or a piece of lomo. Corsica is also home to magnificent cheeses, especially Brocciu.

I propose you here to see Corsica differently thanks to a mixture of salt which will also make you travel. Between Calvi and the Cap Corse, treat yourself to a sweet moment of tasting on the rocky peninsula of Pietra to enjoy a magnificent panorama on the Mediterranean. Taste my Corsican salt and close your eyes. Everything comes back to you. The splendid Corsican mountains far from any civilization, the magnificent beaches which make the pride of the island, the walks in the heart of the typical villages of this island which has nothing to envy to the most beautiful destinations in the world. You wish to prolong this sweet moment of contemplation? Order my Corsican salt and bring a bit of the Island of Beauty back home.

This salt of the Ile Rousse is composed of salt, pepper, sugar, celery and spices. It will remind you of Caribbean salt.

What is the taste of the Corsican salt of Ile Rousse?

Corsican salt is a blend of spices that offers surprising and bewitching sweet and salty flavors.

How to use the Corsican salt of Ile Rousse ?

The Corsican salt of Ile Rousse comes to bring flavour to all your dishes. It is a chameleon which will integrate numerous recipes to vary the pleasures and bring a little novelty to your cooking.

Our ideas of recipes with the Corsican salt of Ile Rousse

Prawns marinated in Corsican salt

If you have been to Corsica, you have certainly noticed how much the local restaurants like to offer gambas. Marinated, with pasta, they are declined to delight your taste buds. To remind you of this trip to the Isle of Beauty, I suggest that you try gambas marinated in Corsican salt as a starter or as an aperitif. It is very simple, you just have to shell your gambas and to prepare a marinade containing Corsican salt, olive oil and lemon. If you like spicy flavours, add a little Espelette pepper to spice up your marinade. Leave the prawns to marinate for a few hours and cook them in a pan or on the plancha.

Corsican salad with Corsican salt from Ile Rousse

I propose to you here a salad with the savours come from Corsica. Cut pieces of brocciu and marinate them with lemon juice, olive oil and Corsican salt. Remove the cap from your tomatoes and remove the flesh. Stuff the tomato with marinated brocciu. Serve on a bed of green salad with pieces of coppa and sprinkle with a little olive oil with lemon and Corsican salt.

Filet mignon marinated in Corsican salt from Ile Rousse

If you have never tasted marinated filet mignon, now is the time to try it. Take a nice filet mignon from your butcher and marinate it in a mixture of Corsican salt and olive oil. You can marinate your meat for 24 hours, stirring regularly. Cook your filet mignon on the barbecue or opt for oven cooking.

The virtues for the health of the Corsican salt of Ile Rousse

Corsican salt contains pepper which is a condiment with many virtues. Able to support the secretion of saliva, it helps in the digestion. It is recognized for its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and metabolism stimulating virtues. Antioxidant, it fights against cell aging.

This mixture of spices also contains celery, a low-calorie vegetable rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B9 and C, but also in magnesium, iron and fibre.

The conservation of the Corsican salt of Ile Rousse

I advise you to keep this Corsican salt l'Île Rousse away from humidity and light.