McCormick Perfect Pinch Salad Supreme Seasoning Recipe

McCormick's Salad Supreme Seasoning is a blend of Romano cheese, paprika, poppy and sesame seeds, celery seed, black and red pepper, salt and garlic. This copy uses three tablespoons of grated Romano, two of paprika, one each of sesame and poppy seeds, two teaspoons each of celery seed and salt, and a little garlic, black pepper and cayenne. It makes about half a cup.

What is in McCormick Salad Supreme Seasoning

McCormick's ingredient statement starts with spices, and names five of them: paprika, poppy seed, celery seed, black pepper and red pepper. Then come Romano cheese, salt, sesame seed, whey and garlic. The rest is an anti-caking agent, sunflower oil, paprika extract for colour and several milk ingredients.

The jar is labelled gluten-free, lists milk and sesame as allergens, and gives 50 milligrams of sodium per quarter teaspoon. Everything on the list before the anti-caking agent can be bought in a supermarket, and that is the recipe here. It is a reconstruction; MakeFoodLovely is not connected with McCormick.

Recipe

Salad Supreme Seasoning

A reconstruction of McCormick's Salad Supreme Seasoning from its ingredient list — Romano cheese, paprika, sesame and poppy seeds, celery seed, salt, garlic and pepper. About half a cup.

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Prep

5 min

Total

5 min

Serves

27

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons finely grated Romano cheese
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 2 teaspoons celery seed
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. Stir the paprika, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, celery seed, salt, garlic powder, black pepper and cayenne together in a small bowl.
2. Add the Romano cheese and stir until it is evenly distributed, breaking up any clumps with the back of the spoon.
3. Transfer the mix to a jar with a tight lid and keep it in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Calories:

10

Calculated from the ingredient quantities above using the USDA FoodData Central database, then divided by the number of servings. It is an estimate and will vary with the exact products you use.

A substitute for two tablespoons of Salad Supreme

McCormick's pasta salad calls for two tablespoons of the seasoning. Without a jar and without a batch, stir together:

• 2 teaspoons grated Romano or Parmesan
• 1 1/4 teaspoons paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon each sesame seeds, poppy seeds, celery seed and salt
• a pinch each of garlic powder, black pepper and cayenne

That is the full recipe divided by four and a half, rounded to spoon sizes.

What Salad Supreme is used for

The classic use is pasta salad. McCormick's own Pasta Salad Supreme tosses 8 ounces of cooked pasta with 1 cup of Italian dressing, 2 tablespoons of the seasoning and about 3 1/2 cups of raw vegetables, for eight servings. A home-made Italian dressing for it can start from the McCormick Italian seasoning on this site.

It also goes on tossed salads, sliced tomatoes, grilled vegetables, deviled eggs and avocado toast. A teaspoon per serving is a reasonable start; the mix is salty.

Celery seed and the cheese

• Celery seed is on McCormick's list and should not be left out. Celery salt can replace it: use 1 tablespoon of celery salt and leave out the 2 teaspoons of salt.
• Romano is sharper and saltier than Parmesan. Parmesan works; add a pinch more salt.
• Dry grated cheese from a shaker can gives a free-flowing mix. Freshly grated cheese clumps, and it shortens how long the mix keeps.

Keeping it

The cheese is the reason the jar goes in the refrigerator. With freshly grated Romano, use the mix within two weeks; with dry grated cheese, within a month.

Other blends rebuilt from their labels on this site are the Weber Kick'n Chicken seasoning and the Taco Bell seasoning.