This Cajun Spice Rub is one of my all-purpose seasonings. I’ve used it on both salmon and chicken and it works well in both cases. For the salmon, I like to drizzle lemon juice on the fish before adding the spice. For chicken, I use lime juice. In both cases, I’ll also supplement the rub with a bit of freshly cracked pepper.

Prep Time | 10 minutes |
Servings |
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- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 2 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 1/4 tsp dried oregano
- 1 1⁄4 tsp dried thyme
Ingredients
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Mix all ingredients together. Using a container with a lid makes it easy to shake ingredients to obtain a well-blended rub.
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Store in an air-tight container. (If you have a spice jar with a shaker lid, this becomes easy to use.)
We follow a low-sodium diet, so we've cut the amount of salt from the original recipe in half. Also, if you'd like to kick up the heat a bit, just add 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes.
Original recipe from gooddinnermom.com http://gooddinnermom.com/cajun-spice-rub-recipe/