Two of my favorite teas are green tea and Earl Grey tea;  both as a warm or cold refreshing beverage, but also used as a flavoring in cooking.  Matcha powder is a wonderful  way to stir the rich taste and health benefits of green tea leaves into both sweet and savory dishes–and spice mixes like Savory Spice Shop’s (www.savoryspiceshop.com) Beacon Hill Earl Grey Tea Rub is a unique way to use those tea leaves in savory dishes like this one.

A fragrant mix of tea leaves, salt, fennel pollen, rosemary, marjoram, pepper and garlic, this spice mix is fabulous not only on fish, but also on roasted cauliflower or potatoes, duck breasts, quail, and even your favorite cut of pork.  For this dish I sprinkled the spice rub on Atlantic salmon fillets along with a coating of tangy Dijon mustard–but keeping spice mixes like this one in your pantry is an easy way to turn any ordinary dish into a conversation starter.

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