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Date-Based All-Purpose Seasoning

The Original
Desert Dust

5 oz glass bottle

A smoky, earthy all-purpose seasoning made with organic Coachella Valley dates for a little sweetness and depth.

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The one you'll always use.

The Original brings smoky spice and earthy sweetness together with organic Coachella Valley dates. Keep it next to the salt and shake it over meat, fish, vegetables, eggs, popcorn, soups and whatever else is for dinner.

  • Real Fruit. Right in the Blend.

    Organic dates. Natural sweetness, body and balance.

  • Smoky & Earthy

    A balanced all-purpose blend made for everyday cooking.

  • DUST EVERYTHING

    One versatile blend for everyday cooking, whatever’s on the menu.

  • Pantry Regular

    Made to live by the stove and earn its place at dinner.

THE DETAILS

Organic Ground Dates, Sea Salt, Spices (including mustard), Paprika, Granulated Garlic, Granulated Onion, Citric Acid and Rice Concentrate (anti-caking)

142 servings per bottle

Label serving size¼ tsp (1g)

Your portion may be larger or smaller. Nutrition values shown are for the label serving size.

Calories per serving0
NutrientAmount% DV*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g Not listed
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 150mg 7%
Total Carbohydrate 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 0g Not listed
Includes Added Sugars 0g 0%
Protein 0g Not listed
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Calcium 0mg 0%
Iron 0mg 0%
Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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Sprinkle liberally over chicken, fish, pork, vegetables, avocado, eggs, popcorn or soups. Use before cooking, at the table or around the rim of a drink.

We use dried, ground dates from California’s Coachella Valley instead of refined sugar. They bring body, depth and a little natural sweetness, balancing the spices without taking over.

Keep the bottle tightly closed in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and stove heat. Follow the best-before information on the label.

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it starts with dates.

We start with organic Coachella Valley dates, pitted, dried and ground before blending with spices. Real fruit, ready for whatever’s cooking. Meet the fruit behind the Dust.

Date palms bearing clusters of ripe dates
California desert born

California desert born

The Coachella Valley is home. We bring ingredients and ideas back from the road, but this is where the Dust began.

Nothing Artificial

Nothing Artificial

Real spices. Real dates. Big desert flavor. We use ingredients that earn their place, and leave the rest out.

What's in the bottle?

Organic Dates

Real fruit. A little natural sweetness.

Paprika

Flavor, color and warmth.

Garlic

The savory backbone.

The Original Desert Dust - Date-Based All-Purpose Seasoning beside a bowl of seasoning

Sea Salt

Seasoning and balance.

Onion

Rounded, savory sweetness.

Spice Blend

Warmth, character and complexity.

Organic Dates

Real fruit. A little natural sweetness.

Paprika

Flavor, color and warmth.

Garlic

The savory backbone.

The Original Desert Dust - Date-Based All-Purpose Seasoning beside a bowl of seasoning

Sea Salt

Seasoning and balance.

Onion

Rounded, savory sweetness.

Spice Blend

Warmth, character and complexity.

Dust Everything.

WHEREVER YOU COOK.

  • BY THE STOVE

    Keep it close for a little more flavor in your everyday cooking.

  • AT THE GRILL

    Bring the Dust outside. Shake it on before your next cookout.

  • REACH FOR DUST

    Where you’d usually reach for salt and pepper, try a shake of Dust.

  • AT THE TABLE

    Put it on the table. Let everyone finish their meal with a little Dust.

A TASTE OF THE DESERT.

  • A person in a wide-brimmed hat eating corn on the cob
  • Desert Dust, dip and chips beneath a Joshua tree at golden hour
  • The outdoor snack spread and seasonings
  • Holding a chip with dip beneath a Joshua tree
  • A chip dipped into a golden-hour picnic spread
  • Fresh cucumber at the outdoor snack table
  • A seasoned cucumber ready to eat at the picnic
  • Dip and seasonings with the desert in the background
  • An outdoor picnic among the desert landscape
  • The desert picnic table with food and Desert Dust

COOK WITH THE ORIGINAL.

From steak and grilled vegetables to a bowl of popcorn, put The Original date-based all-purpose seasoning to work.
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Dust in action.

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  • A person walking past a Joshua tree in the desert
  • A skillet meal at a desert picnic table with Desert Dust seasonings
  • A person preparing tacos with Desert Dust seasoning
  • A meal topped with fresh herbs and Desert Dust seasoning
  • A Desert Dust seasoning bottle held beside a tray of food
  • The entrance to a date shop
  • A person holding a Desert Dust seasoning bottle
Greetings from the land of Desert Dust, with the founder and three seasoning bottles

About Desert Dust

CALIFORNIA
DESERT BORN.

Rick Marino spent years tour-managing rock ’n’ roll bands and bringing home flavors from his travels.

He started Desert Dust to share a taste of his own backyard: California’s Coachella Valley.

ABOUT DESERT DUST

THE DUST REPORT.

  • Awesome all purpose seasoning.

    Love this seasoning. Used it initially for grilled salmon and now I use it on lots of things. Just a hint of smoke, heat, and sweet.

    GeoJohn23 Verified buyer

  • Flavor upgrade to the classics

    So my family is very happy we discovered Desert Dust on our trip to Palm Springs last month. I try an use where i would’ve just used salt and pepper. It makes the best baked chicken and the boring steam veggies are now a stand alone dish. Thank you Desert Dust👍

    marilyn m. Verified buyer

  • Truly ALL Purpose!

    I've used Desert Dust on meats and salads, on fish and fruit, i've seasoned pumpkin seeds, used it as a rub or part of a marinade, added it as a topping, and a secret ingredient in chili. My favorite use is on top of a freshly sliced avocado. Brilliant stuff.

    Alexis G. Verified buyer

  • Perfect seasoning

    Use as you would salt, a spinkle here, a dash there. Subtle flavoring with great back flavors when used gently. More pronounced flavor when used aggressively or used as marinade.

    Bill H. Verified buyer

  • Best seasoning ever

    This is the only seasoning I use. It is great on everything. This is the only seasoning that I used the whole jar in just a few months and had to buy more

    Leslie A. Verified buyer

  • Wow!!

    Loving Desert Dust… introduced my friends to it by way of a butter board and converted them to superfans! Chicken thighs on the grill! Steamed Broccoli! Salad!!! Subtle as Dust in the Desert!!

    George C. Verified buyer