Popcorn with Pizza or Curry Spices

Ingredients:

½ cup unpopped corn
1 tablespoon olive oil
Olive oil or butter-flavored nonstick cooking spray

For pizza flavor:

2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt-free Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon sea salt

 

For curry flavor:

1 tablespoon curry powder
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon turmeric
½ teaspoon sea salt
pinch cayenne pepper

 

 

 

Choose your seasoning mix, combine the ingredients in a bowl, and set aside.

 

Air pop the corn to yield about three quarts of popcorn. Alternatively, add one tablespoon olive oil to a large pot and place two kernels of popcorn in it. Turn the heat to medium high. When the kernels in the pot start to pop, add the rest of the popcorn and cover. Shake the pot several times to ensure even cooking.

 

Put popcorn in a large bowl or paper bag. Coat popcorn with cooking spray. Sprinkle on the seasoning of choice and mix or shake to coat. (Save any leftover seasoning in an airtight container in the fridge.) Yield: 3 servings (each serving is 3 cups of popcorn)