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Salt provides essential sodium and chloride minerals critical for nerve transmission, muscle contraction, and electrolyte balance, though dietary moderation is recommended due to health associations with excessive sodium intake.

About

Salt is a naturally occurring mineral compound composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), essential for human physiological function and one of the oldest food preservation and flavoring agents known to civilization. Extracted through evaporation of seawater, mineral deposits, or underground salt mines, salt exists in multiple crystalline forms ranging from fine powder to large mineral nuggets. The main types include sea salt, rock salt (halite), kosher salt, and specialty salts such as Himalayan pink salt and fleur de sel, each with distinct grain sizes, mineral compositions, and textural properties that influence their culinary applications.

Culinary Uses

Salt serves as the primary flavor enhancer and seasoning across virtually all culinary traditions, enhancing natural flavors, suppressing bitterness, and balancing sweetness. Beyond its seasoning role, salt functions as a critical preservative through curing, brining, and dry-salting techniques in charcuterie, seafood preservation, and fermented foods. In baking and cooking, salt regulates gluten development, controls fermentation rates, and aids texture formation in breads, pastas, and cured meats. Different salt varieties—coarse kosher salt for finishing, fleur de sel for delicate garnish, and fine sea salt for baking—provide textural variation and mineral complexity to refined preparations.

Used In

Recipes Using salt (6,202)

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Chayote Salad

Chayote Salad from the Recidemia collection

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Checkerboard Cookies

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Cheddar and Broccoli Bread Roll

Bread

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Cheddar Blue Cheese Ball I

Oldchazman: As with all cheese balls, choice of ingredients is optional and flexible. Heat can be added in the form of a dash of hot sauce or cayenne pepper (according to taste) mixed first with the softened cream cheese to avoid hot spots.

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Cheddar-Potato Soup

Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * Copyright, 2006, R

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Cheddar-stuffed Burgers

At a reduced 341 calories per hamburger, this recipe deserves some attention. Leave out the cheese and you'll save even more calories, and fat!

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Cheese and Bacon Rolls

Cheese and Bacon Rolls from the Recidemia collection

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Cheese Chippy Spread

This recipe came from an estate sale. It was obtained when the family collection was purchased from the Burnett Estate in Terrell, Texas in 1981.

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Cheese Cookies

Cheese Cookies from the Recidemia collection

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Cheese dumplings

Austrian Cuisine Cheese dumplings (pressed) - Kaspressknödel: A typical Austrian dish - the best dumplings are flat dumplings… What would Austria be without dumplings? Dumplings exist in a variety of shapes and sizes.

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Cheese filling

Ravioli

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Cheese Fricadelle

Cheese Fricadelle from the Recidemia collection

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Cheese Mousse with Summer Berries

Submitted by derMoerder This is a dish from my four-course cheese menu for Iron Chef SA XV:The Big Cheesy Parmesan-Corn Soup Goat Cheese Tart Bleu Peanut Butter and Cherry Sandwich Cheese Mousse with Summer Berries Image:chees

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Cheese-Nut Pâté

formatted by Lisa Crawford

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Cheese Tart

Cheese Tart from the Recidemia collection

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Cheese Tart

Cheese Tart from the Recidemia collection

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Cheese-topped Tuna Casserole

Makes 2 to 3 servings.

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Cheesy Mascarpone Cornbread Stuffing

Cheesy Mascarpone Cornbread Stuffing from the Recidemia collection

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Cheesy Pepper and Mushroom Pizza

Contributed by Jenn B aka Mom2Sam and Tiny at World Re

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Chelo

Persian steamed rice. Traditionally, when served with skewered broiled meat or chicken, the rice is served mounded into individual portions with a well in the center of each.

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Chelo Nachodo

Here is a family-style dish to be served any time of year. It is a substantial soup stew, well seasoned in Afghan style and combined with a crispy-bottomed rice provides contrasting texture to stew. The stew and rice are served separately.

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Chendol

Also called "jen dol"

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Cherokee Red and Green Mixit

Zucchini

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Cherried Scalloped Sweet Potatoes

Cherried Scalloped Sweet Potatoes from the Recidemia collection

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Cherry Almond Glaze

This recipe came from an estate sale. It was obtained when the family collection was purchased from the Burnett Estate in Terrell, Texas in 1981.

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Cherry Blossom Dessert

Cherry Blossom Dessert from the Recidemia collection

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Cherry-Bright Chocolate Brownies

Cherry-Bright Chocolate Brownies from the Recidemia collection

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Cherry Chocolate Cookies

Makes about 2½ dozen cookies and about ½ cup glaze.

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Cherry Chutney

Cherry Chutney from the Recidemia collection

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Cherry Cobbler

Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * Serves 6 * Source:

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Cherry-filled Bread Ring

Cherry-filled Bread Ring from the Recidemia collection

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Cherry-glazed Chocolate Torte

Makes 10 to 12 servings

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Cherry Pineapple Dressing

Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * This recipe yields

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Cherry Ricotta Cheesecake

A lighter, better-for-you crustless cheesecake with a delectable cherry topping. Cheesecake CAN be a part of a healthy diet!

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Cherry Spice Cake

Per serving: 160 calories, 1 bread, 1 fruit, and 1 fat exchange

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Chet Ang Nung Tirk Doung

We use the banana blossom for cooking, the banana leaves are used for wrapping rice cakes and many other treats.

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Chet Atkins' Cole Slaw

From Dinah's Kitchen From "Catsrecipes Y-Group" Serves 6

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Chewy Applesauce and Peanut Butter Cookies

Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * Yield: 5 dozen coo

Chewy Ginger Cookies
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Chewy Ginger Cookies

Chewy Ginger Cookies These are soft and delicately flavored. This recipe makes about 4 to 4½ dozen cookies.

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Chewy Ginger Cookies

Chewy Ginger Cookies These are soft and delicately flavored. This recipe makes about 4 to 4½ dozen cookies.

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Chewy Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies

Makes about 18 big cookies or ~30 of varying sizes if you're me This recipe and the others from my week o' cookies (Thick & Chewy Double-Chocolate Cookies, Gingered Sugar Cookies, and Peanut Butter Cookies) are all from Baking Illustrated.

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Cheyenne Batter Bread

Cheyenne Batter Bread

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Chicken à la Bonne Femme

Makes 6 servings.

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Chicken à la Crème

Makes 8 servings

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Chicken à la King

Here's a thrifty way to use up leftover cooked chicken or a bit of the holiday turkey by making Chicken à la King. Serve this over buttered toast points, rice, biscuits or baked puff pastry.

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Chicken à la King I

Chicken à la King I from the Recidemia collection

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Chicken Algerian

Makes 6 servings.

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Chicken-Almond Casserole

Makes 6 servings

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Chicken Andalucia with Rice

Makes 6 servings

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Chicken and Cavatelli

So comforting and yummy, this dish reminds us of Grandma's chicken and dumplings. In fact, you can substitute frozen gnocchi dumplings for the cavatelli.