
salt
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.
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Recipes Using salt (6,202)
Churros and Chocolate
Churros and hot chocolate is a Spanish like sweet bread, similar to a donut.
Chutney Rice Salad
Makes 6 servings.
Chyueeam
- deep-fried balls of ground chickpeas.
Ciceri e Tria
Ciceri e Tria is the most beloved dish of Salento, Italy. It's a brothy pasta dish, with the addition of chickpeas. A third of the pasta is fried, the rest boiled directly into the broth.
Cider Doughnuts
Cider Doughnuts from the Recidemia collection
Ciderized Honey Mustard Dressing
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * This recipe yields
Ciderkrydderikage
Cider spice cake.
Cider Sweet Potatoes
Contributed by Paula in California at Catsrecipes Y-Grou
Cilantro Cream Risotto with Shrimp
Makes 6 servings.
Cilantro Dressing for Salads
This dressing is great on a fresh veggie salad, chicken salad, crisp green salad, taco salads or any tossed salad.
Cincinnati-style Chili
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group * Source: Better
Cincinnati-Style Chili
Cincinnati-Style Chili from the Recidemia collection
Cinnamon Chicken
An uncommon combination of cinnamon with garlic and Italian herbs season this simple chicken dish.
Cinnamon Glazed Apples
Serve this with pork chops, or as a dessert.
Cinnamon Meringues
Cinnamon Meringues from the Recidemia collection
Cinnamon Nut Muffins
Contributed by Jenn B aka Mom2sam and Tiny at World Re
Cinnamon Rolls
Cinnamon Rolls are a warm breakfast treat.
Cinnamon Rolls - Don't go to Cinnabon
Submitted by Wench Uploaded by Schpyder I got into yeast baking while in college, in a tiny little kitchen with a tiny little oven. Thankfully, I've moved on from that, but I still have tiny little counter-space.

Cioppino
Cioppino is a fish stew, a descendant of the various regional fish soups and stews of Italian cooking. It was developed by the fishermen who settled in the North Beach section of San Francisco.
Citrus Avocado Cream
The official guacamole for Cinco de mayo!
Citrus Curry Rice Salad
Citrus Curry Rice Salad from the Recidemia collection
Citrus Eccles Cakes
Submitted by Jobbernowl Uploaded by Schpyder I was feeling particularly bored today, so I decided to do a spot of cooking. My parents are on holiday and I couldn't be bothered to cycle to the shops, so I didn't have many ingredients to work with.
Citrus Grilled Pork Chops
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * Servings: Makes 4
Citrus Rice
Makes 4 servings
Citrus-Wine Chicken
Citrus-Wine Chicken from the Recidemia collection
Clam Casserole
This recipe came from The Printey Estate sale. It was obtained it as part of the Family Collection from The Printey Estate in Forney, Texas in 2001.
Clam Fritters I
Makes 4 servings
Classic American Apple Pie
I don't have a problem with international food, but people are forgetting where we're from! Time to come back to America!
Classic American Apple Pie
I don't have a problem with international food, but people are forgetting where we're from! Time to come back to America!
Classic Cooked Eggnog
Yield - makes ½ quarts or 12 (½ cup) servings.
Classic Cuban Beans and Rice
Makes 9 servings.
Classic Fried Catfish
A Catfish recipe.
Classic Margarita
The margarita is the most common of all tequila-based cocktails. There are three main ingredients in a margarita: Tequila, Triple Sec, and lime juice. The traditional recipe is three parts Tequila, two parts Triple Sec and one part lime juice.
Classic Strawberry Shortcake w/ Fresh Strawberry Sauce
Classic Strawberry Shortcake w/ Fresh Strawberry Sauce from the Recidemia collection
Clear Soup
Clear Soup
Cocido
this is what we have to do for our spanish class GOSH! Cocido
Cock-a-Leekie Soup
A great Poultry soup canadian style, delicious with every spoon of it. The ingredients are there to complete a piece of art in soups !
Cocktail Knishes
Makes 30 appetizers and about 2¾ cups of filling
Cocktel de Camarones
Shrimp cocktail From: Kate Washington, Cooking Light, June 2007 Yield 6 servings
Coclo
Big meatballs
Cocoa Bread
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Cocoa Cake
Cocoa Cake from the Recidemia collection
Cocoa Cookies
Cocoa Cookies from the Recidemia collection
Cocoa Fudge Cake
Betty Crocker's Cook Book for Boy's and Girls, out of copyright
Cocoa Mix
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Cocoa Mix
Cocoa Mix from the Recidemia collection
Cocoanut Cookies
Cocoanut Cookies from the Recidemia collection
Cocoanut Cream Cookies
Cocoanut Cream Cookies from the Recidemia collection
Cocoa-Nut Meringue Cheesecake
Cocoa-Nut Meringue Cheesecake from the Recidemia collection
Coco Loco Banana Daiquiri Bread
A moist, luscious banana bread with a touch of coconutty Malibu rum and a sprinkling of shredded coconut within! The original recipe is from the Sugar In The Raw website, but I changed it to add the Malibu rum, shredded coconut and allspice.