
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)
Crawfish Salad
Crawfish Salad from the Recidemia collection
Crayfish Butter
In Romanian: Unt cu raci
Crayfish Soup
Crayfish Soup from the Recidemia collection
Cream Cheese Barfi
Cream Cheese Barfi
Cream Cheese Bread
Bread machine recipe. This recipe is excellent for additions like nuts, raisins, etc.
Cream Cheese Cookies I
Cream Cheese Cookies I from the Recidemia collection
Cream Cheese Guacamole Dip
A very delicious and creamy dip!
Cream Cheese Rhubarb Pie
Cream Cheese Rhubarb Pie from the Recidemia collection
Creamed Oysters on Rice
Makes 6 servings.
Creamed Peas and Carrots
Serves 6 Creamed Peas and Carrots
Creamed Spinach
Creamed spinach makes a nutritious sauce that goes well with fish and meat dishes. In Swedish cuisine it has traditionally been used with boiled potatoes and fish or with chipolata, the Swedish "prince-sausage".
Creamed Spinach Puffs
Always check the ingredients to make sure the product is vegan.
Creamed Vegetables with Chicken and Rice
Makes 4 servings.
Cream of Dried Bean Soup
Cream of Dried Bean Soup In Romanian: Supa de fasole boabe (crema)
Cream of Jalapeno Soup
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group This Y-group is
Cream Pudding
Cream Pudding
Cream Soup with Salmon
Cream Soup with Salmon
Creamy Aioli Salsa
Vegan Cuisine
Creamy Apricot Rice Mold
Makes 8 servings
Creamy Brown Rice
Creamy Brown Rice from the Recidemia collection
Creamy Cheesy Turnips
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Hakes Estate in Dallas, Texas in 1988.
Creamy Chicken with Cornmeal Dumplings
Contributed by PressureCookerRecipes Y-Group
Creamy Chinese Celery Soup
Creamy Chinese Celery Soup
Creamy Cole Slaw
Cole Slaw Servings = 6 | Serving size =about a cup This recipe can be multiplied by 2. You can multiply this recipe, but you'll have a lot of Cole Slaw. Keeps abut 24 hours in the refrigerator.
Creamy Cucumber Dressing
Creamy Cucumber Dressing from the Recidemia collection
Creamy Garden Basil Dressing
Always check the ingredients to make sure the product is vegan.
Creamy Lime Chile Dressing
Creamy Lime Chile Dressing from the Recidemia collection
Creamy Peanut Butter Fudge
Creamy Peanut Butter Fudge from the Recidemia collection
Creamy Potato Leek Soup
This is a wonderful first couse for an Italian dinner and versatile enough to partner with just a salad. A snap to make, but tastes gourmet!
Creamy Pralines
Creamy Pralines
Creamy Spinach
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Wright Estate in Seagoville, Texas in 2000.
Crema de auyama
Crema de auyama from the Recidemia collection
Crème de Riz Torte
Makes 8 servings
Crème saint-honoré
Crème saint-honoré is a crème pâtissière with stiffly beaten egg whites folded into it and is used to fill profiteroles, éclairs and tarts, as well as on its own as a dessert cream.
Crempog Las
Welsh Omelette
Creole Beignets
Creole Beignets A beignet is a deep-fried pastry that has been rolled in sugar. The name "beignet" comes from the French word for "fritter". Beignets are popular in New Orleans, where they are also referred to as donuts.
Creole Boiled Fish
Creole Boiled Fish from the Recidemia collection
Creole Bread
Creole Bread from the Recidemia collection
Creole Casserole
Makes 6 servings
Creole Catfish Cakes
A Catfish recipe.
Creole Christmas Cake
This very rich cake from the west indies is ideal for those who prefer not to ice their christmas cakes. Indeed, icing is not recommended. Just tie a brightly coloured ribbon round it and you have a real feast of cake.
Creole Eggs
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Turner Estate in Dallas, Texas in 1997.
Creole Green Beans I
Creole Green Beans I from the Recidemia collection
Creole Jambalaya
Makes 12 servings
Creole Meat Loaf
Creole Meat Loaf from the Recidemia collection
Creole Oyster Stew
Creole Oyster stew is milk-based. The milk is heated separately and added after the other ingredients have been taken off the flame. The oysters will curl slightly at their edges, but must not be over-cooked.
Creole Rice
Creole Rice from the Recidemia collection
Creole Seafood
Makes 6 servings
Creole Shrimp
creole shrimp
Creole Steak
Creole Steak from the Recidemia collection