
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)
Fry Bread
This is a traditional Native American flatbread usually made on an open fire or a barbecue. This recipe uses modern techniques and tools.
Fry Seasoning for Chicken
Fry Seasoning for Chicken from the Recidemia collection
Fry Seasoning for Chicken
Fry Seasoning for Chicken from the Recidemia collection
Fudge Brownies
are dark, dense, fudge-like brownies. They contain more cocoa than cake-like brownies and as a result they are slightly more bitter and have a more "dark chocolate" taste.
Fudgey brownies
These are the fudgiest, most heart-stoppingly bad for you brownies that you will ever taste. And the best thing about them is that they're really basic and easily modifiable. You can add nuts, chocolate chips, mini M&Ms, frosting...
Fudgey Peanut Butter Chip Brownie Pie
Fudgey Peanut Butter Chip Brownie Pie from the Recidemia collection
Ful-Sudani
Peanut macaroons. Dessert with white egg and vanilla flavour. You can prepare it in few minutes.
Fumet de poisson
French cuisine
Funnel Cake
Funnel Cake from the Recidemia collection
Gabbouli
Gabbouli from the Recidemia collection
Gajjar Halwa
Gajjar Halwa from the Recidemia collection
Galician Garbanzo Soup
Fast and cheap, this soup will warm you on a cold day!
Galinha à Portuguêsa
Galinha à Portuguêsa from the Recidemia collection
Gallo Pinto I
Beans and rice
Galuska Levesbe
Also called "little dumplings"
Game Pie
right|Game Pie For this recipe choose older birds or woodpigeons, rather than young roasting game.
Game Stock
Makes 2 litres; preparation time 30 minutes; cooking time 4 hours. Cool and store in the refrigerator until needed.
Garbanzo Bean and Crushed Sesame Seed Dip
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
Garbanzo Bean Stew
Garbanzo Bean Stew
Garbanzo Soup
Garbanzo Soup
Garden Bulgur
I made this for a pot luck and was asked to share the recipe.
Garden Frittata
: 20 minutes : 6
Garden Gazpacho with White Beans
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Garden Harvest Stir-fry
Makes 6 servings.
Garden pasta
Garden pasta from the Recidemia collection
Garden-style Turkey Loaf
* Source: Susan Nicholson at Universal Press Syndicate via ArcaMax * Preparation time: 15 minutes |
Garden Vegetable and Pasta Salad
From: 1,001 Delicious Recipes for People with Diabetes Yield: 6 servings and about ⅓ cup of vinaigrette
Garden Vegetable Mix
Garden Vegetable Mix from the Recidemia collection
Garlic Butter Sauce
This sauce is great on filets, seafood, heck, even fried chicken!
Garlic Chicken I
Garlic Chicken I from the Recidemia collection
Garlic Cole Slaw
GARLIC COLESLAW This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Hoffman Estate in Grand Prairie, Texas in 1992.
Garlic Crabs
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Henson Estate in Dallas, Texas in 1982.
Garlic Dill Meatballs
Garlic Dill Meatballs A combination of ground chicken and pork makes these meatballs very tender. Great as an appetizer, they also work as an entrée accompanied by almost any vegetable side dish.
Garlic-flavored Potato Cake
I obtained this recipe from an estate sale when I purchased the family collection from the Monsey Estate in Crandall, Texas in 1991.
Garlic-Ginger Barbecued Baby Back Ribs
From Emeril Lagace Contributed by PressureCookerRecipes Y-Group
Garlic-Herb Pretzels
Garlic-Herb Pretzels from the Recidemia collection
Garlic Lemon Rice
Makes 4 servings.
Garlic-onion dinner muffins
These are easy and tasty. I serve these muffins with my Vaca Frita #59433.
Garlic Prawns in Lemon Butter
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * Makes 4 servings
Garmugia Lucca style
* 4 servings
Gateaux jos louis (joe louis cakes)
Gateaux jos louis (joe louis cakes) from the Recidemia collection
Gatun American Legion
Gatun American Legion from the Recidemia collection
Gazpacho Caribeño
Gazpacho Caribeño from the Recidemia collection
Gazpacho Guinea
Gazpacho Guinea from the Recidemia collection
Gazpacho Salad
Makes 4 servings
Gazpacho Salad Dressing
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * This recipe yields
Gbegiri
Gbeghiri, or black-eyed bean soup, a Zambian dish, though called a soup, can also be served as a stew with corn / maize porridge or rice. It is very good re-heated the next day.
Gee Estate Irish Potato Pancakes
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Gee Estate in Quinlan, Texas in 1994.
Gefüllte Schweinebrust
Gefüllte Schweinebrustt Stuffed pork roast. 15 portions.
Gehaktbrood (Dutch Meatloaf)
Dutch Meatloaf is a staple ingredient in many meals, although nowadays it has mostly been replaced by Dutch Meat balls. Beef is often replaced by Pork, but the following recipe is for "half om half", or half Beef and half Pork.