
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)
Green Bean Salad I
Green bean salad. Serve immediately! Serves 4 – 6.
Green Bean Salad II
Green Bean Salad II from the Recidemia collection
Green Bean Salad III
* Source: The New Family Cookbook for People with Diabetes * Yield: 3¾ cups (4 servings)
Green Beans in Olive Oil
300px| Green Beans in Olive Oil This recipe is for 3 servings.
Green Beans with Bacon and Mushrooms
Original recipe Makes 6 servings
Green Beans with Beef
In Romanian: Fasole verde cu carne de vaca
Green Beans with Butter
In Romanian: Fasole verde cu unt
Green Beans with Omelette
In Romanian: Fasole verde cu omleta.
Green Beans with Pork
In Romanian: Fasole verde cu carne de porc
Green beans with sour cream
In Romanian: Fasole verde cu smantana.
Green Beans with White Wine abd Garlic Vinaigrette
This green beans with white wine and garlic vinaigrette recipe brought to you from the recipes.eu.com recipe collection Copyright ©1998 American Diabetes Association 6 servings / Serving size: ½ cup
Green Chile Hominy
Green Chile Hominy from the Recidemia collection
Green Chutney with Avocados and Peppers
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * Source: Old Newspa
Green Corn Soup
In Romanian: Supa de porumb verde
Green Enchilada Sauce
Green Enchilada Sauce from the Recidemia collection
Green Garden Salad Dressing
Serve with tossed green salad, cucumber-tomato salad or grilled or poached fish and chicken or kebabs.
Green Gazpacho
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Green Goddess Dressing
Green Goddess dressing from the Stuft Shirt Restaurant.
Green Mango Relish
Green Mango Relish from the Recidemia collection
Green Pancakes with Lime Butter
This recipe is from Yotam Ottolenghi's vegetarian cookbook "Plenty". uk Serves three to four.
Green Parsley and Pepper Rice
Makes 6 servings
Green Pawpaw and Fish Soup
Green Pawpaw and Fish Soup from the Recidemia collection
Green Pea Pods with Butter
Green Pea Pods with Butter from the Recidemia collection
Green Pepper Relish
Quick, fresh and so simple to make with a food processor. Its flavor is meant to be refreshing to offset other spicy hot dishes such as stews or grilled meat and it goes well with any bread.
Green Plantain Chips (Platanos)
Green Plantain Chips (Platanos) from the Recidemia collection
Green Rice Honduras
Green Rice Honduras from the Recidemia collection
Green Rice II
This recipe was found in the "Cooking Light" magazine. If you enjoy tomatillos, you will enjoy this.
Greens in Peanut Sauce
Greens in Peanut Sauce from the Recidemia collection
Green Spaghetti Sauce
kinda weird to look at but very good tasting. It's a real pretty presentation if you serve it over spaghetti, half green, half tomato sauce. It's especially good with Parmesan, if you are lacto-veg.
Green Tomato Chutney
Green Tomato Chutney from the Recidemia collection
Green Tomato Relish
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Poe Estate in Justin, Texas in 1987.
Green Tomato Sauté
Green Tomato Sauté from the Recidemia collection
Griddle Cakes
From my Grandmother’s Estate. Notation on card says this was one of several griddlecake recipes served at church breakfast fundraisers for years. Dated 1928.
Grilled Asparagus with Shaved Parmesan and Balsamic Reduction
by Mongol This is the side dish in my entry for ICSA 20. Black Bean and Mushroom Risotto Beef Wellington with Shallot Relish Chocolate Mousse My side dish is pretty simple and straight forward.
Grilled Bananas with Coffee Syrup
Grilled Bananas with Coffee Syrup from the Recidemia collection
Grilled Bananas with Coffee Syrup
Grilled Bananas with Coffee Syrup from the Recidemia collection
Grilled Cornish Hens
Grilled Cornish Hens from the Recidemia collection
Grilled Cornmeal Cakes
Grilled Cornmeal Cakes from the Recidemia collection
Grilled Corn with Lime Butter
4 servings
Grilled Cypriot Sausage
Grilled Cypriot Sausage from the Recidemia collection
Grilled Eggplant in Lolo
Grilled Eggplant in Lolo from the Recidemia collection
Grilled Eggplant with Garlic Butter
Making the eggplant "sweat" seems kind of weird, but it is reasonable. It helps bitter flavors come out of the eggplant.
Grilled Filet Mignon with a Cognac Reduction
One of the best, tenderest cuts of beef, filet mignon is pure luxury. Here, we coat it with coarsely ground black pepper and grill it to perfect medium rare.
Grilled Fish with Pineapple-Cilantro Sauce
Makes six servings
Grilled Fruit Pouches
Grilled Fruit Pouches from the Recidemia collection
Grilled Mesquite Meatloaf
Unlike regular meatloaf, which is baked in an oven and is the poster child for childhood food horrors, this is grilled over mesquite to form a nice crust and smoky flavor.
Grilled Peach Slaw with Pecans and Mint
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * Makes 12 cups
Grilled Pork Chops
Grilled Pork Chops from the Recidemia collection
Grilled Pork Tenderloin
Grilled Pork Tenderloin from the Recidemia collection
Grilled Pork Tenderloin
Grilled Pork Tenderloin from the Recidemia collection