
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)
Low-fat Hot Cross Buns
Low-fat Hot Cross Buns from the Recidemia collection
Low-fat Lemon Chicken with Vegetables
Contributed by Jenn B aka Mom2sam and Tiny at World Re
Low-fat Low-carb Blackened Catfish
This spicy fish dish will bring some life to your dinner table. If you can't take the heat, reduce the cayenne pepper to ½ or ¾ tsp.
Low-fat Spanish Rice
Low-fat Spanish Rice
Low-fat thousand island dressing
Low-fat thousand island dressing from the Recidemia collection

Low-fat Zucchini Frittata
Low Fat Zucchini Frittata A very good low fat frittata, you can use or include other veggies or substitute other veggies for the zucchini, A good appetizer or entree.
Lubya Khadra Billahma
This recipe is for 8 serves.
Luchow's Swedish Meat Balls
Luchow's Swedish Meat Balls
Lucie's Chestnut Stuffing
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Lumpia Shanghai
A recipe all Filipinos are proud of! Lumpia (Shanghai type) is a type of egg roll, except it's mainly filled with meat. You could use pork or beef or both! It's a yummy recipe and great to serve as side dish or appetizer.
Luncheon Popovers
Luncheon Popovers from the Recidemia collection
Lutenitza
Lutenitza from the Recidemia collection
Lynn's Best Herb-and-Garlic Pork
Contributed by Healthy R
Lynn's Veggie Salad
Lynn's Veggie Salad is a light vegetable salad with a dash of spice to it.
Lys Frugtkage
Lys Frugtkage White fruit cake Makes 1
Maandazi
Maandazi from the Recidemia collection
Maas Kohlapuri
Ethnicity - Marathi, West Indian Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner
Macadamia Bread
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Macadamia Upside-down Cake
I just remembered! The cake was absolutely marvelous — as we thought it might be :) There's not a crumb left!
Macaroni and Chicken Salad
Macaroni and Chicken Salad from the Recidemia collection
Macaroni and Meat Pudding
Macaroni and Meat Pudding from the Recidemia collection
Macaroni Bechamel
Macaroni Bechamel from the Recidemia collection
Macaroni & Cheese (Baked)
Pasta
Macaroni & Nutritional Yeast
Macaroni & Nutritional Yeast is a vegan alternative to Macaroni and Cheese.
Macaroni-Tuna Salad
Macaroni-Tuna Salad
Macaroni Vegetable Skillet
Macaroni Vegetable Skillet from the Recidemia collection
Macedonian Bread
Macedonian Bread from the Recidemia collection
Macedonian Lettuce Salad with Yoghurt
Macedonian Lettuce Salad with Yoghurt from the Recidemia collection
Macedonian Sarma
Macedonian Sarma from the Recidemia collection
Mackerel Run Down
Maghdoos
Pickled Eggplant with Chile Pepper. I consulted some Middle Eastern cookbooks containing pickling recipes, and this was the best incarnation of maghdoos that I could come up with.
Magic Pan Salad
Magic Pan Salad
Mahamri
Mahamri from the Recidemia collection
Maharagwe
Vegetable beans
Maharagwe I
Red beans
Mahogany Chicken Thighs with a Sweet Spicy Baste
Mahogany Chicken Thighs with a Sweet Spicy Baste from the Recidemia collection
Mahshi Malfouf
Mahshi Malfouf from the Recidemia collection
Mahshy
Stuffed eggplant with rice
Maitorieska
(milk rieska , pronounced "re-ehskuh", stress on the first syllable, no pause) is a barley-based flatbread that is a local specialty and a very traditional food in the Ylivieska area of Finland.
Majao
Majao from the Recidemia collection
Majarete
Majarete from the Recidemia collection
Makhan Murg
Butter chicken.
Makhloota
Lebanese bean and grain soup Contributed by World Recipes Y-GroupThis Y-group is international. Good food from all parts of the world. A place where we can share the wonderful food from all over the world.
Makkarónumjólk
Macaroni in milk Makkarónumjólk
Makosbeigli
Poppy seed moon strudel
Makoto-style Japanese Salad Dressing
Makoto-style Japanese Salad Dressing This recipe is kind of a copy cat of a dressing from a local restaurant that, in the last few years has been available by the bottle in local supermarkets. most are too sweet and cloying for my taste.
Makoud vil Djedj
Chicken-stuffed potato patties
Malagache Lobster with Rice
Malagache Shrimp with rice - Serves 25
Malagache Prawn and Chicken Curry
Malagache Prawn and Chicken curry - Serves 4
Malawian Sweet Potato Soup
Malawian Sweet Potato Soup from the Recidemia collection