
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)
Nine grain bread
Nine grain bread from the Recidemia collection
No cholesterol chocolate cake
No cholesterol chocolate cake from the Recidemia collection
No-knead Bran Bread
Contributed by Jenn B aka Mom2Sam and Tiny at
No-Knead Bread
No-Knead Bread from the Recidemia collection
No-Knead Challah
No-Knead Challah from the Recidemia collection
No-Knead Cheddar Rolls
No-Knead Cheddar Rolls from the Recidemia collection
No-Knead Oatmeal Bread
American cuisine | Bread
No Name Easy Christmas Fruit Cake
Holiday Recipes
Non-Brie Cheese
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Noni Afghani I
These small oval breads are baked in a tandoor, the stove of the region—sometimes buried in the ground as it is in India. The Afghan oven is above ground and is of rounded bricks.
No-onion Curry Gravy Sauce
Curry without onion contains additional yogurt, tomatoes, spices. This dish can be served over vegetables,rice,tofu, and paneer.
Norm's Banana Nut Bread
This is Norm's recipe from Norm's Gourmet Works in Negril, Jamaica.
North American Haggis
North American Haggis
North Carolina Chopped Barbecued Pork
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
North Carolina Collard Soup
North Carolina Collard Soup
North Carolina Eastern-style Slaw
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group * Excerpt from page
North Carolina Tarheel Hushpuppies
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
North Carolina Watermelon Muffins
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
Northern Bean Soup
A River of Recipes: Native American Recipes Using Commodity Foods by the USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, public domain government resource—original source of recipe Serves: 8
Norwegian Burgers
Norwegian Burgers
Norwegian Meatballs
Serve 3 meatballs per serving with a little of the sauce.
Norwegian Nut Bread
From "Healthy Recipes For Diabetic Friends Y-Group" Original recipe Makes 2 small loaves, about 6 slices each.
Norwegian Pot Roast
Purchased from Bowers Estate in Fort Worth, Texas in 1994. Dated 1947. This is a very good recipe. I have made it several times and it is a huge hit.
Norwegian Red Cabbage
Red Cabbage
Norwegian Rice
Norwegian Rice
Norwegian Rolls
This recipe came from an estate sale. It was obtained when the family collection was purchased from the Burnett Estate in Terrell, Texas in 1981.
Norwegian Spinach Soup
Norwegian Spinach Soup
No Sin-namon Buns
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Nostalgia Date Nut Loaf
Nostalgia Date Nut Loaf from the Recidemia collection
Nouilles fraîches à l'Alsacienne
– Serves 6:
Nthochi Bread
Banana bread
Num Ta Leng Sap
Num Ta Leng Sap from the Recidemia collection
Nut and Potato Roast
(from my Grandmother's collection) Date on card is 1910.
Nut Cookies I
Nut Cookies I from the Recidemia collection
Nut 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.
Nut Kolacky
Nut Kolacky from the Recidemia collection
Nut Macaroons
Nut Macaroons from the Recidemia collection
Nutmeg Strawberry Muffins
Nutmeg Strawberry Muffins from the Recidemia collection
Nut Oat Waffles
This recipe came from an estate sale. I obtained it when I purchased the family collection from the Steep Estate in Elmo, Texas in 1989.
Nuts and Bolts
This recipe is included in the New Roadhouse Recipes book and is from Judy Vernon, Bellevue, WA From "Catsrecipes Y-Group" Serves 8 to 12
Nut-stuffed Delicata Squash
Nut-stuffed Delicata Squash from the Recidemia collection
Nut-stuffed Semolina Pastries Cyprus-style
Nut-stuffed Semolina Pastries Cyprus-style from the Recidemia collection
Nutty Bunuelos
Nutty Bunuelos
Nutty Chicken Fingers
Nutty Chicken Fingers from the Recidemia collection
Nutty Citrus Rice
Makes 8 servings
Nutty Orange Rice
Serve hot as a meat accompaniment.
Nutty Pancakes
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Nutty Raisin 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.
Nutty Rice Salad
Makes 6 servings
Nyama Na Irio (Steak and Irio)
Irio Drain 1 16-oz. can Peas and measure the liquid. Put the Peas through a vegetable mill or sieve to make a puree. Drain 1 16-oz. can KERNEL corn and add the liquid to that of the Peas.