
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)
Red Kidney Beans
Servings : 6
Red lentil lasagna
Red lentil lasagna from the Recidemia collection
Red Lentil Soup
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Red Lobio
Red Lobio from the Recidemia collection
Red Lobster Cajun Shrimp
Barbeque style shrimp is a Cajun way of making shrimp, spicy and buttery this is an easy way to make shrimp in a unique style. Shrimp is baked in the oven in a spicy sauce.
Red Pepper and Zucchini Quiche
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Red Plum Crumb Bars
This recipe came from the Hartman Estate Sale. It was obtained it as part of the purchase of the Family Collection from the Hartman Estate in Arlington, Texas in 1984.
Red Snapper with Coconut Sauce
Red Snapper with Coconut Sauce from the Recidemia collection
Reduced-fat Carrot Cake
Makes 1 cake and 1 cup of frosting (16 servings)
Red Velvet Cake
Red Velvet Cake from the Recidemia collection
Refrigerator Bread Dough
Purchased from the Woods Estate in Canton, Texas in 1988. Dated 1944.
Regular Cabbage Rolls
In Romanian: Sarmale cu varza dulce
Regular Sweet Bread
In Romanian: Cozonaci obisnuiti
Remarkable Rhubarb Bites
Remarkable Rhubarb Bites from the Recidemia collection
Rendang
Rendang is made from beef or water buffalo meat slowly cooked in coconut milk and spices. Thick coconut milk used in cooking produces delicious spicy condiments which is more delicious than the meat itself.
Repollo guisado
Repollo guisado from the Recidemia collection
Reshmi Kebabs
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Rhubarb and Ginger Cobbler
Rhubarb and Ginger Cobbler from the Recidemia collection
Rhubarb Bread
Rhubarb Bread from the Recidemia collection
Rhubarb Cake
. Rhubarb may be an intimidatingly tart vegetable eaten on its own, but when its sharp flavor is tempered with the addition of butter and sugar, it makes excellent desserts such as the cake recipe below.
Rhubarb Cake
. Rhubarb may be an intimidatingly tart vegetable eaten on its own, but when its sharp flavor is tempered with the addition of butter and sugar, it makes excellent desserts such as the cake recipe below.
Rhubarb Cake I
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
Rhubarb Custard Bars
Rhubarb Custard Bars from the Recidemia collection
Rhubarb Nut Bread
Rhubarb Nut Bread from the Recidemia collection

Rhubarb Pie
This pie is fairly sweet but is also quite tangy since rhubarb is its main ingredient. It is best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Rhubarb Raisin Crisp
Rhubarb Raisin Crisp from the Recidemia collection
Rhubarb Royale
Throw what you know about rhubarb out the window. This recipe is sweet to the palate, using sugar and strawberry Jell-O to offset the acidity of the rhubarb. A splendid streusel topping and a buttery pastry crust round out this dessert.
Rhubarb-Strawberry Cobbler
Rhubarb-Strawberry Cobbler from the Recidemia collection
Rhubarb Strawberry Pie
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
Rib Rub
Use this for all kinds of BBQ. It's a bit spicy, so use sparingly.
Rice à la Roast
Serve with your favorite roast.
Rice and Beans
Rice and Beans from the Recidemia collection
Rice and Carrot Ring
Makes 6 servings
Rice and Cheese Bake
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Rice and Cheese Florentine
Makes 6 servings
Rice and Cheese Stuffing
Rice and Cheese Stuffing from the Recidemia collection
Rice and Cherries in the Snow
Makes 8 servings
Rice and Chicken
Serves 4.
Rice and Coconut Snowballs
Makes 6 servings
Rice and Crab Romanoff
Makes 4 servings
Rice and curry
Rice and curry from the Recidemia collection
Rice and Egg Salad
Makes 6 servings
Rice and Hens Andalusia
Makes 4 servings
Rice and Lentils
Rice and Lentils from the Recidemia collection
Rice and Lentil Salad
The lentil is a staple food throughout the Middle East. Lentils provide protein and can be substituted for meat.
Rice and Pears Mediterranean
Makes 6 servings
Rice and Peas
Rice and Peas from the Recidemia collection
Rice and Seafood Supreme
Makes 6 servings
Rice and Spinach-filled Baked Tomato
Makes 4 servings
Rice and Tomatoes
Makes 6 servings