Oversalt Your Food? Seven Tips to Saving Your Meal!
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Oversalt Your Food? Seven Tips to Saving Your Meal!
First, it totally depends on what you are cooking or making that you may have put too much salt in. The age old advice is to put a potato in whatever you are cooking to absorb the extra salt but I don't have potatoes at home (my guess, is you don't either).
Here are some alternatives below. You can do one or a combination of these depending on how much salt you want in your dish. A good rule of thumb is to go lighter on salt, you can always add (it's hard to take away).
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Eat Well,
xo Chef Carla
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Pro tips for saving your over salted meal:
1. Add acid: vinegars like balsamic, apple or sherry, fresh lemon or lime juice.
2. Add greens or extra veggies example: if this was a soup or stew, you could add a bunch of fresh kale or a box of spinach.
3. Add heat: think red pepper flakes, hot sauce, or fresh peppers like jalapeños.
4. Add dry spices like dried oregano or basil. Fresh herbs: like fresh cilantro or parsley will help cut down the salt and boost the flavor.
5. Make a double batch and skip the salt (if you have the ingredients.)
6. Add starchy items, like raw unsalted sweet potatoes, or grains and pseudo grains like: quinoa, farro, sorghum, or buckwheat.
7. If it makes sense, add some liquid (not too much) like unsalted bone broth, canned tomatoes, a splash of wine, or your favorite plant based milk.
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