Seasoning With Salt

Appears in
Well Fed: Paleo Recipes for People Who Love to Eat
Well Fed

By Melissa Joulwan

Published 2011

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American table salt is devoid of trace minerals; sea salt is a slightly superior option. Most sea salt, however, doesn’t include the iodine found in table salt. I don’t specify the type of salt to be used in these recipes, but I recommend iodized sea salt. All measurements refer to fine salt.

It’s important to taste food for salt levels throughout the cooking process. Some of my recipes, where I think a particular amount makes it sing, specify the amount of salt, others simply say “salt and black pepper, to taste.” I recommend that you season with salt during cooking and adjust seasonings again just before the end of cooking to get the best flavor. And with all spice quantities, feel free to adjust down or up according to taste.