I made my first batch of red sauce without salt...

[Phentex]

found unsalted tomato paste when I never noticed it at the store before. Naturally, it costs more.

Cooked everything low and slow and it smelled good all day. But I couldn't eat it without a little salt on it. It was sorta bitter. Next time, I'll try half unsalted and half regular.

My regular sauce is not nearly as salty as my mom's and she salts the pasta water as well. We can't eat hers anymore! We need a happy medium.

[april]

1. if it is bitter

I always put a spoon of sugar in my red sauce/ esp if using canned tomatoes or paste

[Phentex]

4. Thanks. I should have remembered that...

I will next time!

[Juneboarder]

19. Sugar??

Try honey next time!!

[grasswire]

2. try grating a carrot into the sauce to cut the bitter

You won't notice it.

[Phentex]

5. Will do that too!

Did I see this tip before? I need to save them!

[grasswire]

3. low-sodium olives cost more too

crazy

[Phentex]

6. Demand I guess...

this particular store is getting better about no salt options. My kids swear that I bought no salt tortilla chips years ago (that they did NOT want to eat, lol). Now I can't find them anywhere. But they are processed to death anyway so we're supposed to avoid.

[hedgehog]

7. I love no-salt tortilla chips! Even if I sprinkle a little grated cheese or salt

on them myself, that's far less sodium than comes with salted chips!

[Phentex]

9. Where do you find them?

grocery store? Is there a well known brand?

[WhollyHeretic]

10. The Whole Foods near me always has them

I don't remember the brand though

[hedgehog]

12. We have a chain here centered on Rochester NY - Wegman's - that carries

several brands. Check the organic food section.

[kas125]

13. In my local store, there isn't a well known brand in the snack section, but

there are no salt chips in the ethnic foods aisle.

[hedgehog]

8. I've been cutting back on salt in my cooking for years -

people can always add salt at the table to taste. The result is that if I eat processed food now, it makes me extra thirsty!

[Denninmi]

11. You should also try sour salt (Citric acid).

A little dash of that in things really does help give a bit of a zing to them.

[Lugnut]

14. I can't make a red sauce that I like.

If I start the sauce with olive oil and chopped onions it's decent becase the sugar from the onions helps to sweeten it. My mother-in-law swore by using a few cans of Hunt's Tomato Sauce, some seasonings and grated Romano for her sauce. It's pretty good.

[NJCher]

15. I ordered this salt substitute

We cut out the salt last fall and any condiments, like catsup, I buy in the no-salt version. Yes, the Heinz version of no-salt catsup is also more expensive.

This last bottle I purchased, however, was "salted" with something called "AlsoSalt." I ordered some, but it hasn't arrived yet.

Here's what Dr. Gourmet says about it (that it doesn't leave a bitter aftertaste).

I like it in the catsup--don't notice a difference between AlsoSalt and regular salt.


Cher

[Phentex]

17. Thanks!

I can't stand one of the no-salt subs we have now because of the metallic taste. I'd like to try the AlsoSalt.

[EFerrari]

16. Doing half and half is a good idea imo, gives your palate a little time to catch up. nt

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[Phentex]

18. Yep...

we don't have to be completely no salt so I think that may be my best bet.