Spice up your life without salt: smart, tasty alternatives!
Salt is present EVERYWHERE in the kitchen. Yet we hear more and more that we should try to reduce our salt consumption for better health. To replace it, or at least reduce it, there are alternatives for seasoning your dishes differently.
While salt is important for the body, small quantities are sufficient. While nutritionists recommend no more than 4g to 5g of salt per day for an adult, today we're closer to 7g to 9g per day.
Over the long term, eating too much salt can lead to high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and even weight gain. But it is perfectly possible to do without salt by using salt substitutes.Seaweed
Nori, wakame, samphire or sea lettuce... Seaweed is super-popular right now. It has to be said that in cooking, as well as adding salt, they add a sea air to any recipe. They are most often sold dried, whole or in flakes, but some, like samphire, are also available canned.
Celery
This plant naturally has a salty taste. But don't worry! Like many plants, it contains virtually no salt. Once celery has been dehydrated and ground to a powder, we obtain a kind of salt with a vegetal fragrance. This can be added to any dish. Just add some at the end of the preparation. You can find it in supermarkets. In fact, don't hesitate to add a little of this salt to a celery recipe! It will intensify the taste even more.
The spices
Curry, cumin, tandoori blend... There's a plethora of spices to choose from. What's more, they all have beneficial properties for the body. Antioxidant, digestive, detoxifying, stimulating... It would be a shame not to take advantage of them.
Gomasio
Straight from Japan, this condiment has been used for centuries to flavor meat, fish and rice. It consists of 5% sea salt and 95% roasted sesame seeds. It is then ground to a powder and used at the end of cooking. Gomasio is also rich in unsaturated fatty acids, in other words, "good fats". It is therefore beneficial to the cardiovascular system.
Condiments
Garlic, onion and shallot are must-haves for your kitchen. These three members of the alliaceae family are the basic ingredients for perfecting any recipe. Good to know: to release even more of their aromas, don't hesitate to chop them very finely. This will allow your condiments to release the allicin, a sulfur compound that gives them their powerful flavor.
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