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sharonrich
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Tastes way too salty
Hi,
I have just made a rocket pesto to go with bass, with anchovies. It is too salty.
Does anyone know how I could try and balance this out a bit please?
Thanks
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#3 Sun 15 Apr 12 3:56pm
Kye
- Member since Fri 04 Apr 08
Re: Tastes way too salty
Try adding something sweet and/or lemon juice.
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#4 Sun 15 Apr 12 4:16pm
minerva
Occupation Walking the Old Ways
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- Member since Wed 16 Jan 08
Re: Tastes way too salty
It will be the amount of anchovy that you have used...........if you add (in total) twice the other ingredients, it will become a sauce that is 1/2 as salty.
The upside to this is that you would have enough pesto remaining to make another meal.
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#5 Sun 15 Apr 12 4:30pm
Grandmadamada
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Re: Tastes way too salty
what about adding a boiled mashed potato 
Last edited by Grand_Ma (Sun 15 Apr 12 4:30pm)
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#6 Sun 15 Apr 12 4:34pm
Kye
- Member since Fri 04 Apr 08
Re: Tastes way too salty
Grand_Ma wrote:
what about adding a boiled mashed potato
Mada, that works when the sauce can be simmered...not when it is cold 
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#7 Sun 15 Apr 12 5:39pm
Grandmadamada
- Member since Fri 19 Nov 10
Re: Tastes way too salty
were the anchovies salted ones 
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#8 Sun 15 Apr 12 5:47pm
mark's kitchen
- Member Occupation Head cook, Mark's Kitchen & Smokin' BBQ
- From santa rosa,california,usa
- Member since Mon 21 Jun 04
Re: Tastes way too salty
Add sweet to reduce salty taste. Better to not add so much salty taste to begin with.
Let us know what your choice was.
Mark
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