How To Make Something Less Salty. Another way to easily add bulk to neutralize salt in food is to add pureed white rice or instant potato flakes to your dish. Say you have bought some salt pork that is a little too salty.
Although it is often used to reduce salt in a dish there has been some debate over its effectiveness. Answer 1 of 25. My mother always tells me taste or ask someone to taste whatever you have cooked before serving.
As uMotherWouldKnow says add slat at the end.
If youre making a salty dish add chunks of potato. If the dish is very salty make another batch without adding salt to double the original amount. Use a squeeze of lemon or a drizzle of a mild vinegar to help mask some of the aggressive salt with a new flavor. Fatty foods such as cream sour cream coconut milk or butter are even better because they mask the salty taste particularly well.
