Of Course You Should Salt Your Salad Greens, But When You Do It Matters

In the event you’ve never thought of timing and salt

Mark Bittman
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3 min readOct 3, 2019

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The word salad comes from the Latin word for salt, so it’s no surprise that the two concepts go hand in hand: salting vegetables, even briefly, can maximize their crispness and flavor by causing them to release their water. But when should you add salt…

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Mark Bittman
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Has published 30 books, including How to Cook Everything and VB6: The Case for Part-Time Veganism. Newsletter at markbittman.com.