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Dissolving salt in olive oil ?

post #1 of 5
2/25/03 at 12:10pm
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Hi,
I've tried to make a dipping oil for bread with extra-virgin olive oil, spices and a little salt. I gently heated the oil and added the spices and salt. However, the salt did not dissolve.
I've tried the oil without the salt, and it definitely tastes better with a little salt.
So, how do I get the salt to dissolve?
Thanks for your help,
...k
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post #2 of 5
2/25/03 at 12:45pm
You can't make salt dissolve in oil. You can't make sugar dissolve in oil either. In fact, it's hard to make anything dissolve in oil. :)

Kuan
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post #3 of 5
2/25/03 at 6:49pm
You could dissolve the salt in a bare minimum of water, lemon juice or other liquid, add it to the oil and mix it up when you want to use it. If you use just a tiny amount of liquid it shouldn't be that noticable in the oil
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post #4 of 5
2/25/03 at 7:41pm
Of course, you're using kosher or sea salt, not iodized.
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post #5 of 5
2/26/03 at 1:12am
Thread Starter 
Hi all,
Thanks for the replies. I did try using light grey sea salt and regular table salt. Neither dissolved. I think Kuan is right and I will probably try Pete's suggestion and use a little balsamic vinegar to dissolve the salt first.
....k
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