How do you fix tomato sauce that is too salty?

Answer 1

If it's only a little salty, add Savory. It's similar to having milk when you eat something spicy, it overrides the tongue's sensors for saltiness if it's not overwhelmingly salty. Likewise, Marjoram reduces sweetness. I learned this about 15 years ago and it revolutionized my cooking.

"To fix a salty dish i would simply peel a potato and add it to the dish while it simmers for 20 minutes and remove the potato after this time as the potato will soak up the salt."

Answer by Alfieslittlegirl

Answer 2

You cannot remove the extra salt that is already in a sauce, all you can do is reduce its concentration by diluting the salted sauce with another batch of unsalted sauce. Or just reduce some more peeled and seeded fresh tomatoes and add it to the mix.

Diluting with more ready-made sauce or canned tomatoes will not do because these are usually very salty. The quantity of unsalted sauce to use depends on the saltiness of your original batch.

Answer 3

You could try adding a little more liquid, which would cause your sauce to be thinner. Or, you could make more sauce without adding salt, and add it to the salty sauce. Mix it well, use what you need, and freeze the excess sauce for use later.

Answer 4

You rinse and rinse and rinse and rinse and rinse the salt off. If that doesn't work just go to Walmart and get more pasta. Then go back home and just make more.