unsalted

adjective un·salt·ed \ ˌən-ˈsȯl-təd \

|Updated on: 4 Jul 2018

Definition of unsalted

: not treated, provided, or seasoned with salt : not salted

unsalted butter

unsalted chicken broth

unplowed and unsalted roads

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The White Rice Diet: Literally unsalted white rice for every meal.

— jes baker, SELF, "Nope, I’m Not Trying to Lose Weight," 26 June 2018
Heloise Dear Heloise: Why do some recipes call for unsalted butter and others don't seem to care?

— heloise, Houston Chronicle, "The basics of buttermilk," 12 June 2018
Cut in 1 stick of unsalted butter until the mixture resembles granola.

— susan selasky, Detroit Free Press, "Rhubarb: How to cook, store, freeze the perfect pie plant," 29 May 2018
To buy: 1 small package whole unsalted almonds, 3 / 4 pound sole fillet, 1 small bunch parsley, 1 small package penne pasta and 1 / 2 pound sugar snap peas.

— linda gassenheimer, miamiherald, "Sweet peas a tasty pairing with this fresh sole dish," 3 June 2018
My first challenge was locating all the ingredients, of which there are 22, including, but not limited to, avocados, bread, carrots, garlic, crème fraîche, cardamom pods, unsalted butter, lemons, dill, and ground sumac.

— madeleine aggeler, The Cut, "I Made Sqirl’s 22-Ingredient Avocado Toast," 1 June 2018
Terminal tackle was a 1/8-ounce Strike King stand-up shaky head with an unsalted watermelon candy Zoom Trick Worm.

— todd masson, NOLA.com, "Redfish gobble this bass finesse bait in the marsh," 26 Apr. 2018
Inside the cumbersome bun were too-few slices of good-quality mozzarella, red sauce and far too many unsalted, halved cherry tomatoes.

— anna caplan, star-telegram, "Urban Bricks' serviceable fast-casual pizza in north Arlington lacking in authenticity | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 11 Apr. 2018
Filling 1 cup packed dark brown sugar 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 1½ cups pecan halves, divided ¾ cup bittersweet chocolate chips, divided To make the pie crust, in a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, and salt.

— kirby adams, The Courier-Journal, "Throw the best Kentucky Derby party with tips from the guy who knows - 'America's CEO' Tim Laird," 5 Apr. 2018

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