How to fix solyanka soup that is too salty

Question

I made a batch of solyanka for my freezer. It turned out too salty. I used simple supermarket ingredients. Please explain how to fix it clearly.

Answer 1

Hello BatchCookBetty80.

Solyanka is naturally salty due to pickles, olives, and cured meats, which can intensify when frozen. To fix this before freezing, you can dilute the soup with a bit of unsalted beef broth or water, or add diced unsalted potatoes to absorb some of the excess sodium while simmering. Another great option is adding a splash of lemon juice to balance the saltiness. I hope this helps you save your meal!

Answer 2

As someone who regularly over-salts everything, I find tossing in a peeled raw potato works wonders. Just fish it out before freezing your solyanka!

Answer 3

Since solyanka uses a lot of brined ingredients like pickles, olives, and capers, it can easily turn out too salty... To fix this before packing it into your freezer containers, try adding some peeled raw potatoes or diluting the base with a little unsalted beef broth or water. Simmering it for a bit will help balance everything out nicely without ruining your meal prep containers!

Answer 4

Just dilute it with a splash of water or unsalted broth?!? You can also drop in raw potato chunks to soak up the salt before freezing!

Answer 5

add some more unsalted broth and grated raw potato to the pot. simmer for ten minutes so the potato absorbs the extra salt before you freeze it.