5,676 low sodium recipes

Lightly spiced pear quick bread sweetened with honey and studded with raisins. Moist, tender crumb thanks to applesauce and minimal oil.

A whole roast chicken stuffed with cherries, rubbed with paprika and cinnamon, then slow-roasted in white wine until the juices run sweet and savory. Served over spiral noodles with a cherry-wine pan sauce.

A silky, no-bake blueberry mousse sweetened with real maple syrup. Just 4 ingredients and no gelatin needed for this elegant, airy dessert that serves 8.

Aubergine or Eggplant dip Serve with warm Pita or Lebanese bread

German elderberry soup (Holunderbeersuppe): cooked elderberries with lemon, sugar, and cornstarch for a traditional tart-sweet fruit soup served hot or chilled.

Pineapple with mint and toasted coconut, a 3-ingredient tropical fruit salad. Naturally sweet, dairy-free, and vegan, ready in minutes for a refreshing summer side or light dessert.

Quick cherry turnovers made with crescent roll dough and canned cherry pie filling. Three ingredients plus a simple powdered sugar glaze. Ready in 30 minutes from start to finish.

Feuerzangenbowle, the traditional German fire punch with mulled red wine, a flaming rum-soaked sugar cone, orange and lemon peel, and cloves. A dramatic holiday spectacle.

Kythoni xysto, a traditional Greek grated quince preserve with cinnamon bark, lemon zest, and toasted almonds. Sets naturally using pectin extracted from the quince peels and cores.

Simple buttered fiddleheads with lemon juice, salt, and pepper. A quick springtime side dish that highlights the grassy, asparagus-like flavor of fern shoots.

Gluehwein, traditional German mulled red wine with cinnamon, cloves, lemon peel, and sugar. The one rule: heat it close to boiling but never let it boil.

These are almost like a "candy" as well as a wheat-free cookie.

Vegan linguine with new potatoes, wilted greens, green beans, and roma tomatoes in a garlicky vegetable stock sauce with red pepper flakes. Light, hearty, no oil needed.

Creamy macaroni salad with a sweet-tangy dressing of mayonnaise, sweetened condensed milk, and vinegar. Mix, chill overnight, and bring to every cookout all summer long.

Five spice plum sorbet purees canned plums with dry sherry and Chinese five spice powder, then churns into a fragrant Asian-inspired summer sorbet. Five ingredients, no added sugar.

Tiny cinnamon rolls made from crescent roll dough with cinnamon sugar filling and vanilla glaze. A 25-minute shortcut that bakes up bite-sized and tender.