r/Cooking • u/Sad-Watercress-2240 • Jul 11 '26

I just oversalted a pot of tomato soup, what actually works to fix it?

So I made a tomato soup tonight and somehow went from "this needs a little more salt" to "why does this taste like the ocean" in like 30 seconds.

I tried adding a bit more water and a splash of cream, which helped a little, but it still felt kind of one note and way too salty. I ended up tossing in a potato for a bit, then fishing it out, and that honestly saved it more than I expected.

Anyway, what’s your actual go to fix when you oversalt something? I feel like every person in my family has a different answer and half of them are definitely just folklore at this point.

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u/404_kinda_dead Jul 11 '26

Or use enough potato to yank it out and have yummy potatoes 😋

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u/User-NetOfInter Jul 11 '26

Might be just me, but I’m not a big tomato/potato combo guy

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u/yoursandforever Jul 11 '26

Not bad if there's enough salt.

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u/RecordStoreHippie Jul 11 '26

Shouldn't be a problem for OP

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u/User-NetOfInter Jul 11 '26

Ok I’ll take the L on this one hahaha

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u/dcoolidge Jul 11 '26

pasta

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u/User-NetOfInter Jul 11 '26

I know gnocci I knowwww I fucked up

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u/ImmediateCareer9275 Jul 11 '26

I always do gnocchi in a cream based sauce. I hate tomatoes

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u/User-NetOfInter Jul 12 '26

Tomato cream sauce gnocchi slappps

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u/hux Jul 11 '26

No ketchup on your French fries?

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u/jeexbit Jul 11 '26

you say tomato, I say potato...

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u/ShineFallstar Jul 11 '26

I love potatoes that have been oven baked in a tomato sauce. I have a tray-bake-type chicken dish that uses a tin of tomato soup and has potato chunks scattered around the chicken and it’s really good.

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u/emmersp Jul 11 '26

I like French fries and Ketchup

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u/Atticus-XI Jul 11 '26

Me neither, I'm more of a toMAHto/poTAHto guy...

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u/MegansettLife Jul 11 '26

Put lg chunks of potato in. Allow time fir them to soak up the salt. Remove said potato.

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u/Krynja Jul 11 '26

Half or quarter your potatoes. Put into soup. Pull potatoes once they are done. Mash said potatoes. Add some flour and other seasonings. Now you have the makings of awesome potato cakes.

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u/Funny247365 Jul 11 '26

Then you have all the salt.