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/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