10,000 low sodium recipes

Who would have thoughtyou could deliciously combine herring and gin? Well, we've done it...give it a try and tell us what you think!

A marbled banana Bundt cake with swirls of chocolate fudge rippled through a moist banana batter, finished with a cocoa drizzle. Lighter than it looks, made with skim milk and just 1/4 cup oil.

This easy roasted garlic paste is so versatile and delicious, it can be spread over the pizza crust, bread, or even mixed with pasta salad. It brings the garlic and roasting flavors at the same time, but without the spiciness from the raw garlic.

Low-calorie marbled chocolate cheesecake made with cottage cheese, gelatin, cocoa, and whipped egg whites on a cocoa-vanilla wafer crust. No baking required.

Vanilla-limeade ice cream pie: a chocolate wafer crust ringed with cookies, layered with vanilla ice cream and ribbons of tart green limeade, then frozen firm. A no-bake, make-ahead summer dessert.

Chocolate tiramisu layers espresso-soaked ladyfingers with mascarpone cream spiked with Marsala, Triple Sec, and brandy, then folds in bittersweet chocolate between every layer. A grown-up Italian no-bake dessert that chills in just one hour.

Joyce's steak and mushroom gravy: flour-dredged round steak browned and slow-simmered in cream of mushroom soup. Classic midwestern comfort over mashed potatoes.

German herring salad layered with tart apples and onions in a tangy sour cream and yogurt sauce, marinated 5 hours and topped with fresh dill. A classic Northern European cold fish salad.

Nier beurre: traditional Jersey-style apple butter cooked down in reduced cider with orange, lemon, and allspice. A thick, dark, intensely appley spread from the British Isles.

Pat Korth of Muskego offered a coconut variation on the peanut butter kiss cookie.

No-bake church window cookies with mint and regular chocolate chips, colored marshmallows, nuts, and flaked coconut. Slice-and-serve treats that look like tiny stained glass rounds.

Tangerine-berry fruit salad with sliced tangerines, blackberries, and blueberries on a creamy blended banana and sour cream base. A colorful no-cook fruit plate ready in 15 minutes.

Crisp Thai cucumber salad (taeng kwa brio wan) with paper-thin slices in a sweet-sour vinegar dressing with red onion and chile flakes. A cool, refreshing side dish for any Thai meal.

Vegetarian mock turkey shaped from oats, ground walnuts, sunflower seeds, peanut butter, and eggs with poultry seasoning and sea kelp. A retro plant-based roast centerpiece with celery stalk legs.

Lemon pepper steak and potato wedges broiled together on one pan. Round steak marinated in lemon juice, garlic, and oregano with seasoned potato wedges cooked alongside.

These rich chocolate-toffee bars from Mary Lueke of Menasha were our top pick in the bar category.