1. (used especially of meats) preserved in salt
   "Salted cod was a staple food for sailors on long voyages";
   - salt-cured, brine-cured

1. (cooking) add salt to
   "She salted the stew generously"
    
2. (cooking) preserve with salt
   "people used to salt meats on ships"
    
3. Sprinkle as if with salt
   "the rebels had salted the fields with mines and traps"
    
4. Add zest or liveliness to
   "She salts her lectures with jokes"

See also: preserved

Type of: flavor [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], keep, preserve, spice, spice up, splash, splosh [informal], sprinkle

Encyclopedia: Salted