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Donald Gazzaniga, diagnosed with congestive heart failure, was headed for a heart transplant - the only effective medical treatment. Urged by his doctor to keep his sodium intake "under 1,500-2000 mg. a day," Don headed for the kitchen and went to work. Aware that cutting out table salt is the barest beginning of a true low-sodium diet, Don devised recipes for delicious low-sodium dishes that added up to less than 500 mg. daily, 70% lower than those in other low-sodium cookbooks.

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The No-Salt, Lowest-Sodium Cookbook

Authors: Donald A. Gazzaniga

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ISBN: 0312252528

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books

Hardcover

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Great for all meats.

Makes: approximately 3 1/2 cups
Sodium per recipe: 274.8 mg
Sodium per cup: 78.5 mg

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil (trace)

• 1 medium onion, finely diced (3.3 mg)

• 2 cloves garlic, minced (2 mg)

• 2 tablespoons lemon zest, finely diced (.72 mg)

• 1 cup packed brown sugar (85.8 mg)

• 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes (0 mg)

• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (13.1 mg)

• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper (.231 mg)

• 1/4 cup Contadina tomato paste (39.3 mg)

• 2 (8-ounce) cans any no-salt-added tomato sauce (128.1 mg)

• 1/2 cup cider vinegar (1.2 mg)

• 1/2 tablespoon Life All Natural Worcestershire sauce (2 mg)*

1. In a medium saucepan set over medium heat, heat the oil and saute onions, garlic, and lemon peel until the onions become translucent but brown. Add the sugar and cook for another 3 minutes, stirring often the chili flakes, cayenne, pepper, tomato paste and sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire, then bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and cook 30 minutes. Serve hot.

*Do not use Lea & Perrins unless you can afford to add 110 mg sodium.

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