Made my soup too salty. how do I rescue it?

[HecatePropylaea]

just made a big pot of broccoli and worcestershire sauce soup and it is too salty.

As the title says how do I sort it out? Can it be sorted out or do I have to chuck a huge pot of soup away?

[worldgonecrazy]

Pop in a peeled uncooked potato. It should absorb the excess salt. It might help to chop the potato up into inch cubes that you can whip out once it's done its job.

[HecatePropylaea]

Thanks. Do I have to be simmering the soup while I do that?

Only it's done now and off the heat.

[Thirstysomething]

raw potato works a bit, but has never done that much for my soups when over salty sadly. Can only think to add more water/broccoli!

[starfishmummy]

Yes, you need to cook the potato in the soup.

[Jux]

I add milk to counteract the effect of saltiness (and salt counteracts bitterness, btw).

What I want to knw is what counteracts sweetness?

[Rollmops]

Put few raw potatoes in the soup and boil for a little while. The potatoes apparently soak up the salt. According to my Nanny. Who knows Everything.