Look at the table below: Infinitive Definition Simple Present Simple Past Past Participle Present Participle to lay to put something down lay(s) laid laid laying to lie to rest or recline lie(s) lay lain lying Important note: The simple present form of lay is the same word as the simple past form of lie.
The concern is sodium, not salt. If you cook pasta according to package instructions, then the salted water will pass a high level of sodium into the pasta. 1 teaspoon of salt contains 2,350 mg of sodium.A teaspoon of salt weighs 6 grams.ust curious: you refer to one teaspoon as quite a bit of salt, but you didn't specify how much pasta you are cooking. I once read the guideline that for cooking pasta, you should use 1 liter of water with 10 g of salt per 100 g of pasta.
Rinsing in cold water brings the temperature of the pasta down, which you don't want when eating it hot, but is OK in this instance since the pasta will be served cold. It also keeps the pasta loose for the salad. When left unrinsed, the starchy coating can make the pasta gummy and clump together.