[pct-l] Dehydrating veggies

[dicentra]

Oh that's right, Kale.
 
I've found that kale/spinach etc tend to crumble after they've dried. Good for adding vitamins and color, but don't expect a lot of texture. I lightly (!!!) blanche the kale before it goes in. Spinach, I put in raw.

Another thing I do all summer long is hit the local farm stand and buy the clearance boxes (2 for a case of fill-in-the-blank).  Usually this is slightly bruised or perfectly ripe fruit/veg that the market can't have with the regular stocks. I'm still working through last years tomatoes.


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--- On Mon, 3/25/13, Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com> wrote:


From: Scott Williams <baidarker at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Dehydrating veggies
To: "melbobs at gmail.com" <melbobs at gmail.com>
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Monday, March 25, 2013, 12:09 AM


I just dry them straight up without steaming or blanching, but if you do
that first they may retain more of their color as you stop the enzymatic
actions going on in the plant.  But I like them just dried without all the
fuss and they lasted fine.  Kale sounds like a great thing to dry.
Carrots, butternut squash, celery, beets, corn, seaweed, mushrooms and
just about anything I tried was delicious months later on trail.  I get
them in big bags at Costco or at my local ethnic markets to save on the
cost.  Right now a lot of greens are lush in California and I picked some
of the less strong tasting mustards and radishes.  Chard and collards also
grow wild around here and both are good.  Last year Why Not dried a lot of
cabbage and I traded stuff for that it was so delicious.  In the veggie
department, nothing turned out badly.

Have fun!

Shroomer

On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 9:38 PM, melbobs at gmail.com <melbobs at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hey foodies! (Dicentra, Shroomer, etc.),
>
> I'm done dehydrating all my protein & carbs and am now focussing on
> veggies.
>
> I'm thinking of buying kale by the case. Do you steam it lightly before
> dehydrating it?
>
> Any other good ideas for dehydrating mass quantities of veggies (without
> spending too much $).
>
> thanks so much!
> --Melissa
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