Dehydrating Zucchini

[Paul Cronshaw]

I made the mistake of planting 23 zucchini plants this summer!

You an guess what happened… an over abundance of zucchini in all sizes. A few got a away from me and ended up being the size of tunas.

Fortunately the secret is to dehydrate them.

Use a food processor with the grater blade. Spread the zucchini noodles on dehydrator trays ( I recommend the Excalibur models). When dry, shred to flakes in a food processor.

It is amazing the reduction in volume.

I use the zucchini flakes in dinner recipes.

[Laurie Ann March]

I also slice them thin (crosswise rather than lengthwise) then toss them on the grill to char them slightly. I dry the slices and add them to my pasta, trail pizza, soups, etc. Sometimes I puree them with white beans, lemon and herbs to make a dip. Toss it on the dehydrator and you have a dip for lunch that hydrates quickly with cool water and tastes good.

[Paul Cronshaw]

Thanks for the idea of making a zucchini dip. This will go well with my "zuke chips".

What other veggies can be made into chips?

[Jason Griffin]

the obvious one I would be thinking after seeing zucchini would be squash……..but I'm sure you could do just about any veggie you could slice….you could do larger fruits too….maybe apples or something.

[Laurie Ann March]

most root type veggies make good chips… carrots, rutabaga, parsnips, etc.

squash works well as do pears and apples

[Graham Wilson]

You forgot my personal favorite… BEETS!

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