Try your hand at dehydrating by making oven dried leeks and using them to make homemade leek powder. It’s a great way to use up leftovers and dip your toes into the dehydrating waters.
Oven Dried Leeks + Homemade Leek Powder
Oven drying leeks and using them to make homemade leek powder is definitely a great way to use up leftovers and dip your toes into dehydrating food.
Ingredients:
- 1 leek
Instructions:
- Wash and chop 1 large leek. Sometimes I even just do the green tops because I use the rest of the leek for cooking. This is also a really great way to put those tops to use.
- Place the chopped leek on a paper towel and pat dry. Let sit overnight so that it really dries out. (You can skip this step, it will just take a bit longer in the oven to get all the moisture out.)
- When ready, preheat the oven to the lowest possible setting (mine gets down to about 170°F/80°C). Place chopped leek on a parchment or silicone lined baking sheet. Transfer to the oven and cook for 4-5 hours, or until the leek bits crunch in your hand. Be careful not to let the white parts burn. They will probably turn brown (mine totally did) and that’s okay.
- Let cool completely before transferring to a lidded jar or grinding into a leek powder.
To make leek powder:
- Place dried leek pieces in a high speed blender or spice grinder and pulse until you reach your desired consistency. Store in a lidded jar.
