We're taking things to the next level with our garden produce preservation!
After trying our dehydrated cucumbers out, we thought, "Why not try to make dehydrated Dill Pickle Chips?" Always up for some crazy experiments, we gave it a go!
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We've been enjoying dehydrating food lately anyway, and it is a great way to preserve our garden harvest without canning it. Getting creative and doing experiments is always fun anyways, so we're having some fun in the kitchen.
Some of this is an attempt to eat healthier and get away from eating junk food, like potato chips. Salt & Vinegar potato chips and Dill Pickle potato chips are some of my favorites, and since vinegar and salt are ingredients people use when making dill pickles (along with dill and cucumbers) I thought this would be perfect!
We've already made over fifty quarts of pickles this year, so finding another use for the cucumbers just seems like a good idea. Plus, it's simple and easy to try this method.
After soaking the cucumber slices in some vinegar and salt, I placed them on the dehydrator and sprinkled them with dill. Everything seemed to look pretty good, so we let them dehydrate overnight.
In the morning they were crispy, and had an almost potato chip crunch to them. We enjoyed them and started gobbling them up, but I think next time we will marinate them in the vinegar and salt longer, and even add a little lemon juice. We're preparing for our second batch already, and we're glad that this worked! What do you think? Would you ever try something like this?
here's the proof:As always, I'm @papa-pepper and
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After reading your post, I think I'm going to have to get myself a dehydrator. Enjoy your homemade chips!
Go for it! They work great!
How much does a dehydrator like that cost? If you don't mind me asking.
$40 USD at Wal-Mart here.
Perhaps a bit of chilli as well could be good, cheers mike
sounds like a great idea!
will try them!
and will try 'em spicy hot, too!!
thanks for sharing!
I kimchied most of the cucumbers
but I still have a lot - overload this time so thanks for the idea!
GREAT recipe! I had never thought of this! Much healthier snack than I can think of. I bet the littlepeppers love 'em.
I have the same dehydrator.. need to add more trays.
bet those are good! nice work
This is interesting..
Now thats cool! Cant wait to get a dehydrator. Gotta save this recipe :)
Looks dried and yummy... hahaha
This really appeals as dill pickles are a big favourite of mine. Trying to decide on a dehydrator to buy - how many hours does this take to make these snacks? thanks @papa-pepper
I leave them in overnight, so usually 10 -12 hours by the time I get around to taking them out. Usually do two batches each day.
I have never thought Of Eating this Vegetable in sach a way! This Is Something I have never seen before! I wish I could try it someday :)
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Awesome! This is something I want to try as well! I also like that there's very little heat used, so I imagine that most of the chlorophyll and the good nutrients are still in tact! Have you tried using actual pickles? I'd be curious to try.
No, hadn't actually tried pickles.
Looks tasty. I love cucumbers lime and salt gonna have to add this to my snack ideas
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Hi papa-pepper. Would try them but like you enjoy my salt and vinegar chips.
Those are probably a lot healthier than potato chips. And since they came from your garden, they didn't cost much (other than time).
Nice recipe!
Another winner, @papa-pepper. I have been sitting and thinking while I watched. (I know, bad combination!) You have your vinegar and salt that you marinate them in. Adding lemon sounds good, but you might get a better dill flavour if you stuck some fresh dill (fresh from the garden) in the bag with the marinade. Also, I would marinate them for hours, say put them in the brine in the morning so it is ready for the dehydrator in the evening. Just some thoughts...
That is EXACTLY what I was thinking! Very cool that you would say so!
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We had alot of success dehydrating the tomatoes back in the day! lol slice them about a quarter inch thick , a little sea salt and viola .. a great snack. Keep up the good work @papa-pepper!!