Kale is a super nutritious and very healing vegetable which is available from farmers and grocers. It’s very simple to dry if you have a dehydrator, otherwise you can put it in the oven on the lowest setting until dry. There’s not much water in kale so it takes a very short time to dehydrate.
Kale is one vegetable that won’t dry properly if left on the counter or hung up to dry. It will just deteriorate and turn yellow. It requires a quicker drying time to retain its nutrients and stay fresh.
When dry and cool, pack in a large glass jar. Whenever you need greens for a smoothie or veggies to mash into your potatoes or vegetable mashes, just toss in a handful of dried kale. It’s a very versatile and extremely nutritious addition to your healing kitchen.
Dried kale is so simple to do and mixes very well in smoothies when fresh greens aren’t available. Kale is also delicious mashed into potatoes, squash and carrots, with a pinch of unrefined sea salt, or mixed into Sweet Potato Biscuits. It’s a super nutritious and delicious green.
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I’ve been looking since last year for the way to preserve kale and retain as much of it’s nutrition as possible. Is this better that chopping and freezing it?
Thanks for your website, it’s great! I found it trying to learn more to balance my and my fams PH. Your info is very digestible! thanks again, Heather
Hi Heather, Thanks so much for your comment. I think it is better for retaining the nutrients. When you open a glass jar of dehydrated kale in the middle of winter, it smells almost like fresh cut grass – you can really smell the nutrition. It also crumbles really nicely into mashes and easily blends into smoothies this way. Also you don’t spend energy keeping it frozen all winter and it doesn’t take up room in your freezer. So yes I definitely think its the best way to preserve kale!!
Thanks again Heather, I’m glad you’ve found the info useful.
Take care,
Lisa