Sunday, June 22, 2014
Using the Dehydrator - Crispy Chickpeas
So I've been experimenting with making Crispy Chickpeas for a couple weeks now. I used to roast them in the oven, but got inconsistent results. Anyway, I bought every low sodium brand of canned Chickpeas that I could find an the best ones are definitely the S&W brand. They're much larger then the others and yield a more puffy finished product. I wash one can of Chickpeas using a strainer under warm running water, give them a few shakes, then put them onto two of the Dehydrator trays. It takes about 6 hours to get them crispy. Once done, I put them on a baking sheet, hit them with a couple blasts of Pam, then sprinkle the seasoning on and toss them around. A good seasoning for these is the low-sodium version of Tajin. Tajin is a Mexican spice blend of Citrus and Chile Pepper. The rub is a bit coarse, so I blend it up in a spice grinder first to make it more powdery. Yum.
Using the Dehydrator - Kale Chips
Today I bought a 10 oz bag of Kale at Trader Joe's. Separated the leaves among the 5 racks and put the temp all the way up to 160. It took about 8 hours to get the leaves crispy and I rotated the racks once about halfway though. It yielded about 2 oz of Kale chips. I laid out the chips on a baking sheet, hit them with a couple quick spritzes of Pam, then sprinkled on my Nutritional Yeast Popcorn seasoning. Another win for the Dehydrator!
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