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Dried Beet Green Powder
Preserve the greens from your beet crop as a powder. It's an easy addition to soup, smoothies, and salad dressings.
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Prep Time:
20
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
6
hours
hours
Total Time:
6
hours
hours
20
minutes
minutes
Servings:
8
Author:
Kris Bordessa, National Geographic author/certified master food preserver
Ingredients
8
cups
beet greens
loose (from about two bunches of beets)
Instructions
Thoroughly wash and dry beet greens. Remove fleshy stems.
Place raw beet greens on dehydrator tray or a cookie sheet lined with a towel.
Drying the Beet Greens
To use a dehydrator: Set temperature to 100 degrees. Dry until greens are crispy. (About 6-to-8 hours.)
To dry in your car: Place trays of beet greens in a closed vehicle that's sitting in the warm sun. Dry until greens are crispy.
To air dry: Place trays of beet greens in a warm area, out of direct sunlight. Dry until greens are crispy.
Processing the greens into powder
Place dried beet greens in the bowl of a food processor or blender.
Pulse to break up large greens, then process until you've achieved a fine powder.
Store in an airtight jar.
Nutrition
Calories:
8
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
1
g
|
Sodium:
85
mg
|
Potassium:
289
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Vitamin A:
2405
IU
|
Vitamin C:
11.4
mg
|
Calcium:
44
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg
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