Dehydrating Cauliflower

Green Cauliflower 

When we got our Bountiful Basket order, there was an extra head of cauliflower. I didn’t want it to go to waste, so I decided to give it a dry.

Instead of the mandolin slicer, I simply used my knife to cut it into nice strips. With this particular batch, I didn’t bother to blanch.  Just put it in raw. 

It’s amazing how much it shrivels when it dries!

 

 

On my bottom rack, I put a mesh tray to catch the small pieces that fall through the rack.  Assume this will happen with most veggies. Use either a fruit leather tray, a mesh tray, or even wax paper.

Linda’s note on waxed paper:

• If you have a thermostat on your dehydrator and your keep your temp low, it will not melt.  Most fruits and veggies are done at 110 to 115 degrees. I have not had a problem with wax paper melting at these temps.

Dehydrating Cauliflower

Cauliflower is a wonderful veggie to dehydrate.  Some people prefer steaming first, but it can be dehydrated raw with no problem.  If you steam or cook your cauliflower, do so lightly. The less cooking, the more nutritious.  Actually, this applies to all the foods you cook.

This happens to be a green cauliflower… called “multi-colored”. It was something that came in our Bountiful Basket order last week.