Jananas

For Christmas we got a dehydrator from my parents. It had been sitting in a box in the basement while we got Jason moved in and everything else sorted out. I’ve been reading Lisa’s Vegan Cookbook Critic blog lately and her fantastic cookbook reviews and food pictures inspired me to pull this out and get crackin’ at making awesome raw foods.

First up – cheesy kale chips. I used 1cup raw almonds (soaked), 1 medium carrot (no red bell peppers in the house), 1 head of garlic as we still have tonnes in the basement from this past summer, and 2-3tbsp of nutritional yeast. I blended it all together, although sadly my blender isn’t fantastic so we didn’t end up with a nice smooth paste. [note to self - buy a blendtec as a gift to self/household once I'm working and have a paycheque.]

I had 1 head kale, 1 of collard greens, and 1 bunch of spinach in the house so those all got washed, torn up, and coated with the above mixture. They were dehydrated over night at about 115F.

I took them off the dryer sheets this afternoon and put them out of reach so that they’d last until Jason made it home. 30 minutes after he arrived they were gone! Its an easier way to add healthy greens to your diet while satisfying that need for a crunchy snack. Have no fear, our second batch will be going in this evening.

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