Dehydrating Spinach and How to Make Spinach Powder
This recipe using one pound of fresh spinach will yield approximately 1/2 pound of dried spinach. The result can be kept whole, flaked, or ground into a powder. Add your dehydrated spinach to soups, stews, smoothies, dressings, or eggs. Sprinkle flakes or powder onto any dish you want to for added nutritional value, flavor, and a boost of color!
Ingredients
- 1 lb spinach
Instructions
- De-stem large pieces of spinach
- Wash spinach
- Strain and lightly blot dry on a towel.
- Place in a dehydrator set at 125 degrees for 7-9 hours until dry and crisp.
- At this point cool and store in an airtight container* OR blend into a powder.
Making Spinach Powder
- Place spinach into a spice grinder, a bullet, or a food processor.
- Pulse until spinach blends into a fine powder.*
- Store the powder in an airtight container.*
Notes
*Store dried spinach in airtight containers such as glass mason jars for best results. Ziploc bags are an inexpensive, reusable option as well if you plan to use contents within a month or two. Store ziplock bags in the freezer for better preservation.
*One cup of fresh spinach equals ONE SERVING
*One pound of fresh spinach equals 10-12 cups before dehydrating.
*One pound of fresh spinach will reduce to about 1 cup of cooked spinach
*One pound of spinach will dehydrate into 1/2 pound of dried spinach.
*ONE CUP fresh spinach = 1/2 CUP dried spinach = 1 TBS spinach
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