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How To Dehydrate Parsley and Powder
Prep Time
15 mins
Dehydrate
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
 
Course: Herbs
Cuisine: American
Author: Linda Loosli
Ingredients
  • 1-3 Sprigs Fresh Italian Flat-Leaf Parsley
  • 1-3 Sprigs Fresh Curly-Leaf Parsley
Instructions
  1. Decide which parsley you want, I like both Curly-Leaf Parsley, which has a mild taste compared to the robust Italian Flat-leaf Parsley variety. I like both types so I'm dehydrating both to give me options when cooking. The first thing you do is cut off the stems as far up the branch as you can. They are too tough to dehydrate and use as an herb or powder. After you cut the stems off, you can rinse both types of parsley with cool water. I use a stainless steel colander. It's easy to rinse if the stems are cut off. If you have a clean towel, I recommend spreading the rinsed off parsley and letting it drain and dry a bit. After an hour it will be ready to put in the dehydrator. My Excalibur Dehydrator states to set the temperature to 95 degrees F. Please check your brand's temperature. The time it takes to fully dry will depend on the humidity of the room where you are drying it.

Parsley Powder
  1. When you are ready to make the parsley powder, it must be totally dry. If you live where it is humid I would do it rather quickly because it may absorb moisture from the room. I let mine "condition" before I make powder. I tried using the Magic Bullet, but ended up using my Vitamix Blender to make the powder extra smooth. I use air-tight jars to store it.

Conditioning
  1. How To Condition Your Fruit or Vegetables

    If you live where it is HUMID: "To condition the fruit, take the dried fruit that has cooled and pack it loosely in plastic or glass jars. Seal the containers and let them stand for 7 to 10 days. The excess moisture in some pieces will be absorbed by the drier pieces. Shake the jars daily to separate the pieces and check the moisture condensation." https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/dry/pack_store.html

    I live in the DRY DESERT: I set my fruit and vegetables on my countertop for 5-7 days. Ten days is even better to make sure everything is dry before using your FoodSaver unit.