Since my last dehydration project, I've made a bit of progress and stacked a few jars with more spices and this time also candied citrus.
We got this amazing gift from a dear friend. He brought us loads of locally produced organic fruits and I used some for drying and grinding them into spices.
Nasturtium salt
I already talked about the nasturtium salt I made last time. Now that the leaves, flowers and seeds got completely dried, I added 20% of salt to it and ground it together.
I saved some seeds for planting in spring.
Nasturtium salt is great in soups, sauces and salads. It has an authentic taste, a little bit spicy.
Parsley salt
Drying a bunch of parsley leaves and grinding them with salt, makes this amazing spice that will fit just any savory dish.
Most of the parsley is still drying out, but the salt will be soon completed.
Lemon spice
I dried a bunch of whole lemons and ground them into a tasty lemony spice.
Lemons are a bit bitter inside, if you wish to avoid bitter taste, use only zest.
I use it in desserts, smoothies and even in savory dishes.
Mandarin spice
Same as with the lemon spice, I dried and ground whole mandarins.
This spice came out wonderful and I like it most of the whole project.
I use it in all kinds of dishes.
Apple pie spice
This one came up unexpectedly when cooking jam. I had a lot of apple pills that I didn't wish to throw away. I dried and ground them with 20% of sugar and 20% of cinnamon.
I'm still working on this one to fill up the jar a bit more as it's really awesome and useful.
Candied lemon and mandarin slices
I just love this one and if I wouldn't have plans to use it in my future dishes, I would just eat them right away.
I've sliced lemons and mandarins, dusted them with some sugar and dried them.
