How to dry arugula

No Italian pasta sauce is complete without arugula. Arugula, despite its unpretentious appearance and unpretentiousness in cultivation, has a mustard-nutty taste and peppery aroma. And the smaller and younger the leaves, the brighter the taste.

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1 How to preserve arugula for the winter?
2 Drying arugula naturally
3 Drying arugula in an electric dryer

How to preserve arugula for the winter?

Many housewives are interested in the question: is it possible to dry arugula for the winter and how to generally preserve this spice for the winter?

You can have arugula to freeze, or dry. When dried, arugula takes up less space, but still retains its taste and aroma. In addition, it’s just convenient to add a pinch of dried herbs to a dish and not have to bother with thawing and excess water, which can be critical in a dish.

Drying arugula naturally

Sort through the arugula leaves and discard any limp or rotten leaves. Rinse it, shake off the water and cut it with a knife or scissors.

dried arugula

Spread the chopped arugula leaves in a thin layer on drying trays and dry in a dry and well-ventilated area.

dried arugula

Turn the leaves over from time to time for more even drying. Natural drying of arugula takes about a week.

dried arugula

After complete drying, you can store dried arugula in a glass container without worrying about its safety.

dried arugula

Drying arugula in an electric dryer

In an electric dryer, drying occurs much faster and more controlled, there is no danger of over-drying or burning the greens. The Ezidri electric dryer has a special mode for drying greens - it’s about 50 degrees. And at this temperature the drying process will take 10-12 hours.

How to dry arugula in an Ezidri electric dryer, watch the video: