Onions, Onions, Onions

Onions, Onions, Onions

As you have seen from my previous blog posts I have a huge onion garden with over 200 onion sets growing. I like to have fresh onions all year round, so I dry them out and put them in a dark dry basement to be used when needed. But today I want to give you another dehydrating idea. Do not throw out all those delicious onion tops, cut them up and dehydrate them. The green tops are great in soups, salads, and any dish that calls for onions.

After you cut off the onion take the green stems and cut off any brown or yellow stems. If any of the green stems does not look good just throw them away. I like to cut my onions outside so my whole house does not smell and I dehydrate them in the garage. To make things fast and easy, I use a scissors to cut off the onion and to cut up the tops. I cut up over 100 hundred onions today and cut the green stems up in just over 3 hours.

Cut into small strips or pieces and rinse them off using a colander. Then place the cut up greens on your dehydrating trays. My dehydrator has the heat source on the top so I put an empty tray on top so the onions do not touch the motor. Part way through change your trays around so the onions can dehydrate evenly. You do not have to spray the trays because the onions will not stick they just fall off when they are dry. My 7 trays of onions will take about 8 to 10 hours to dry at a temperature of 135 degrees.

After they are brittle and easy to crunch up I will put them in a zip lock bag and store them in my cupboard to use as needed for my favorite recipes. These onions will keep for a very long time if dried correctly. Here are some pictures of how I cut up and dried my onion tops. Enjoy your onions and onion tops all winter long from Suzie Home Maker.