Ingredients

  • 1 large zucchini
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Use Metric 2 Servings

Recipe Directions

  • 1. Wash your zucchini and cut ends off. (Peeling not necessary.)
  • 2. Slice your zucchinis into thin slices using a mandolin slicer. This is a finicky recipe and it will only work if you use a mandolin slicer. You are making thin chips here.
  • 3. Place sliced zucchini slices onto a dehydrator sheet covered with parchment paper (do not put oil or salt or anything on the slices.)
  • 4. Dehydrate! Dehydrate on high for one hour, then reduce heat to 115 degrees. Dehydrate until they are dry (approx 24 hours). You will know that they are ready once they are crispy!
  • 5. Before eating, place chips in a ziploc bag. Sprinkle a tiny bit of olive oil (add way less than you think you will need, it only takes a tiny splash to coat them well, and you don't want to over-oil them) in the sac. Shake and squish a bit inside the sac to distribute the oil. Once the oil is well distributed on the raw zucchini chips, add a bit of sea salt and any other flavoring that you like.
  • Eat immediately! They don't keep well once you've seasoned them with the oil and spices, so... eat immediately.
  • Also, they will lose their crispiness once they are stored so that's another reason why they should be consumed immediately.

The Rawtarian's Thoughts

By The Rawtarian

The hardest part about this raw zucchini chips recipe is owning a mandoline slicer.

If you do not have one put it on your to-buy list for the next time you go to a big box store, like Wal-Mart or Target. They are inexpensive. I just bought mine recently for $19.

I am so glad I bought one and I don't know why I didn't do it sooner!

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Nutrition Facts

Nutritional score: 85 out of 100
  • This recipe is very low in Calories, Fat, and Carbohydrates.
  • This recipe is low in Sodium.
  • This recipe is a good source of Vitamin C.
  • This recipe is a noteworthy source of Riboflavin, and Vitamin B6.

Amounts per 132 g (5 oz) suggested serving

NameAmount% Daily
Calories 81 3 %
Protein 1.5 g 3 %
Fat 7 g 9 %
Carbohydrates 4 g 1 %
Dietary Fiber 1.2 g 4 %
Sugars 3 g
Calcium 20 mg 2 %
Iron 0.5 mg 4 %
Sodium 301 mg 13 %
Source: USDA
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Kim

Sep 30, 2012

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What is the parchment paper for? If you have several trays of zucchini, do you place the parchment paper on top of the zucchini and then stack another tray with zucchini and paper again?

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The Rawtarian

Sep 30, 2012

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Think of the parchment paper like a cookie sheet in an oven - it simply protects the oven from getting dirty. One layer only :)

Eva

Aug 15, 2012

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What setting was your mandoline on? As in, how many millimetres thick were your slices please? Thanks

The Rawtarian

Aug 20, 2012

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Hi Eva,

My mandoline slicer is a cheap one - there are no settings :)

I would say a couple of millimetres thick. Probably 3 mm.

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