Dehydrate Tomato Skins and Make Tomato Powder

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Peeling tomatoes? Save the skins and learn to dehydrate and make an all-natural zesty tomato powder with this easy recipe.

Every time I have made stewed tomatoes I always thought it was a shame to toss out the skins. Not no more! This recipe will take you from peeled tomatoes to dehydrated tomato skins to tomato powder. It’s so easy you’ll feel guilty throwing tomato skins away from here on out.

How To Use Tomato Powder

Tomato powder has endless possibilities. Use it for adding an all-natural tomato flavor to any dish. Below are a few more ideas:

• sprinkle on salads or other foods for added flavor
• when making a sour cream or cream cheese dip use tomato powder for a little zing
• use to thicken soups or chowders
• add tomato powder to mayonnaise to make a flavorful spread
• rehydrate to make a cup of tomato soup
• use tomato powder to make tomato paste or tomato sauce
• sprinkle on buttered pasta instead of using tomato sauce
• and so much more….

How To Make Tomato Powder

Ingredients:

• Tomatoes / tomato skins

Directions:

Skin Tomatoes

There are several ways of removing skins from the tomatoes. The tomatoes can be blanched for about 1-3 minutes in hot boiling water or just peeled using a sharp knife.

I prefer to use a sharp knife. I use tomatoes that are ripe and when you give the tomato a gentle squeeze the tomato will be slightly soft but not real squishy. This type of tomato is super easy to peel and will actually leave a very thin layer of tomato pulp on the skin which will make the tomato powder even more flavorful.

Any type of tomato that can be held nicely in your hand and peeled works great. As for cherry tomatoes…not so great and not a lot of skin.

Rinse tomatoes prior to peeling. Remove core from tomato and gently remove skin from tomatoes. Place the skins on a plate until all tomatoes are completely peeled. Place skinned tomatoes in a bowl for later use if desired.

Preparing to Dehydrate

For dehydrating foods I use a 6 QT PowerXL Air Fryer. It fits perfectly on the counter and has three trays for dehydrating. I like the fact that it has one touch digital pre-set settings which makes dehydrating foods fool proof.

Place skins on parchment paper lined dehydrating trays. Arrange them with the skin side down and evenly spaced so that no pieces are touching.

Dehydrate Tomato Skins

Place the trays in the Power Air Fryer in the proper slots. Using the dehydrate setting set the temperature to 125 degrees Fahrenheight for a period of 4 hours.

The skins should be completely dried by this point and before proceeding to the next step. If the skins are still moist continue to dry for an additional hour.

Turning Dehydrated Tomato Skins Into Tomato Powder

For this next step I use this coffee and spice grinder. Place a pinch full of dried tomato skins in the grinder and pulse 3-4 times or until the skins are ground and powdery. Continue to add dried tomato skins until all have been ground. Store tomato powder in a glass jar with a tight fitting lid. Enjoy!

Well, did you do it or are you going to do it? You know, make this easy tomato powder recipe? Hopefully, you’ll make my day and say “YES” but if not you can always buy some tomato powder online here.

I AM EXCITED YOU ARE VIEWING JETT’S RECIPE FOR MAKING DEHYDRATED TOMATO POWDER AND WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HOW YOU WOULD USE THIS ZESTY POWDER SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO MAKE IT!

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