Making jerky with my Nesco Snackmaster Pro is something I really enjoy. But the other reason I bought a dehydrator is to dry fresh herbs from my garden. Fresh herbs don’t last long, so I dry as many as I can and keep them in air-right containers in the pantry like this dried cilantro.
Easy as anything to dry, dried cilantro crumbles up and stores easily for use in the winter. It’s not a substitute for fresh cilantro in recipes like salsa, but it’s great for flavoring stews and soups.
I did not remove the cilantro from the stems until after I dried it. It’s a lot easier to remove the leaves once they are dried. I then lightly crumbled them just a bit and put them in containers for use later.
I love drying fresh herbs with my Nesco Snackmaster Pro, such as basil. I also freeze them for later use.
Dried Cilantro on the Nesco Snackmaster Pro
Ingredients
- 2 pounds fresh cilantro rinsed, patted dry. Do not remove leaves from stems.
Instructions
- Place cilantro onto the dehydrator trays.
- Set the dehydrator to 95 F and let dry for 12-24 hours or until the leaves are dry and crispy, rotating the trays every 2 hours.
- Let cilantro cool slightly then remove leaves from stems and crumble (by hand) into a resealable air-tight container.
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.