Raw Spinach Chips
Written by Fiona on June 4, 2010 – -By Carissa
We went grocery shopping the other day and my husband bought 2 big bags of Sun Chips. UGH! Yes, the one in the really loud compostable bag. I couldn’t believe it and moreover, one whole bag was finished the day after we brought them home. Here I am a die-hard raw foodie and my husband’s choice of food was junk. But, I figured 2 things:
1. the bad – I wasn’t providing my husband’s taste buds with something he wanted
2. the good – I was motivated to find something healthy that he actually likes to eat.
I have made kale chips before – but it took forever just to clean them, dry them, dress them and then place them orderly in my dehydrator. I don’t have much time. I have a preschooler at home who just wants to play with me – and I really want to play with him. So, the easier, the faster, the less time I spend in the kitchen, the funner for my family life. I looked in my fridge yesterday and I saw a huge salad box of clean, washed spinach. Hmmm… I grew up eating an appetizer of fried spinach leaves that were delicious. Could I make a raw version?
Here it is. And I am happy to say, my husband ate them all! Thank goodness it wasn’t Sun Chips tonight!
Raw Spinach Chips
Mix together:
- 8 oz organic spinach
- 3 Tbspn ground golden flax seeds (use a coffee grinder to grind whole seeds)
- 3/4 tsp sea salt
- extra virgin olive oil, just enough to coat the spinach leaves enough for the flax seeds and salt to stick
Place on texflex sheets and dehydrate at 110F until crispy, about a day.
Tags: chips, flax seed, Raw Food Recipes, spinach
Posted in Raw Food Recipes | 7 Comments »
By Tressey on Jun 4, 2010
Sounds great. I use to love Sun Chips until gluten intolence found me. Can not wait to try out a healthier version. Thanks for sharing.
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By marian on Jun 9, 2010
what’s texflex? Can i use waxed paper instead. i haven’t used my dehydrator in 14 years and didn’t need any paper. thank you!
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By marian on Jun 9, 2010
or how about using ground sesame instead or co-mingled with flax seed?
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By carissa on Jun 10, 2010
No need for texflex. I use it because it would be such a mess to clean up.
I guess you could use sesame seeds. Have not tried that but sounds like a good idea… Maybe Asian inspired Spinach chips with namashoyu and sesame seeds.
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By Jenna on Jun 10, 2010
I didn’t have golden flax seeds so I just used the brown flax seed meal I had. Amazingly delicious! I wonder how much the brown flax changed the flavor… I reposted the recipe on my blog, I hope that’s okay!! http://delightfullyraw.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/crazy-about-chips/
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By carissa on Jun 11, 2010
That is great!!!!!
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By Tatyana on Oct 24, 2011
I can’t wait to try this. I’ve tried really hard to like kale. I even tried to make my own chips. They were not good. I know I like spinach. I’m glad to know they can be made into chips. I’m only recently exploring vegitarianism/veganism, and I really need an easy to make, and more importantly, easy to eat snack. Low fat content is uber important to me, so I’m excited to try it. Will let u know If I like it.
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