Sometimes I'm just in the mood for chips. My recent addiction....sweet potato chips. I bought them as a "healthier option" to regular chips, but when I looked down and realized I'd eaten half the bag, I started to wonder if I was really making a better choice. Man, those things are addictive!
So....now I am on a quest to find an even better {and less guilt-inducing} option. My first experiment was with zucchini. I recently bought myself a new little kitchen gadget - a small mandoline. So far I love it. It makes slicing things so easy and fast!
I sliced up one zucchini and was surprised at how many "chips" I got out of it. I sprayed them lightly with olive oil and lightly salted them as well. Then, into the dehydrator they went....
I was not prepared for how much they'd shrink up....
They were seriously tiny! I'm not sure about this one....it seemed like a lot of work for not much snack. This was the entire batch....
They tasted pretty good....kinda like roasted pumpkin seeds, but I think I downed them all in about three minutes.
{See how tiny they are?!}
I dipped them in cottage cheese and called it my afternoon snack. Maybe next time I'll bake them in the oven and mix up the seasonings a bit. It appears as if my search for the perfect healthy chip has just begun.
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