Cucumber Chips
If you like dill pickle potato chips, you’ll love these little bites of crunchy delight. They’re tangy, a little bit spicy, and oh so crunchy! They do not have dill in them, but you could certainly add that if you like.
Have fun with the seasonings and try new combinations. If you’re unsure something will go together, open the different spices and smell them at one time.
I got the idea for the chips from appalachian_forager on TikTok.
Eat the chips by themselves or you can add them to salads or on sandwiches.
In the photo I used small pickling cucumbers. I recommend using the regular cucumbers because you’ll have a better sized chip at the end.
Cucumber Chips Ingredients
48 oz of cucumbers
1 tsp salt
2 Tbl + olive oil
4 Tbl apple cider vinegar
½ tsp black pepper
1 tsp Aleppo flakes
1/2 tsp garlic
1 tsp dried onion
Cucumber Chips Directions
Take a knife and slice off both ends of the cucumbers. On a mandolin use setting 2 to slice the cucumbers or you can slice them by hand about ⅛” thick. Lay the slices of cucumber on paper towels on a half sheet tray. Pat dry.
Put the cucumbers in a bowl and add 1 tsp salt. Mix well and allow to sit for 30 minutes.
Lay the towels flat on a sheet pan and put a single layer of cucumbers. Top it with more towels and repeat. End with a towel on top of the cucumbers. Press down to soak up excess water.
Put the dried cucumbers in a bowl with 2 Tbl olive oil, 4 Tbl apple cider vinegar, ½ tsp black pepper, 1 tsp Aleppo flakes, ½ tsp garlic, and 1 tsp dried onion. Mix well.
Put your oven on the lowest temperature setting (mine was 170 degrees) or dehydrator setting if it has it. Lightly oil pans and put your cucumbers in a single layer in the pans. I used two ½ sheet pans and 2 large Pyrexes. It takes a long time to cook so you don’t want to do it in batches.
Bake the cucumbers until the moisture is gone and the pieces are crisp. It took mine about 4 hours.
Notes
I think the chips are best made with regular ole American Cucumbers. I’ve tried small cucumbers like Persian ones that are good for eating, but they shrin
