These are so worth the time it takes to make them. You need a dehydrator with square trays. We have an Excalibur Dehydrator, which we love. It does the job perfectly.
The Classic Wrap (Makes 2) adapted from Melissa Maris’ “Hand Salads”
- 1 cup of light fleshed sweet potatoes (135g/4.76oz)
- 1 apple of your choice, (185g/6.5oz)
- 1 cup, chopped zucchini (120g/4.23oz)
- 2 large sweet onions (740g/26.1oz)
- 3 pitted medjool dates (75g/2.6oz)
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2 cups water
- 2 tbsp freshly ground chia seeds (20g/0.7oz)
- 2 tbsp psyllium husk powder (25g/0.88oz)
Start 12 hours before serving. Use weight of ingredients rather than quantity for best results.
Chop the sweet potatoes, apple, zucchini and sweet onion and place in a high-speed blender along with the dates, apple cider vinegar, and onion powder. Add the water and blend.
IMPORTANT: Only once fully blended, add the psyllium husk powder and ground chia seeds. Pulse the psyllium and chia into the mix for only 3 seconds until thick. If you blend these with the mix for too long, it can cause cracking or separating during dehydration.
Pour the mixture evenly into two silicone dehydrator sheets with the lip edge for best results.
Spread the mix across the silicone tray evenly about 1/4 inch thick all around. TIP: Use an offset spatula for best spreading results.
Dehydrate at 115F for about 12 hours, rotating the tray a few times throughout for more even drying, but never flipping it. If the wrap is NOT fully dry after 12 hours, give it more time to fully dry in all areas of the tray.
IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT FLIP the wrap while it is dehydrating.
DO NOT PEEL the wrap off of the silicone sheet until you use it.
The wrap will be ready when the entire top is dry and not squishy to the touch if you press into it, i.e. it leaves no “fingerprints”. This could be anywhere from 10-16 hours depending on how many other things you have going in the dehydrator, the humidity where you live, how thick the wraps are and the drying temperature. Turn off the dehydrator when wraps are ready but do not peel the wrap off the silicone sheet or tray until you are ready to fill it.
Store any extra cooled and fully dried wraps, still in their silicone tray, in large unsealed Ziploc bags in a cool place. Can store up to seven days.