HOW TO: Preserving Green Onions | Green Onion Powder Dehydration Results

Following our recent video on how to Grow Big Onions - we had a massive supply of green onions. We chopped and froze one bag of the, but still had tons. So we decided to try our hand at making onion powder out of the rest. We tried to dehydrate some in the over, and some in our Dehydrator. You can definitely tell which is which - the oven based ones are brown, and have much less flavor and aroma.
What else can you do with all these green onions? If you have some ideas, let them down in the comments. We'd love to hear your ideas. ♥ Todd & Rachel
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[@cindystuder9090]

The Excalibur dehydrator is one of the best. My husband is an engineer so when he buys something he studies and looks for the best that we can afford. This was the one he hands down wanted to buy after all of his research. We love ours. I think I'll have to try making our own onion powder with ours.

[@marlenereimchen9141]

great idea! I'm going to try this. One thing I do for a food flavoring that I love. It's an idea I got from my aunt in Quebec. I bought this little jar of minced veggies called, Herbes sale. Which basically means salted herbs. My aunt told me how easy it was to make and she showed me and I've been doing it since. So what you do is take your onions, celery, carrots, peppers, parsley and other different herbs (oregano, basil, etc.) and process them until they are all nice and finely chopped in your processor. You mix them all together, I set aside different herbs for different dishes and mix them in the veggie mixture in separate bowls. Then take your mason jars and layer the veggie mixture with course salt or kosher salt. So you have about 1 1/2- 2 inches of veggie mix and then top it off with a thin layer of salt, then do another layer of veggies and then salt again until the jar is full. I freeze the jars and then thaw one out at a time. I then put it in the fridge and add about a tbsp to soups, stews, mashed potatoes (the best!!) gravy, whatever your heart desires. Just don't add too much because it is salty, you also don't have to add salt. So with the potatoes I will use the jar that has the dill in it or the one with oregano and basil with pasta sauces or tomato base soup. It's so delicious. I try making big batches at a time so I can have it all year. The nice thing about this is that if you run out you can just go to the grocery store and buy more veggies and do more. I hope I explained this good enough.

[@1870s]

That sounds amazing, I will look and see if I can find a recipe for it!

[@Cheriesgardenvegplot]

That sounds really tasty. Better than a store bought stock cube

[@solutionsbodywork]

The powder is wonderful in any savory cheesball recipe. It's also good on onion bread mixed with the fresh onions. You can also mix it up a salt substitute and or herb/spice and keep it on the table for that extra punch on pretty much anything. Thanks for the video!

[@fallenangelwi25]

Excalibur's are amazing!!!! Dehydrating below 105° keeps all the nutrition in them too ❤️ it's something like keeping the nutrition in the food live

[@1870s]

Totally agree!

[@sjrn85]

Love how he volunteer to chop the green onions....🥰🥰

[@1870s]

The best!

[@beautysquadsa3644]

That was so sweet and even double checked by saying he can do it quickly

[@amyjo987]

I know this is a year old so you may not see this comment but....I've heard you say you use your oven on the proof cycle to let your bread dough rise, that proofing cycle only heats up to about 100⁰ so you could put your veg in to dehydrate on that cycle & it won't cook it like it did the batch you put in at 150⁰. I learn so much from you, thank you both for all you put on your channel 😊

[@debbiemusgrove676]

Great idea. We go through so much onions and garlic whether fresh or powdered.

[@edie5285]

Thank you! I am going to top my onions right now and preserve the greens

[@marcidevries5515]

I'm doing this now with the tops from my freshly harvested red onions. Thank you for inspiration to reduce food waste!

[@angelenerash5160]

Thank you for this! What a great way to use the onion tops.

[@1870s]

You are so welcome!

[@dirtcheapgarden22]

We just topped our bunching onions and are dehydrating the greens now. Thanks for the tip. And they really do make the whole house smell amazing.

[@ronelsmith6906]

Hi there another idea I saw was from Becky over at Acre Homestead she made onion top pesto, going to try this this year.

[@kerriking2801]

Thanks to you. I just harvested my first batch of green onion tops while I was spooning them! ( First time onion grower). Froze half a gallon bag and I am trying drying 2 trays in the sun. Because I had thinned out my onion bed, I also replanted those bulbs last week and they are already growing new greens! So excited! Thanks for this video!

[@1870s]

Fantastic

[@shelly5596]

That is totally me this year 2020, and also a first time onion grower! LOL great tips. Thanks

[@angelasmith2140]

Enjoyed your videos they are truly helpful thank you

[@_thatchickchris8246]

I dehydrated some green onion the other day. Never thought about powder! I usually do like you did and chop, freeze. & your pants are amazing!

[@1870s]

I don't remember what pants I had on, lol

[@kimberlee7174]

I dehydrate my onion greens too! I always put my dehydrator in the garage when doing more pungent smelling foods, otherwise my family is not happy.🤣

[@1870s]

I understand that

[@glennterrebonne8600]

We have been making a lot of onion top powder and we have you guys to thank for helping and teaching us how to make thanks again love you guys

[@JoyceAltgelt]

I just borrowed a friend’s dehydrator this weekend for drying basil and oregano. It was wonderful. Thanks for sharing about the onions.

[@1870s]

You are so welcome! Glad you found it helpful. 💚

[@kathygreeson6001]

Thankyou!! I just always throw them in the compost. This is a great idea. Nice to know I can do it in the oven also. Dont have a dehydrater.....yet😁

[@1870s]

Maybe you have a good outdoor location that you could set them to dehydrate naturally

[@jangraber2404]

I make garlic scape powder in my excalibur dehydrator. Love it in scrambled eggs.

[@happydays1336]

It might sound strange, but I love breathing in the aroma of onions on my hands.

[@patriciawoodward2566]

I usually chop mine just because my grinder is just a baby one so it is easier. I too freeze mine. Thank you for sharing.

[@1870s]

Fantastic

[@simplyrose502]

I love following your channel!!! 🌸😍😍😍 I just did this today with my onion tops and green onions. I froze a quart and my dehydrator is processing some now.

[@marniepetty8852]

Thank you for sharing these types of videos. I am wanting to start being able to make more of the things that we use rather than buying them. I really enjoy learning from you.

[@deborahchristmas8752]

This is so good! I kept thinking that it seemed like a major waste to just cut the tops off and throw them in the compost. Glad to know that the powdered green onions are fragrant and flavorful.

[@1870s]

We really try not to waste too much of anything here on the Homestead. Thanks for watching and commenting! 💚

[@thenewbiesteaders]

That's such a good idea! I would love to know how it ends up tasting vs store onion powder. I miss my dehydrator. I can't wait to get to Michigan so I can get it unpacked and put it to work.

[@1870s]

Taste a bit more "earthy" than normal white onion powder but still has a lovely onion flavor

[@pattihabby]

Yep ! I'm making garlic scape powder at the moment ! My house smells soooo good ! I chopped them up in my food processor, put on fruit leather trays and are now dehydrating ! Chopping them up, sure saves on space in the trays, get more on a tray and dries a whole lot quicker. It doesn't take any time to whirl them up in the food processor ! Try Something New...You may be surprised at how much easier, quicker and can do them all in one dehydrator ! I'm a newbie to your channel...

[@1870s]

Wonderful! We're happy you found our channel 🍓 I can definitely see where chopping first, would have made fitting them in, so much easier. And scapes, oh yes. We're kinda addicted to the garlic scape pesto we made the other day. Rachel has been putting in on everything 🍃 How we made that, was in the PIzza making video from last week, in case you missed it.

[@elizabethhicks9844]

I'm with you easy is the way to go...some steps are not needed

[@leenaright3949]

Acre Homestead channel has a video on how to make a yummy pesto with some of those onion tops ! 🙂

[@TheLeisamarie]

That's brilliant! Still have some tops left in the garden, so this is on my project list this weekend! I had made cut chives dehydrated and frozen about a half gallon from last go round. I am excited to use the powder in a chive and dill bread recipe!!

[@1870s]

Sounds wonderful

[@GrammaDebsStorytime]

I am on the lookout for a dehydrator...maybe I'll make one! My Grandfather made one for me when I was a young mom...it was huge! He made it out of plywood, with about 10 racks and it measured about 3 foot square with legs. He used a dryer element for the heat. Worked great! I wish I still had it, but too many moves in the last 40 years! 😆

[@1870s]

Oh wow that sounds like a beast. Before we had our Excalibur we had two we picked up from garage sales, they seem to be pretty easy to find

[@Emeraldwitch30]

I chop but not super fine only because I can pile them high on the trays and can get more per layer and they seem to dry well for me. But I love ❤ love zoning out listening to music or KZbin and just chop chop chop! But I feel the same way making pasta ftom scratch and rolling it through the machine. Its kinda meditating for me I guess. 🥰I just calm down and enjoy. Too bad I don't feel that way about doing dishes or folding laundry! 🤣

[@Honey-_bee]

That’s amazing!!! I probably would have thrown the tops away. I didn’t know to clip them. Amazing things to do with so much!!!!

[@1870s]

Yup, you can clip. See this video, if you missed it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZ61aGR-ibSJb6M

[@Honey-_bee]

That 1870's Homestead and I LOVE your jumpsuit!!!

[@janem3575]

Dice the onions and make a green onion flavored oil. Use as a savory condiment.

[@Maranatha_Homestead]

Love this! I was going to freeze mine, but my freezer space is limited. DEFINITELY dehydrating them!!

[@1870s]

Awesome

[@willow3310]

I love my dehydrator! I just got carrots done need to do more trying to fill a 5 gallon bucket. Then it will be on to celery lol I never thought about drying the greens from my green onions! On the to do list!

[@1870s]

You go girl!

[@ericafrazer6567]

Love this idea! Thank you for inspiring me in the garden and the kitchen! I can’t wait to try this😊

[@1870s]

You are welcome happy food freedom

[@marilyncapehart663]

Thanks for sharing 5-7-2022♥️

[@hairdebi]

I dehydrate my onions a spices in my oven, they turn out beautiful

[@trenee8447]

Great idea! We have a 1858 Homestead 🏡

[@heartsowhomestead5460]

I absolutely love this idea! Going to have to try it 💚

[@1870s]

Have fun! Please do let us know how you liked it ❤

[@staceyjones3261]

I made chive blossom powder. It was pretty. I use a lot of onion powder too.

[@1870s]

Wonderful! We try really hard to waste as little as possible.

[@celesteceleste788]

I came across you video explaining how to get bigger onions. I promptly went out and did this to mine and share your views with others here in UK. Much skepticism but I'm hoping to have the last laugh. I'm now going to dehydrate and see how that works. I like trying new ideas so a new subscriber to your vids. Thank you

[@1870s]

So happy you've subscribed. Please do come back and keep in touch with us, and let us know how your onions turned out this year! ❤

[@nancymcdowell9607]

Good idea, didnt even think of this.

[@1870s]

Crazy how many options are out there for us to harvest more than ever from our garden and gain a but more food Independence 😁

[@fanciterv]

We are finishing dehydrating our green onion tops now. We cut into random pieces and I was able to fit 1 to 1.5 quarts chopped pieces per tray (they were heaped a bit) and I used every other tray. But, using low temp like you they were done in 2 to 3 hours per batch.

[@1870s]

I can see now, cutting them probably would have let us fit a lot more in at once. Will do next time for sure.

[@UrbanHomesteader101]

You have become one of my favorites go to channels for down to earth ideals and gardening tips Edit my comment I have 3 dehydrators and I just did onion powder ...

[@1870s]

Awe thank you! Awesome going on your onion powder 👍

[@azaleaacres]

My oven has a dehydration setting. I tried it, and could get passed the idea of leaving the oven on for 12 plus hours. I got a 9tray Excalibur and love it. I have yet to have to put it outside for smelly stuff 😉

[@1870s]

You know what I bet mine does too and I didn't even look

[@colleenpritchett6914]

Here’s a trick, always load from the bottom up, you will have far less issue fitting them in The higher temperature you use will deplete the vitamin content, hence the reason the Excalibur uses a lower temper to save as many nutrients as possible

[@SuperKaratemom]

my air fryer has a dehydrator option...just did pineapple we got on sale. I'll have to give green onions a try. We use alot of onion powder as well. Thanks for sharing!

[@1870s]

Thats awesome

[@stephiefultz]

Great idea! Thanks for sharing.. I dehydrated a bunch last year. Think I’ll make powder out of mine this year. 👍🏼

[@1870s]

Sounds great!

[@sardar5150]

Thanks for the idea! I

[@1870s]

You are welcome

[@valjalava1951]

Mine didn’t seem to get to a powder form more like flakes so I think I should dry it a bit more

[@DancingHorseFarm1]

Can you do the same with garlic greens?

[@1870s]

I never have, I've never even tastes a garlic leaf. But I do use the scapes. I think you could for sure with the scapes

[@jerib8654]

How did cooking with the green onion powder go? Did you like it and are you planing to do it again in the future?

[@1870s]

It's ok, I definitely use it often but I wouldn't call it an exact replacement for the flavor of typical onion powder

[@DebbiesHomeplace]

Great idea to have chopped frozen and the onion powder.

[@1870s]

Hey we've missed you. Hope you are doing well

[@DebbiesHomeplace]

@@1870s I've missed y'all too, I been liking but not commenting. I'm well thanks. I do activism on current affairs so been busy with all that's been going on. I have some catching up to do. But still here. xoxo

[@1870s]

Thank you for your engagement in the current affairs!

[@DebbiesHomeplace]

@@1870s You're welcome. I sure did miss you guys and Rachel your hair grew so fast it looks lovely.

[@valjalava1951]

Hi there great video I just made some onion powder I dehydrated it and then goring it up but didn’t seem to get it as fine as yours and maybe I need to dry my powder a bit more should I just lay it out on parchment paper to dry on counter or put in dehydrator and what kind of grinder do you use

[@jjlepepe5875]

Hello. You mentioned to dehydrate at 95 to 105. Which is the optimal temp? Is it better to dry at a cooler temp for longer or slightly higher temp for a shorter time period? Thanks.

[@natashak8281]

I tried putting them in the oven it was such a fail!! But! Then I dried them outside and they look amazing!! I also put them in the freezer!! I totally need a dehydrator...I got rid of mine awhile ago because we were moving 😭 boo! Hopefully Goodwill will come up with another one!

[@1870s]

Yes goodwill or salvation army always has them

[@carriep.8997]

This might seem like a dumb question but do I need to wash the leaves before I dehydrate? Thanks

[@hannahnegri2409]

I just made my first batch ever of dehydrated green onion powder and I'm wondering if it's supposed to have a very strong smell?? The smell doesn't smell exactly like an onion, is that normal?? Any advice would be great! Thanks!

[@fallenangelwi25]

Good afternoon 😊

[@1870s]

Hello 😊

[@dianneb208]

I watched your taco recipe and had to go back and see the video for the onion greens. I don't grow that many onions, but I do grow Walking Onions - also called Egyptian Onions. They are grown for their tops. Do you think I could harvest and freeze the onion tops until I had enough to dehydrate? I also have an Excalibur dehydrator? Thanks for your help.

[@karenmcconnell5921]

I planted some grocery green onions & the onions grew to a medium size.. But, their green tops are huge. How can I oven dry the green tops?

[@glennterrebonne8600]

Can we dehydrate our onion tops whole

[@mml5794]

If you are powdering them all, then you would not need to chop them. Some people like to simply store them as dehydrated onions for soups, stews, cooking, etc. That is when it's helpful to have them already chopped. :)

[@HunderbarDachs]

You have outstanding taste in dogs!

[@marnieanderson4257]

Does anyone know if it works to dehydrate already frozen chopped up green onions?

[@abbey5574]

Did you say you use this just like white onion powder you’d buy from the store?

[@scrappaperart]

The onions you freeze don't get soggy and mushy after being in the freezer? This is something I'd like to try but with limited space it may not be worth it if it gets mushy! TFS

[@mindys74]

Hi from Melbourne, Australia. Loving your channel and even though we are in very different seasons at the moment I am learning so much from you both. I usually only use the produce from my garden fresh but a lot does go to waste so I went outside today and picked a lot of my green onions ( spring onions) and dehydrated them. I have just made the most beautiful jar of bright green onion powder but I'm not sure what to use it on! Onion powder is not a commonly used ingredient in our cooking so I would love a follow-up video where you could show how you use yours. Keep up your amazing work. Looking forward to hearing how I can use my cabbage and broccoli leaves because I also have plenty of them at the moment.

[@1870s]

Awesome! We love it when people actually try things out that we share in our videos. The new video for the leaves will probably be out on Sunday, it's taking quite a while to get through. 💚

[@trevorwills3356]

@@1870s Why not add a little onion powder to your pork burger recipe. In the UK we make burgers with coarse pork, dried sage, dried parsley, dried thyme , dried ,garlic granules, fresh ground black pepper corns, deseeded chopped cherry tomatoes, fresh white leeks chopped fine in a blender and bread crumbs to bind it all together. Mix it through a grater 2 or 3 times and leave it overnight in the fridge .A sparse amount of the above herrbs is all You need and the flavours will develop overnight. We don't use milk powder, Maple syrup ,or cayenne pepper so perhaps you might like to try making your burgers with the UK recipe. I enjoy all your garden videos btw.

[@amyarsenault9053]

Does it smell up the whole house like onions?

[@jeffengel2607]

_Scent_ the house with onions! Mmmm!

[@valeriepowell1736]

LOL, Wow I'm first that's never happened before....( to comment ) Do you find dehydrating the onions the smell is too strong in the house? I've heard horror stories about the smell. I'm waiting to find the Excalibur dehydrator on sale or on market place. My oven lowest is 170...eeeh, I do think the meat of the onion would be stronger than the green but the color sure is pretty. I watch a lot of cooking videos, well because I cook and love to cook. I sure love watching your videos they are just so good and you man is with you there's no crazy going on just good information. I'm sure you don't remember but I watched your Pomona's Pectin with I think they were black currants where you used it and I never had because I was scared.... but I did with some berries I had and it worked. Did I do it wrong but it was like ... I want to say maybe an airey consistency or lighter than jam or jelly and not as clear... did yours look like that it's been at least two months, it taste fine but doesn't look as pretty? I know I kind of went off the subject sorry I was just wondering and thank you for all you do... Love you guys

[@1870s]

I think I remember commenting it smells like someone is cooking onions. I happen to love that smell so it wasn't too overwhelming to me

[@johnruckman2320]

Have year old green onions that need to come out of the bed. Some leaves are bigger than my thumb. Dehydrator is a Harvest Maid FD-50. Will those larger leaves be ok for dehydrating? Should I chop them down like I would if I was cooking them or using for garnish? I like the blender idea for onion powder, but what if I want onion flakes?

[@1870s]

The huge ones can get stringy at times, I'd chop them up a bit for sure.

[@johnruckman2320]

@@1870s, ok, I'll separate the large ones and powder them. What's the best way to turn the rest into flakes?

[@judithstorck5195]

With them being dehydrated there is no need to put in an Oxygen Absorber before sealing them - correct?? Thank you, Judi

[@1870s]

You could, it may help long term. We use up pretty fast.

[@jonabriggs8829]

You can tell a BIG difference , Bright and Brown...

[@woundeddove]

Great job. Have you considered selling your powder?

[@1870s]

No this will be just enough for our families annual needs

[@beautysquadsa3644]

I just want to confirm when you say degrees are you saying Fahrenheit or celsius

[@1870s]

Yes F

[@juliewilliamsnewzealand818]

Hullo from New Zealand, :) I just found you and I am very happy to have done so! During your onion video and this one you talk about green onions....these are the ones you put in salads? We call them spring onions here. Bulbous onions are spanish or white or brown or red.....are we talking about the same thing? why do you need to make room around the base of a green/spring onion? I can understand doing that to bulbous onions. I hope you dont mind me asking such a question but it helps if I understand the same 'lingo' as you use LOL

[@1870s]

the onions I am growing are not spring onions they are bulb storage onions. I thought I tried to explain it well enough, I learned the trick from an old farmer that spooned his onions. It's to give them plenty of free room to grow, onions in general do not like competition for space to grow and removing the soil also helps avoid certain disease like root rot. I know many people do not do this step and still get large onions, however after struggling for many years I found this was worked for me.

[@juliewilliamsnewzealand818]

@@1870s Thankyou for responding....it is my misunderstanding not your lack of explaining it well enough. For Americans green onion is obviously a wellknown terminology but not in New Zealand. So initially I thought you meant spring onions....until i saw you spooning and then i got confused. Not difficult to confuse me these days lol. I hope you did nt mind me asking such a dorky question. Absolutely love your channel and just finished watching the New and Improved Sausage recipe (also something not common in New Zealand) and I think I will give that a whirl too :)

[@daisyblooms4813]

Hi, I thought you might find this article about onions helpful :-) I think most Americans thing green onions and spring onions are the same thing.

[@juliewilliamsnewzealand818]

@@daisyblooms4813 thankyou

[@juliewilliamsnewzealand818]

@@daisyblooms4813 lol. Did you put the link?

[@99thmonkeyresonance66]

I'm trying to figure out if I can use either: - #Galanz3-in-1Microwave - #NuwaveAirFryer ..to dehydrate as I'm not finding ANYTHING, on ANY "platform", ANYWHERE! (About dehydrating!) Suppose, for now I'll have to test it and see how it goes. Small and slow *SHOULD* give me a general idea.

[@1870s]

I'm not familiar with those units. A lot of people just use their over set on the lowest temp.

[@99thmonkeyresonance66]

@@1870s thank you for responding.. unfort. the lowest my oven goes is to 170°. From what I have read so far, it looks like that's still too high. The model of NuWave I have does go down to 100° though but it has an "auto built in feature", that if I try to "open" the basket- even a hair the "system" recognizes it and shuts the power to heat what's inside, "off"/"open". ...then the system doesn't work at all when it's open. I think I'm just gonna give it a go with the NuWave, and just open it after 2-3 hrs to make sure it's not burning/cooking it. (I'm going to "doc." my progress and hopefully I'll be able to upload/share it so that others can decide whether they want to give it a go or not.)

[@1870s]

Good luck 🤞

[@ceciliafuentes3299]

The oven one is a little to over done, which is why it is dark and has no smell. 150 is too high of a temperature for a green.

[@jeannainnc8390]

Drying