From Waste to Taste: 9 ways you can reuse vegetable peels
Toss peels with a little olive oil and your choice of seasoning, then bake them in the oven until crispy. You'll have a healthy and tasty snack.
Crispy Snacks
Add cleaned vegetable peels to soups and stews to enhance flavour and nutrition. They can be blended or left as is for added texture.
Add to Soups and Stews
Some vegetable peels, like cucumber and apple peels, can be added to juices or smoothies for an extra nutrient boost.
Juice or Smoothies
Vegetable peels can be the foundation of a flavourful vegetable broth. Simmer peels with water, herbs, and spices to create a nutritious base for soups, stews, and sauces.
Make Veggie Broth
Use herb stems and peels to infuse a mild flavour in soups, sauces, or stews.
Herbaceous Flavouring
Vegetable peels can be mixed into purees. To produce a smooth consistency, make sure the peels are well-cooked and soft before mixing.
Puree
Making a simple homemade chutney with vegetable peels is an interesting way to use them.
Chutney
Grind the peels and add to salads, soups, or any other food you wish to jazz up.
Powder Them
Simply get some water to a boil and add fruit peels like pomegranate to it. You will get an instant herbal detox tea that will both refresh and detoxify your system.