Steemit Engagement Challenge S2-W1: Recycling of potato skins by @patjewell

^{Potato skin as a snack}

This challenge got me thinking as I am not the arty type.

I know the importance of recycling and I also practice it but I have never taken waste, like a can, and turned it into a piece of art.

I kept on scratching my head… What shall I do for this contest?

Then I saw a post of @bangmimi and his work in a restaurant. Thank you my friend, the penny dropped!

As a restaurant owner my staff knew very well how I felt about wasting food. I always took whatever was left and turned it into staff meals. I had a “no waste policy”. It is imperative to reduce the amount of food that we throw away on a daily basis.

My family also calls me the “Queen of food waste”. As a family joke they will put various food waste on a tray and then give me a time challenge to turn it into a meal.

One of my favorite food waste product, potato skin!

Potatoes are by far the most use root vegetable globally and loved by all!

During the 10th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology Di Wu from the Potato Research Center, School of Engineering Science in Xichang China, gave a review on “Recycle technology for potato peel waste processing”. An article not to be missed. Link to article

Today I am sharing with you how to turn potato waste, the skin, into a snack in 3 easy steps. But before we get there...

Did you know?

🥔 Potato skin is a great source of potassium

🥔 Potato skin is rich in vitamins and minerals

🥔 There is more nutritional value in potato skin than in eating a potato

🥔 You can manages your blood pressure by eating potato skins

🥔 Potato skin is recycled to make probiotics

🥔 Potato skins can be used for compost and worm farms

🥔 Potato skins can be used for food for animals

🥔 Potato skins can be used to scrub oil from cooking equipment

🥔 Believe it or not it can be used as a dressing on burn wounds

Potato skin as a snack

What you need:

→ Potato skins
→ Olive oil
→ Salt or spice

^Ingredients

After you have peeled potatoes for your stew or for making mashed potatoes put the unwashed skins in a plastic bag and store it in the fridge for when you want to use it.

It is snack time!

Step 1

Take the potato skins out of the fridge and wash them. The reason why we wash them is to remove the pesticide.
Dry the skins with a dry kitchen cloth or paper towel and place them on an oven tray.

Step 2

Place the skins on an oven tray and sprinkle it lightly with olive oil, salt or spice. Pop the tray in the oven and baked the skins until they are brown and crispy.

^{Baking in the oven}

Step 3

All that remain now is to serve it to your family with your favorite dip.

An easy and delicious dip is a mayonnaise mixed with a bit of tomato sauce or mustard.

Enjoy!

When next you peel potatoes think twice before you throw them in the dustbin or turn your SPUD4STEEM in crispy potato snacks!

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