If you've ever been tempted to throw out vegetable peels, think again – one influencer has revealed the perfect way to put them to good use. Many of us are guilty of chucking away perfectly good food. A staggering 9.
5 million tonnes of food worth billions of pounds is binned every year, according to Business Waste . But food blogger Carleigh Bodrug has had enough and wants us to make the most of even unconventional food items. The Instagram star, who goes by @plantyou on social media, even wants us to save our onion and garlic peels with a hack which may just take your cooking to a whole new level.
"Stop throwing out those garlic and onion peels," she told her five million followers. First, Carleigh took the peels she'd collected and washed them in a mixture of vinegar and water. These were then laid out on an oven tray and baked at the lowest temperature for several hours.
Instagram Gordon Ramsay's roast potato hack makes them 'crispy and golden' - and costs just £1.50 She advised followers to monitor the peels as they cooked until they were crispy and dry, rather than recommending a specific cooking time. She continued: "Then blend them up and you have your own onion garlic seasoning.
" Carleigh zoomed in on her powder before pouring it into an empty seasoning jar, ready to sprinkle into her favourite recipes. Onion powder can be used as a substitute for fresh onions in a range of recipes and doesn't require peeling or chopping, unlike the fresh vegetable. Combining this .
