The invention concerns a device for drying vegetable and lettuce leaves comprising a first transport belt that is permeable for air with a belt drive, an air circulation system with a dry air nozzle for blowing air through the first transport belt and a hood for sucking the air from the first transport belt, in the air circulation system a ventilator, a cooler and a heater, and a control system for setting the speed of the first transport belt and the speed, temperature and/or humidity of the circulating air.In accordance with the invention, the dry air nozzle is located under the major length of the first transport belt and the hood is located opposite the dry air nozzle above the first transport belt.
