Green tomato chutney

Green tomato chutney

This chutney recipe is a great way of using an excess of tomatoes from your garden, making them last all year

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes about 3kg

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook min 1 hr 15 mins

plus overnight salting

Low-fat

  1. Video tutorial: Making chutney

Method

  1. Slice the tomatoes (you can skin them if you want, but I don't usually bother). Finely chop the onions. Layer both in a large bowl with the salt. Leave overnight.
  2. Next day, chop the sultanas using a large, sharp knife, then peel, core and chop the apples. Put the sugar and vinegar into a large pan and bring to the boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Add the sultanas and apples and simmer for 10 mins. Strain the tomatoes and onions in a colander (but don't rinse), then tip into the pan and return to the boil.
  3. Simmer for about 1 hr, stirring occasionally until the mixture is thick and pulpy. Transfer to warmed jars (see Know-how, below) and cover with lids.
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Know-how

You can use old jam jars for chutney as long as the inside of the lids are plastic coated, otherwise the vinegar will corrode metal. Alternatively, Kilner jars are perfect. To sterilise them, wash your jars in very hot water and leave to drain. When they are dry, put them in the oven at 160C/fan 140C/gas 4 for 10 mins before using.

Per rounded tbsp

34 kcalories, protein 1g, carbohydrate 9g, fat 1 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 1g, salt 0.26 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2005.

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  • 10 July 2008

    Janet commented on this recipe

    How many tomatoes?? Is it 1kg, the same as the Homemade Tomato Chutney??

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  • 08 September 2008

    Erie rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I found this took a very long time to get pulpy! There was still to much vinegar so had to strain it off. It did taste nice, will be ready at christmas so will let u know then.

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  • 17 September 2008

    Agent Orange rated and commented on this recipe

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    How long does it take to mature and how long does it keep?? Easy recipie to follow, but make sure you open the windows to let the vinegary smell out!!

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  • 17 September 2008

    ellie commented on this recipe

    I used half the amount of vinegar, otherwise I think I'd have been cooking it for hours to thichen it up. It seems to be ok - hope so!

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    30 September 2008

    BC commented on this recipe

    I too had the "too much liquid" problem - and I used two thirds of the recommended amount of vinegar and drained the tomato/onion mix over a colander for a couple of hours before adding it to the pan. Loads of liquid came out and I hoped that was enough to crack the problem, but evidently not.

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  • 17 July 2009

    Dibble commented on this recipe

    Changed the quantities to 600 g and the same amount of vinegar shown in the recipe. Very pulpy from the start....fingers crossed it will be ok as this is the first time I have ever made chutney!

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  • 21 July 2009

    LynseyD rated this recipe

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  • 14 September 2009

    gazdez rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    due to a glut of tomatoes grown outside ive tried this recipe for the first time no problems and easy to follow will let know what its like at christmas (ps the variety of tomatoes is ; SHIRLEY ) in all my years ive never had such heavy cropping plants

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  • 23 September 2009

    Elaine rated and commented on this recipe

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    Just finished making this one! Good recipe. Great to use up the late glut of tomatoes. Found the intructions clear and amounts perfect. Made about half and it filled five large jam jars.

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  • 28 September 2009

    nostradamuszen commented on this recipe

    Too much sugariness for me: I want a sour, harsh relish: I'm going to try green tomatoes, scotch bonnet chillies, spiced white vinegar, and slow-cooked onions.

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  • 10 October 2009

    grahamb commented on this recipe

    i put 2whole red chillies in to add more flavour. i also think there was too much liquid it took me ages and there was still some liuid in the pan does any one out there know if it will matter if it is not so thick

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes about 3kg

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook min 1 hr 15 mins

plus overnight salting

Low-fat

Intense summer flavours

Ingredients

  • 2½ kg green tomatoes
  • 500g onions
  • 1 rounded tbsp salt
  • 500g sultanas
  • 500g cooking apples
  • 500g light muscovado sugar
  • 1.14 litre jar spiced pickling vinegar
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Per rounded tbsp

34 kcalories, protein 1g, carbohydrate 9g, fat 1 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 1g, salt 0.26 g

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