Green Tomatoes
This summer, England has been very cool and rainy. I'm not complaining. In fact, it's sort of my ideal summer: cool, rainy, with some warm sunny days mixed in. But for the salsa garden that I planted in the spring, this weather hasn't been too helpful. I planted a large variety of tomatoes and peppers started from seed by myself, my lovely neighbour, and another lady in the village. The plants are absolutely thriving, and they're chock full of tomatoes. However, the lack of sun and warmth means that the tomatoes have not turned orange, even a little bit! (At the time of writing this, my neighbour said her tomatoes are starting to turn red! I will leave the rest planted in hope ours will do the same.) My helpful husband and his father replaced the roof on the piggery at the top of the garden a couple of weeks ago. Because they needed to walk right up to the piggery, the plants in the bed in front were sacrificed.
This meant I didn't have time to see if the tomatoes on these plants would turn. I didn't want to waste the beautiful fruit, so a lady suggested to me to make Green Tomato Chutney. We Americans (at least in my Western region) don't really eat or make chutney. In fact, I hadn't heard of it until I moved to the UK. Chutney is a spread made from pickled or fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs and spices. It seems to have originated in India perhaps, but has been popular in the UK for generations.
The Green Tomato Chutney I made comes from a recipe by Lovely Greens. I'll include the link below this post.
It was really simple to make and as I doubled the amount of Cayenne pepper, it has a great kick. We eat it with cheese and fresh cucumbers and veg from the garden, freshly homemade crackers or bread. It can be put on sandwiches as well!
If you have any green tomatoes this year, maybe you'll give this recipe a try! It was really tasty and I felt good about not wasting any of the fruit of the garden.
Be blessed!
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