Green tomato pickle relish - 52 weeks of recipes - 1/52

Green Tomato Pickle Relish

 

Recipe can easily be multiplied.

 

8 cups green tomato, chopped

3 tbsp coarse salt

 

Let stand overnight and then drain

 

2 cups sugar

2 cups vinegar, white

1 tsp tumeric

½ tsp celery seed

3 tbsp mustard seed

3 cups onions, diced

 

Bring to a boil, simmer 5 minutes

 

2 each sweet red peppers, diced

1 each hot pepper, diced (optional)*

 

Add tomatoes and peppers to pot, simmer another 5 minutes

Bottle and seal to preserve.

 

 

 

*hot pepper options: 1 pickled pepperoncini = mild heat, 1 pickled banana pepper = medium heat, 1 halapeno = hot heat

 

Done