I recently had the good fortune to be given 6 packets of “Bistro Tomatoes” from my sister which cost 25p each and not wanting to let any go to waste I knew that most of them would need to be preserved. After a quick web search I came up with Nigel Slater’s Mixed Tomato Chutney which uses green and ripe tomatoes. Due to not having the exact ingredients in his recipe I adapted it slightly to include red wine vinegar, sultanas and red onions and lowered the sugar content slightly as my green tomatoes were not unripe but meant to be that colour! Instead of putting my chilli in whole I chopped it up and included a few of the seeds which gave the chutney a delightful kick. My husband wants me to include all the seeds the next time I make this as he absolutely loves chillis!
This chutney went so well with so many meals that it didn’t last very long at all in our house and my mother even phoned up to say “wow” after tasting it! I wish I had green fingers where tomatoes are concerned as I would love to have an abundant source of them to make this chutney regularly.
We loved this Chutney so much we even ate it with Quiche!
I am entering this chutney into Farmersgirl Kitchen’s Dish of the Month as this is based on Nigels Slater’s recipe. I am also entering it into the Four Seasons Food Challenge where the them is BBQ’s and side dishes which is hosted by Lou of Chez Foti this month and alternately with Anneli of Delicioux. This chutney is fab in a burger or with sausages from the BBQ! As the tomatoes were such a bargain I am entering this chutney into Credit Crunch Munch which is run my Helen of Fuss Free Flavours and myself and being hosted by Sian of Fish Fingers for Tea this month. Finally I am also entering Javelin Warrior’s Cookin w’luv Made with Love Mondays challenge as this is made from scratch.
So here’s a quick guide in pictures:
- 900g Multi-coloured small/cherry tomatoes, chopped in half (leave a few tiny ones whole)
- 90g Sultanas
- 350g Red onions, chopped
- 225g Light Muscovado Sugar
- 1 tsp Sea salt
- 2 tsp Mustard Seeds
- 1 Large red chilli, finely chopped + a few seeds or all if you like it really hot
- 200ml White wine vinegar
- 100ml Red wine vinegar
- Prepare your jars & lids by sterilising (I like to dishwasher mine, put in oven at 140°C for 20 mins then turn off and leave to stay warm until needed).
- Add all the ingredients to a preserving pan including any green tomatoes but omit the red, orange and yellow ones.
- Bring to the boil and then reduce to a simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the rest of the tomatoes and simmer for a further 35 minutes.
- Ladle into the warm jars and seal with lids (makes enough to fill about 3 standard sized jars).
I just love the gorgeous colours of all the tomatoes in this Chutney!
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Beverly
30/09/2017 at 8:36 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I make chutney with green tomatoes usually but like the sound of this one. Another use for chutney is to add it to a meat stew or Bolognese and it adds depth and sweetness to it especially if the base is tomatoes which can be a little bland if not cooked as a ragu or you like it with a tad of sweetness against the sharpness of tomatoes.
Camilla
01/10/2017 at 12:18 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I wish I could grow tomatoes they always get to a certain stage and then rot. Green tomato chutney sounds yummy, never had it. Like your ideas but this chutney was so good we just wanted to enjoy it on its own:-)
Paul Wilson
01/11/2016 at 12:26 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Great recipe for this time of year.
Joan Beggs
22/08/2016 at 10:41 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Good morning
Chills and tomatoes have all ripened at the one time. If I make his chutney, how long will it keep for?
Thanks
Camilla
22/08/2016 at 11:23 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Hi Joan, I can’t say I tested the keeping qualities out on this chutney as it was so darn delicious we ate it every day with every meal so it didn’t last very long. But I imagine it would keep for at least a year in a cool dark place if not longer.)
Lisa Williams
29/11/2015 at 1:07 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Fab I love a Nigel Slater recipe he is great at making sure nothing is wasted 🙂 Like you
Camilla
30/11/2015 at 10:59 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Lisa:-)
GeorgeW78
30/10/2015 at 11:17 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
This looks very tasty! I wish I could grow tomatoes too but my garden has issues!
Camilla
30/10/2015 at 1:57 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks, yes tomato growing is one thing I can’t get the hang of!
Debi @ Life Currents
12/10/2015 at 9:12 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Your chutney looks fabulous! I love making my own preserves like this, and find that tomato chutneys are pleasing to most everyone and are very adaptable. Love this!
Camilla
12/10/2015 at 10:23 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Debi, yes I’m a big fan of tomato chutney too:-)
Tara
12/10/2015 at 8:10 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
What a great looking chutney, I love the stuff and could eat it out of a jar!!
Camilla
12/10/2015 at 10:24 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Tara, it is wonderful:-)
shirleyl
28/09/2015 at 5:08 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Making for the first time with home grown tomatoes, have made 2 lots
Camilla
28/09/2015 at 11:03 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Am very jealous! A) that you can grow tomatoes and b) that you will be eating this lush chutney and I won’t!
Paul Wilson
23/08/2015 at 8:10 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I’ve got load of tomatoes this year.
Camilla
23/08/2015 at 1:51 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Lucky you:-)
Sunny
13/08/2015 at 11:11 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
The best tomato chutney we have ever had — time to start again with this year’s crop!
Camilla
13/08/2015 at 9:46 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks, that’s how I feel too:-)
Dani
10/08/2015 at 8:20 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
We made this last year from our homegrown tomatoes. We multiplied the recipe x4. it did not last long!!!It was delicious! We are making it again this year, but lots more :)))
Camilla
10/08/2015 at 11:21 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I wish I had luck growing tomatoes but they get to a certain stage and then get some disease:-( Glad you’re enjoying the recipe:-)
Kirsty Fox
25/05/2015 at 12:05 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I love tomato chutney but have never made one myself but I think I will give it a go now!
Camilla
25/05/2015 at 12:09 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Fab, you’ll love this recipe:-)
tiggerific1973
07/04/2015 at 12:02 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I have never made a chutney, I might give it a go 🙂 x
Camilla
08/04/2015 at 12:22 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
You really only need this recipe LOL:-) Best I’ve ever tasted:-)
Lorna Kennedy
18/12/2014 at 8:04 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
How I wish I had seen this earlier 🙂 I grew my own tomatoes for the first time this summer and was totally over-run – this would have been the perfect way to use up the surplus. Might have made good Christmas presents too if it had lasted that long!
Camilla
18/12/2014 at 11:10 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Oh what a shame – but clever you for being able to grow tomatoes, I have only ever failed at this!
Maddy
28/08/2014 at 2:07 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I don’t think I’d be adding all the chilli seeds- tho’ hubby would love it!
Camilla
29/08/2014 at 5:45 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
A few is fine to give it a little kick:-)
Paul Wilson
18/08/2014 at 11:21 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Just about the right time of year for this – yum!
Helen Allan
18/01/2014 at 3:54 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
We love homemade chutneys and make lots throughout the year with veggies from my mother-in-laws allotment. I like to add them to casseroles to sweeten them. Not just for salads and cheeses.
Tracy
18/12/2013 at 12:30 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Looks delicious and a great way to minimise waste if you have a glut of fruit.
Heather Haigh
17/11/2013 at 1:17 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Must remember to find this next year if I have a tomato glue. Nover made chutney – must give it a go.
Susan Elaine Carter
26/10/2013 at 4:34 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
This wood be great for my son and I, he loves chutneys, especially with poppadums and pitta.
Paul Wilson
22/10/2013 at 1:21 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I think I’ve got just enough tomatoes left from the summer to make a batch of chutney.
Irene Wright
16/10/2013 at 11:28 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Love tomato Chutney especially on top of melted cheese on toast – makes a lovely lunch snack.
sarah lambert
13/10/2013 at 7:32 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
This chutney looks lovely def gonna try making mmm
Irene Wright
07/10/2013 at 4:05 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
must send this recipe to Australia to my sister-in-law – she always has loads of little tomatoes growing along her back fence and sometimes doesn’t know what to do with them for a change.
Camilla
07/10/2013 at 11:37 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Great, bet the tomatoes in Aus are really tasty with all that sunshine:-)
Jayne Sullivan
07/10/2013 at 12:11 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
This looks so good. I have wanted to make chutney for ages.
Sarah Fawcett
06/10/2013 at 2:06 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
This looks delicious and a great recipe for using up crops of tomatoes
Camilla
06/10/2013 at 11:12 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Oh it was so good it didn’t last 5 minutes in our house:-)
shaheen
04/10/2013 at 7:03 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I have missed out this year on homegrown tomatoes, therefore making my own chutney 🙁 Like the use of mixed tomatoes here.
clairetucker@rocketmail.com
03/10/2013 at 9:37 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I have just made some of this and it’s lovely. My only problem now is I don’t know how to store it or how long it lasts for. X
Camilla
03/10/2013 at 11:07 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
We ate ours so quickly it wasn’t an issue. Store unopened jars in a cool dark place and once opend place in the fridge. I’m sure you will eat the chutney before storage becomes a problem:-)
Paul Wilson
19/09/2013 at 1:02 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
It’s tomato season, and the greenhouse is overflowing. Time for chutney.
Ursula Hunt
07/09/2013 at 9:02 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Will give this a try, great crop of tomatoes this year- thanks for the recipe
chris nichol
23/08/2013 at 10:04 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
This looks fantastic, I would never have thought to make my own tomato chutney, can’t wait to try it.
nicky63
20/08/2013 at 12:37 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Really glad I found this, I have a cracking harvest of tomatoes and chillis this year so am always on the lookout for recipes to preserve them!
Clare Webb
06/08/2013 at 1:12 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
We have a garden full of tomatoes that are going to waste so this is a brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing!
Mark Whittaker
06/08/2013 at 1:05 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I love chuntney , great recipe, I love that you have used some interesting varieties of Toms too. Though, a chutney is a great way of getting the best out of a dull one too.
Hazel Rea
30/07/2013 at 1:11 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Gosh – it looks like summer in a jar and sounds delicious.
Camilla
30/07/2013 at 10:18 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
It was soo good!
Anneli (Delicieux)
26/07/2013 at 1:07 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I love a good chutney…yours sounds fab. I will definitely come back to this once our tomatoes start piling up. They have been so slow this year… Thanks for entering this into FSF 🙂
Jacqueline @How to be a Gourmand
25/07/2013 at 10:09 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Don’t those tomatoes make a lovely photo? Beautiful! Another versatile and tasty creation Camilla – and yes – keep the seeds in next time for an extra kick 🙂
Camilla
25/07/2013 at 11:41 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Jacqueline, yep I’ll keep every last seed in next time:-)
Tracy Nixon
25/07/2013 at 6:40 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Great!!! Thanks for sharing! I adore tomatoes!
Javelin Warrior
24/07/2013 at 11:07 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Love this spiced chutney, Camilla! This would be delicious on burgers or sandwiches and I love how creative you’re getting with jams and chutneys! Wonderful and tasty and so pleased you’ve shared…
Camilla
24/07/2013 at 11:28 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Mark, I’ve run out of jar now so have asked family to save theirs for me, just can’t stop preserving LOL!
Jen @ Blue Kitchen Bakes
24/07/2013 at 10:16 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
A very colourful selection of tomatoes, I love a good tomato chutney, I have a few empty jars waiting for a new purpose now I just need to find some cheap tomatoes. Bet this would be great in a big juicy burger too 🙂
Camilla
24/07/2013 at 11:29 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I can vouch for the fact that this chutney is superb in a burger as we tried that too at our last BBQ:-)
Janice
24/07/2013 at 9:44 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
oh wow that looks delcious Camilla! Love all those different coloured toms, they are usually so expensive. Thanks for taking part in Dish of the Month
Camilla
24/07/2013 at 11:30 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Janice, Nigel is a genius!
Diane Wareing
24/07/2013 at 9:42 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Never made this before, but i’m definitely having a go at this… I could eat it now! Looks delicious and it perfect for summer picnics 🙂
Louisa Foti
24/07/2013 at 7:30 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I made a version of this very recipe too last summer – when we had circa 75 tomato plants no less (don’t ask!). Still have a few jars. Totally delish. Tomato Chutney’s definitely one of my favourites, especially with a fair whack of chilli like yours. Would make a fab barbie side, thanks so much for entering it to the Four Seasons Food challenge this month!
Camilla
24/07/2013 at 8:42 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Louisa, I wish I had a supply of tomato plants but I’ve never had any success growing them sadly!
Angela
23/07/2013 at 5:52 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I don’t think this would last too long in my house either – cheese and chutney sandwiches being my favourite lunchtime treat. Gorgeous colours!!
Camilla
23/07/2013 at 11:21 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Angela, I’m hoping some more lush tomatoes come my way as it was divine!
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