Recipes & How-To's
Sweet Green Tomato Pickles

Sweet Green Tomato Pickles

Go beyond green fried tomatoes and try our delicious green tomato pickles. Serve these sweet and tangy pickles as an appetizer on a charcuterie board or as a side with your favourite barbecued meats.

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Cook time

40 mins

Recipe Difficulty

Medium

Yield

Makes 3 pint jars

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 lb small green tomatoes (about 18)
  • 3 tbsp pickling salt
  • 2 cups white vinegar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp mustard seed
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp celery seed
  • 3 cups sliced onions
  • 2 large red bell peppers, chopped
  • 1 hot pepper, finely chopped

Directions

  1. Slice tomatoes 1/4 inch thick. Place in a nonreactive container. Sprinkle with salt and mix thoroughly. Refrigerate overnight; rinse and drain thoroughly.
  2. To prepare pickling liquid, combine vinegar, sugar, brown sugar and spices in a non-reactive Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Add onions; return to a boil. Reduce heat and boil gently for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
  3. Add tomatoes and peppers and return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
  4. Ladle into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles with a narrow rubber spatula or plastic knife. Add additional pickling liquid, if required, to maintain headspace. Wipe jar rims thoroughly with a clean damp cloth.
  5. Seal and process in a boiling water bath. At altitudes up to 1000 ft, process 15 minutes. For altitudes of 1001 - 3000 ft, process 20 minutes. For altitudes of 3001 – 6000 ft, process 25 minutes.

Tip: Hot peppers cause severe skin and eye irritation. Wear rubber gloves when handling hot peppers and avoid touching any exposed skin.

Nutritional analysis per serving

*Ingredient not included in nutritional analysis.

106 calories, 0.6 g fat, 2.2 g protein, 24 g carbohydrate, 2.2 g fibre, 893 mg sodium