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    Home » Winter

    Green Tomato, Apple & Chilli Chutney

    Published: Nov 3, 2015 · Modified: Sep 6, 2021 by Louise-Claire Cayzer · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 24 Comments

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    I hadn't planned to make chutney this year, but faced with nearly a kilo of green tomatoes that just refused to ripen and a sack of apples that our neighbours brought around from their tree, I had to do something. I hate wasting food, especially produce that I have grown.

    Green Tomato and Chilli Chutney 3 web

    And so I realised that chutney was inevitable, and .., as I always do, I looked up various recipes, realised I didn't have quite what I needed, and improvised a bit.

    The thing is, in this kind of cooking & preserving, you can get away with a  bit of a riff on the original recipe.  As long as you have a bit of an idea which ingredient works well with others, an understanding of the technique and the idea behind the recipe you can create all kinds of variations on a theme. In fact, as far as I'm concerned, that the outcome will be a bit different each time is one of the most charming things about this kind of cooking.

    I'm fairly new to making chutney, despite my Maternal Grandmother teaching me how to make her legendary Tomato Relish, and passing me on the recipe. This isn't her recipe, hers requires a glut of almost overripe tomatoes which I didn't really have, although I'm sure at some point I will.  Helping her make her famed Relish, and then recreating it later enabled me to understand a bit about how to make a good chutney. Which is...

    The key to creating a good chutney, is layering different levels of spice and flavour, in order to preserve a glut of... whatever it is you have a glut of... I've eaten all kinds of sweet, tangy, and savoury spreads... the best always have a pleasing resemblance to their original main ingredient (s) , with a hint of sweetness, a tang of vinegar, and a layering of spices that intrigue the palette. I love to add chutney to a salad sandwich, or TLAT (Tofu, Lettuce, Avocado, Tomato sammie) or to layer onto a cracker with cream cheese  (There are some really nice vegan ones out now! ) , or to give out as pressies at Christmas time.

    Anyway, use this as an idea, something to inspire you to create your own version to use up that glut of tomatoes, or apples... carrots or chillis. Or a combo of all.

    Green Tomato and Apple Chutney overhead shot

     

    (I'm leaving this little image here from the original 2015 post-- as a little reminder to myself how far my photography has moved on.. ! ) 
    Garlic & Herb Sheese Web

     

    Green Tomato, Apple & Chilli Chutney

    Louise-Claire Cayzer
    A yummy chutney to use up the glut of green tomatoes and apples that happens in Autumn!
    4.26 from 47 votes
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 3 hrs
    Total Time 3 hrs 30 mins
    Course Condiment
    Cuisine Vegan
    Servings 60
    Calories 26 kcal

    Ingredients Note:

    For accuracy, I measure all ingredients in metric as standard, then convert and test the recipe for American cup measurements etc.

    (Heads up Aussie and UK readers- your measurements in cups are sometimes different, so please use metric or check you have the correct cup and spoon type!!)

    Ingredients

    • 1 kg (5 ½ cups) (ish) green tomatoes, roughly chopped
    • 800 g (4 cups) chopped apples ((around 1 kg before coring & chopping))
    • 4 cloves garlic (, finely chopped)
    • 1 (1 cup) large onion (, finely chopped)
    • 200 g (⅞ cup) brown sugar
    • 200 ml (⅞ cup) malt vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) cumin seeds
    • 3 (3 ) chillies finely chopped
    • 1 inch (1 inch) piece ginger (, peeled & finely chopped)
    • 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) salt

    Instructions

    • Make sure everything is chopped
    • Put all ingredients in a heavy saucepan & simmer for around 2 hours, until it looks like a 'chutney' - use a potato masher to break up ingredients a bit if necessary.
    • Sterilize jars & spoon in & seal.
    • Leave for at least 3 weeks for the flavour to develop/

    Notes

    To sterilize jars, either put them through the dishwasher and use hot, or wash with water & pop on a low heat in the oven, which evaporates the water whilst the heat sterilizes the jar.
    As I don't have a dishwasher, I boil the lids, and use metal tongs to pull them out & position them on the jars.
    This makes around 3 x 500 ml jars.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 20gCalories: 26kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 120mgPotassium: 65mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 136IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword chutney, green tomato
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    1. Kathryn Grace says

      November 05, 2015 at 10:47 pm

      That looks wonderfully delicious. I'll tuck this away and save it for next year, as I don't believe our CSA will send any more green tomatoes in our farm box this fall. I was wondering how many jars and of what size this recipe makes.

      Reply
      • louise says

        November 18, 2015 at 9:59 am

        Hi Kathryn,
        This made 3 x 500ml jars & a little left over which we ate up straight away! As I was using up produce I kind of winged it a bit, but was very happy to have it turn out. x

        Reply
      • Mark says

        October 31, 2022 at 1:51 pm

        Do you really mean a tablespoon of salt?? That's a LOT of salt!

        Reply
        • Louise-Claire Cayzer says

          November 01, 2022 at 1:12 pm

          It does seem like a lot, but it's to preserve around 2kg of produce. 1 tbsp = about 15g. You can reduce the salt if you wish, however I do not recommend to reduce it by more than half. (7g)

          Reply
    2. David Lewis says

      September 13, 2017 at 10:23 pm

      5 stars
      Followed the recipe but substituted the malt vinegar with red wine vinegar and added 1tsp of all spice. From the test taste seems like a promising chutney but will let the flavours to infuse for another 3 weeks to make my final assessment. Made 5x 425ml jars in total.

      Reply
      • louise says

        September 15, 2017 at 8:17 pm

        Ohh.. hope it tastes delicious! Sounds like you've made enough to share with friends too!

        Reply
    3. tezliz says

      October 27, 2018 at 2:16 pm

      do you leave the skin on the apples?

      Reply
    4. tezliz says

      October 27, 2018 at 2:18 pm

      do you leave skin on the apples?

      Reply
      • Louise-Claire Cayzer says

        October 29, 2018 at 11:26 am

        I peeled the apples for a smoother chutney.

        Reply
    5. Christina says

      January 13, 2020 at 6:35 pm

      Thank you for this recipe. I made it September 2019 and had it January 2020 it is absolutely gorgeous. I followed the recipe exactly. Someone gave me unwanted green tomatoes unfortunately I am unable to buy them anywhere in the UK.

      Reply
      • Meic says

        July 31, 2020 at 4:12 pm

        You can orderthem by the kilo on-line from the Tomato Stall

        Reply
        • Vanessa says

          August 02, 2020 at 3:00 pm

          Fab Christina! We love a good bulk buy too ?

          Reply
    6. Trish Barnett says

      March 20, 2020 at 9:27 pm

      I am going to make this today. I shall also add some figs off my tree and reduce a couple of apples. I will let you know how it goes.

      Reply
    7. Diane says

      August 07, 2020 at 10:21 pm

      My chutney is often a little runny. I wonder if it’s because I make it in a straight sided stock pot rather than the open jam pan my mother would use, so less surface area for steam to escape and the sauce to reduce.
      Question: Should the apples be a particular type, like Granny Smith, which fall apart as you cook them?

      Reply
      • Louise-Claire Cayzer says

        August 08, 2020 at 3:38 pm

        My chutney runniness depends on the amount of liquid in the pot- to make it less runny you could boil for a little longer to evaporate some of the liquid, or yes, use a jam pan.
        For the apple variety- I've used all kinds over the years. Some from neighbours, some from my little apple tree in the garden. I'm not sure any are a 'type'- It really depends on what I have a glut of! (our own apple tree is a rescue from a garden centre, I don't even know what variety it is!!)

        Reply
        • Tracey D Shepherd says

          August 24, 2020 at 6:48 pm

          I have just started this recipe, chopped loads of green tomatoes, some apples, garlic, chilli’s and half a red pepper that I had left over, leaving it now until tomorrow then to add the wet stuff, smells Devine so hopefully will taste amazing in a few months..x

          Reply
    8. Loraine Brown says

      September 28, 2020 at 9:39 pm

      5 stars
      I added some apple pulp left over from making apple jelly as well as peeled and chopped windfall eating apples. Left out the cumin seeds and added a tablespoon of whole grain mustard. Used apple cider vinegar. It only took an hour to cook. Can’t wait to try it in a month’s time. Thanks for the recipe.

      Reply
      • Louise-Claire Cayzer says

        September 29, 2020 at 2:58 pm

        Mustard seeds sound like a delicious alternative to cumin! Glad you liked the recipe & hope the results are delicious!

        Reply
    9. Martin Murray says

      October 28, 2020 at 3:37 pm

      5 stars
      I’ve doubled up on all the ingredients as picked 2.3kg of green tomato’s to use. Also gave away around 8kg but received 10kg of sweet cooking apples ?

      Subbed the cumin for Mustard seeds and added a couple of drams of 18 year old single malt.

      First time making chutney and all home grown by us and our neighbour

      Tastes yummy ? but took over 5 hours due to the amount ?

      Reply
      • Louise-Claire Cayzer says

        October 29, 2020 at 6:37 pm

        OH sounds amazing! I love how chutney can be adapted to what you have a big glut of to use up! And now you'll have loads to give away for presents too 🙂 x

        Reply
    10. Jane Lindsay says

      January 23, 2021 at 4:37 am

      Im making this now. I wonder if a few fresh curry leaves would be good?

      Reply
      • Louise-Claire Cayzer says

        January 23, 2021 at 11:25 am

        I haven't tried with them, but I imagine they would be very good in it! The flavours would certainly match very well. Please let me know if you do end up using them and how it turns out!

        Reply
    11. mrs J Samson says

      September 26, 2021 at 4:25 pm

      How many calories in this recipe.?

      Reply
      • Louise-Claire Cayzer says

        October 19, 2021 at 7:22 pm

        We have updated the calories on the nutrition label at the bottom of the recipe.
        Per 20g (tablespoon) serving is around 26 calories.
        This recipe makes around 3 jars which we think would have 20 servings per jar.

        Reply

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