Besides fried green tomatoes, what else can I do with un-ripe tomatoes?

Answer 1

You can try this Green Tomato Soup Recipe...

It serves 4-6 people, and you can substitute the meats for other favorites...Although, the ham gives it a great flavor!

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 oz thinly sliced Black Forest ham, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 1/2 cups thinly sliced scallions (from 1 bunch)
1 tablespoon chopped garlic (2 cloves)
1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf
2 lb green unripe tomatoes, chopped
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Garnish: sour cream (optional)

Prepare:
Heat oil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook ham, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add scallions, garlic, and bay leaf and cook, stirring occasionally, until scallions are tender and lightly browned, 6 to 8 minutes.
Add tomatoes, broth, water, salt, and pepper and simmer, partially covered, until tomatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Discard bay leaf and season soup with salt and pepper.

Another good green tomato recipe is Broiled Tomatoes with Cheese-

Ingredients:
Green tomatoes
Celery salt
Pepper, to taste
Finely ground bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg beaten well and diluted with 2 tablespoons water

Prepare:
Wash green tomatoes. Drain and dry. Cut tomatoes crosswise into halves and slice a small piece off the tops and the bottoms. Sprinkle the halves with celery salt and pepper, to taste.

Combine bread crumbs and cheese. Dip tomato halves in bread crumb mixture. Then dip in egg-water mixture and again in bread crumbs. Place breaded halves on a greased pan in a moderate oven, 375 degrees and bake until they are nearly soft. Place under broiler, turning once, until they are brown.

My final green tomato recipe pick is a game day favorite around my house...I usually use this as a topper for a mexican three bean salad

Green Salsa Dressing

A little more on this recipe...
A variety of Mexican salsa, this dressing can be used as a topping for beans and rice, or mixed with beans to make a salad.
(Makes 1 2\3 cups).

Ingredients:
1 cup green tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1 fresh jalapeno pepper or chili pepper
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
2 scallions, green and white parts, cut into l-inch lengths
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Prepare:
Combine green tomatoes, pepper, garlic, scallions and water in a 4-cup glass measure or small microwave safe mixing bowl. Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Microwave at High for two minutes. Let stand one minute. Pick plastic to release steam.

Remove from oven and uncover carefully. Scape into a blender or food processor. Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.


Happy eating!
:)

Answer 2

You can really use them in anything you want a little bit of an acidic taste to. you can add them to tomato sauce if you add a bit of sugar to cut the acid taste a bit. There are several good salsa receipies that call for green tomatoes. You can also do a search on the internet. That will give you a wide variety of receipies to choose from. Oh and green tomatoes are excellent chopped up in an cheese omelet. It cuts the thick taste of the cheese.

Answer 3

Green tomato pickle, green tomato pie, green tomato mincemeat, and green tomato jam.
Recipes can be found in the Mennonite Community Cookbook, by Mary Emma Showalter.
My mother had this cookbook and often baked green tomato pie at the end of the garden season, when the weather became too cold for tomatoes to ripen completely.

Answer 4

If you want to ripen them slowly so you can use them. Try wrapping each tomato in newspaper and placing in a box in the basement or a cool area. We had tomatoes last 2 months that way. Just check for ripeness every few days.

Answer 5

Instead of eggplant parmigiana Make green tomato Parmigian. Take Pancake flour mix as if you were making pancakes but make the batter a little thicker, add garlic powder,1tsp.of baking powder,salt pepper and grated Italian cheese dip Tomato's & Fry .Layer an oven proof dish with some Tomato sauce.Then add Fried Tomatos sprinkle with Italian Cheese, garlic powder and Mozzerela cheese,continue layering as high as you want. Bake in oven for 20mins at 350 degrees

Answer 6

Green tomatoes make a nice addition to pickled veggies. Make a solution of 1/2 boiled water and 1/2 vinegar and some salt to taste. Boil a jar to sterilize. Fill with your choice of veggies including the green tomatoes. For instance cauliflower, carrots, green tomatoes, pearl onions, garlic, etc. Cover and put in the refrigerator for a month or more. You can season with dill weed, or tarragon or just leave it plain.

Answer 7

Pack tomatoes into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Add 1 garlic clove, 1 head of dill ( or 2 teaspoons dill seeds) and 1 bay leaf to each jar. Ladle hot liquid over tomatoes, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Adjust two-piece caps. Process 15 minutes in a boiling-water canner. Yield: about 6 pints.

Answer 8

Make ACHAAR - Indian style. Dice the tomatoes. Make a paste with onion , ginger, garlic, (Dry roasted - cumin, coriander, aesofoteda )and marinade with lots of oil. Spices should be in very large quantity and tomato should be completely coated and immersed . Let it out in the sun for 7-10 days. now it is ready to eat. Can be taken as an accompaniment and goes well with mostly everything from bread, rice,chappatis and pasta.
Alternatively you can add it to any dip along with onions and capcicum.

Answer 9

Green tomato preserves are delicious on toast or a peanut butter sandwich or anywhere you would usually use preserves.

2 quarts cut up green tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 lemons
4 cups sugar

Combine tomatoes and salt in a big pot. Cut rind from lemons and chop fine. Ad to tomatoes, cover with water and boil 10 minutes. Drain. Slice lemons thin, remove pips, chip. Ad lemons & Juice. Add sugar, heat while stirring until preserves boil and thicken - takes about an hour, and you do have to keep stirring, or it will burn on the bottom. Pour into Mason jars, seal, and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

You can also pickle them:

5 pounds small green tomatoes
3 1/2 cups distilled vinegar
3 1/2 cups water
1/4 cup canning (coarse) salt
6-7 cloves of garlic
Fresh dill or dill seed
6-7 bay leaves

Wash and core tomatoes (i.e., take out the stem end), cut in quarters. Combine vinegar, water & salt in a large saucepan and boil. Pack tomatoes in Mason jars with 1 garlic clove, 1 head of dill or 2 tablespoons dill seed, 1 bay leaf. Pour liquid into jars; seal and process in boiling water bath for 15 minutes.

Answer 10

You could make PICCALILLI !!

Categories: Relishes, Pickles, Vegetables
Yield: 8 servings

1 qt Green Tomatoes, Chopped
2 ea Med. Red Peppers *
2 ea Med. Green Peppers *
2 ea Lge. Onions,Peeled & Chopped
1 ea Small Head Cabbage ** OR
2 c Cucumber, Chopped
1/2 c Salt
3 c Cider Vinegar
2 c Brown Sugar
1 ea 3-inch Stick Cinnamon
1 ts Whole Cloves
1 ts Whole allspice
1 ts Mustard Seeds

* Peppers should be seeded and chopped.
** Cabbage should be shredded.
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~----------------- Combine all the vegetables and the
slat and let stand overnight. In the morning, drain
the vegetables pressing out the juice. Add the
vinegar, sugar and the spices, tied in a bag; bring to
a boil and simmer until the vegetables are clear and
the syrup is thickened. Discard the spice bag and
seall the picalilli in hot jars. Makes 8 Pints.
NOTE:
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One tablespoon each peppercorns and celery seeds may
be substituted for the cinnamon.

Answer 11

Home made green tomato chutney really takes some beating. If made now it will be ready for making a Boxing Day cold brunch or lunch something special.
For years my wife has made the recipe found in Delia Smith's Three part book - and all the family and friends love it.
The house smells like a pickle factory for a couple of days,but it really is worth it.
If you add some 'windfall' cooking apples and even some Malus (crab apples) it adds some zing. Oh and don't forget the odd garlic clove or four. Happy noshing.