Tomato Relish
This Tomato Relish is tangy, sweet, slightly spicy, and PACKED with fresh flavors—everything a store-bought relish wishes it could be!
Servings: 6 8oz jars (roughly 1 cup per jar)
Ingredients
- 5 cups tomatoes, roughly chopped and seeded* $2.52
- 2 limes $0.50
- 1 Tbsp grated peeled ginger, about 2 inches of fresh ginger $0.15
- 1 cup sugar $0.84
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes $0.12
- ½ tsp ground cumin $0.04
- ⅛ tsp ground cloves** $0.08
- ½ red onion $0.61
Instructions
- Zest and juice limes, dice onion, and gather chopped tomatoes, grated ginger, spices, and seasonings.
- Combine all ingredient in a large sauce pan or skillet and stir together.
- Simmer on medium heat, stirring every couple of minutes or so while the tomatoes and onions begin to cook down. The sugar will dissolve and everything will become nice and juicy.
- Simmer and stir until the relish deepens in color and the juice cooks down by 1/4. When the relish becomes a thicker consistency (but still juicy, like any store-bought relish) it is done. Mine took about 30 minutes.
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Notes
* You can use any tomatoes you have on hand to make this relish, just make sure you have 5 cups diced for this recipe. No need to seed smaller varieties like grape or cherry tomatoes. I used about 12 Roma tomatoes and a small handful of cherry tomatoes.
** If you don’t have any clove on hand, you could leave it off or substitute with a pumpkin spice blend. I know it sounds weird, but pumpkin spice includes cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves… all of which would complement this relish!
Nutrition
Serving: 18oz jar | Calories: 159kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.4g | Sodium: 10mg | Fiber: 2g