Tomato Relish

With my heritage being Tasmanian, I was looking for a tomato relish recipe that reminded me of when I was a child. I found this one on the ABC Tasmania website a couple of years ago and now use it all the time.

Ingredients (makes 6 Medium jars)

2 kg Tomatoes roughly chopped
2 Granny Smith apples - peeled cored and chopped
500 grams Onions, peeled and chopped
2 Cloves garlic peeled and crushed
2 tablespoons Salt
1tablespoon Mustard powder
1 tablespoon Curry powder
500 grams Sugar
3 cups White or cider vinegar
1 tablespoon Cornflour
1/2 cup Vinegar extra

Method

Place the tomatoes, apples, onions, garlic, salt, mustard powder, curry powder, sugar and vinegar into a large pot.
Bring to the boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved then continue to cook for one and a quarter hours.
Mix the cornflour with the extra vinegar add to the mixture and stir until thickened.
Pour into sterilised jars and seal immediately.

Notes

If you prefer peeling your tomatoes simply cut cross slits into the bottom of them and pour boiling water over them, leave for about 30 seconds then run cold water over them, the skins should then peel away very easily.

100 Comments

- - deannepritchard said
  - 11 Oct 2013
    8:25 pm
Nice and easy tomato recipe! good when all the tomatos finally ripen! thanks!

- - nickia said
  - 09 Oct 2013
    3:11 pm
I’ve been looking for a tomato relish recipe since high school!! Thanks!!

- - seachtheteach said
  - 04 Oct 2013
    6:05 pm
This would be so useful. Thx for sharing 🙂

- - kazz01 said
  - 04 Oct 2013
    7:51 am
will give this a go at harvest time thanks for sharing

- - catgrrl3 said
  - 03 Oct 2013
    2:11 pm
will give this a go at harvest time

- - mouse said
  - 03 Oct 2013
    9:11 am
I love a good relish, thanks for sharing

- - jool055 said
  - 02 Oct 2013
    11:01 pm
Seeing we have planted lots of tomato plants this year, if we are lucky we will have enough spare to make this recipe.. We’ll add chilli though, ’cause we do like a bit of bite to our relish or chutneys.

- - lara4444 said
  - 02 Oct 2013
    8:01 pm
Try with a dash of chilli as well. Absolutely delicious.

- - maureen3 said
  - 02 Oct 2013
    4:08 pm
An easy to follow recipe to try out

- - sonja_holness said
  - 02 Oct 2013
    4:02 pm
Looks really yummy 🙂 Perfect with cold meats.

- - meros said
  - 02 Oct 2013
    10:07 am
Best to make this when tomatoes are on season during summer. Thanks for the recipe

- - mrs harkness said
  - 02 Oct 2013
    1:50 am
great recipe for later on when I have a glut of tomatoes to use up

- - rainbownerds said
  - 02 Oct 2013
    12:27 am
I love tomato relish igs one my of favourites. Must try this one day

- - sarahjanedreamer said
  - 01 Oct 2013
    9:46 pm
Oh yummmmmmm! I need a good amount of tomatoes to get a good batch of this, made green tomato chutney last which was a huge hit. Kg’s of tomatoes is very cheap here, now to find some jars…..

- - stephvel said
  - 01 Oct 2013
    2:24 pm
I love a delicious Tomato Relish

- - maureen3 said
  - 01 Oct 2013
    12:53 pm
So yummy and delicious Must try it out

- - tammykilby said
  - 01 Oct 2013
    11:40 am
never thought to make this before now.. my husbsnd loves relish..

- - azmaz said
  - 01 Oct 2013
    11:21 am
i have always wondered how to make relish. how do you sterilise your jars?
im looking forward to trying this

- - curlytops said
  - 01 Oct 2013
    10:48 am
this will be great once my tomatoes have grown as I always have excess.