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Green Tomato Chutney with tomatoes, peppers and apple

Green Tomato, Apple & Pepper Chutney

Janice Pattie
A thick sweet and fruity chuntney with a piquant bite, this chutney is so simple to make and makes a great gift too.
4.83 from 17 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course chutney, preserves, Side Dish
Cuisine British, Scottish
Servings 56 servings
Calories 19 kcal

Equipment

  • large pan
  • chopping board
  • Sharp knife
  • weighing scales
  • Measuring spoons
  • grater
  • jug
  • glass jam jars

Ingredients
 

  • 1 kg green tomatoes
  • 2 red or yellow peppers
  • 125 grams onions finely chopped
  • 150 grams cooking or tart eating apples 2
  • 1 orange grated rind
  • 1 lemon grated rind and juice
  • 125 grams soft brown sugar
  • 300 millilitres white malt vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger

Instructions
 

  • Put 125 g (2 ¼ cups) chopped onions into a large saucepan with 2-3 tbsp of the vinegar and simmer until nearly soft.
  • Quarter 1 kg (2¼ cups) tomatoes. Peel, core and dice 150 g (1¼ cups) apples. Core and dice 2 (bell) peppers.
  • Add the tomatoes, peppers and apples to the onions in the pan.
  • Add the remaining vinegar, orange and lemon zest and lemon juice, 1 tbsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper, ½ tps cinnamon, ½ tsp ground ginger and 125 g (½ cups) sugar.
  • Bring the mixture slowly to the boil and simmer for 1 ½ - 2 hours until thick.
  • Pour or ladle the hot chutney into warm sterilised jars and seal at once.

Notes

This recipe will make approximately 4 standard (378 ml) jars of chutney.

Nutrition

Calories: 19kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 127mgPotassium: 58mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 254IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg