WebTomatoes are different from other fruit. Botanically speaking, tomatoes are considered a fruit. However, unlike other fruit, they’re considered keto-friendly. That’s …
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If you avoid making salsa because of all that peeling and seeding of tomatoes (I can’t be the only lazy home food preserver, can I?), cherry tomato salsa is the answer. The end result is a bit juicy, but you can thicken each jar as you open it if you like.
You have a couple options to cook the green tomatoes for salsa. BROIL: Cook the tomatoes (and the jalapeno) under the broiler in the oven before making the salsa. To do this, place them on a sheet pan and broil until they turn from green to olive-green and begin to brown/blacken in spots. Then, turn them over and repeat.
Ladle cherry salsa into warmed pint mason jars leaving a 1/2-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles, add additional salsa if needed. Wipe the rim of jars with a clean dish towel, add warmed lids and rings to finger tight.
In a large canning pot, fill with water and sterilize 6-7 pint size jars. In a small pan, sterilize lids to jars. 7. Remove jars from pan, place on towel. Add 1-2 teaspoons of lemon juice to each jar. Add salsa to 1/2 inch from top.