You can also add green tomato relish to tomato salads, potato salads and salad dressings. It also tastes fantastic on sandwiches, on toast and eggs, or stirred into a hummus dip. Green tomato relish can also replace salsa, especially when it is spiced just right.
Make the Sweet Green Tomato Relish. Once the brine is mixed, add the drained vegetable mix of green tomatoes, onion, and red pepper. Stir it all together and bring the pan back to a boil. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring constantly. The green tomato relish is ready when it looks like the photo below.
Tomatillo is a whole different plant, they sprout in a green brittle cover, they stay green even when ripe and taste completely different, they are sour and herb-like. Green tomatoes are typically unripe red tomatoes. Yes, there are tomatoes that are green when ripe, but they are not green tomatoes per se.
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