Pickled Green Tomatoes Recipe
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Yassss! Pickles!!! These Pickled Green Tomatoes are a a simple and delicious recipe that make the perfect healthy and refreshing afternoon snack!
Pickled Green Tomatoes!!! …hey, remember that time I went on a cruise through the Panama Canal? Yeh, me too. It was aweeeeesome. And the ship’s bayou restaurant inspired this pickled green tomatoes recipe! Try them along with some more of our deep south inspired cuisine like cheesy shrimp and grits, or fried pickles!
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Easy Pickled Green Tomato Ingredients
Pickled Green Tomatoes Recipe
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Brine for pickled tomatoes
- White vinegar
- Filtered water
- Salt (not iodized)
Veggies
- Green tomatoes, sliced into wedges
- Garlic, sliced
How do you make pickled green tomatoes?
★ First, add vinegar, water, and salt to a microwave safe dish and stir. If salt does not dissolve completely, warm the liquid in the microwave and stir.
★ Next, place sliced garlic and tomatoes into jars. (These are my very favorite jars!).
★ Then, pour brine over tomatoes, and tap gently on the table to bring bubbles to the surface. Add more brine if needed.
★ Finally, cover and shake gently, refrigerate overnight.
Garlic Pickled Tomatoes
I made mine on the super garlicky side. Read = so much garlic it burns your tongue a little. This is fine if 1. you’re going to eat them all within about 24 hours (I did), or 2. you’re warding off vampires (legit concern in the bayou, I believe).
If you’re not overly worried about shimmering preteens that are actually really old and have a penchant for blood, I strongly suggest starting with very little garlic. Unlike cucumbers, which take some effort to infuse flavor into, tomatoes soak it allllllll up.
And if you don’t like garlic? Just skip it!
Pickled Green Tomato Variations
★ Skip the garlic and add a tablespoon of sugar to each jar for a sweet pickled tomato recipe.
★ Toss in a few jalapeno slices for spicy pickled green tomatoes.
★ Add a teaspoon of dill seed to each jar and make dill pickled green tomatoes!
★ Slice some white onion and create a pickled onion and tomato salad!
Are pickled green tomatoes good for you?
Yes! Green tomatoes are a very great source of vitamins A and C and potassium, as well as iron, calcium, dietary fiber, magnesium, and other minerals in smaller amounts.
What do you eat pickled green tomatoes with?
Try them on a cheese platter, or sliced on a club sandwich. I like them as a straight snack, but some folks swear by the combination of a pastrami or Reuben sandwich and a pickled tomato!
How long do pickled tomatoes last?
When stored in the refrigerator, these will last for several weeks. These are not pressure canned so be sure to refrigerate them at all times. If you use garlic in yours, the flavor will intensify some during the first few days.
More Pickle Recipes
- Spicy Dill Pickles
- Easy Refrigerator Pickles
- Pickled Red Onions
- Pickled Jalapenos
- Recipe Dill Pickle Pasta Salad
More Tomato Recipes
- Tuna Stuffed Tomatoes
- Tomato Pie Recipe
- Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
- Tomato Soup with Blue Cheese
- Cucumber Tomato Salad
Tools we love
- Santoku knife – My favorite knife for cutting vegetables! This knife is the perfect size and shape, handles great, and is super reasonably priced. Also, I just love that it’s fun and colorful!
- Garlic press – Need fresh minced or sliced garlic, but don’t want to peel or chop your garlic? This garlic press is the bessssssst. We’ve had ours for as long as I can remember (maybe a wedding present?), and I use it several times a week!
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How to Make Pickled Green Tomatoes
Pickled Green Tomatoes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup white vinegar
- 3 cups filtered water
- 2 tablespoons salt not iodized
- green tomatoes sliced into wedges
- garlic sliced (to taste)
Instructions
- Add vinegar, water, and salt to a microwave safe dish and stir. If salt does not dissolve completely, microwave and stir in 30 second increments until it does.
- Place sliced garlic - I suggest starting with no more than half a clove per 24 ounce jar - and tomatoes into jars. (These are my very favorite jars!).
- Pour brine over tomatoes, and tap gently on the table to bring bubbles to the surface. Add more brine if need be.
- Cover and shake gently, refrigerate overnight.
- Enjoy!
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Want to get totally crazy? Use our Easy Pickled Green Tomatoes recipe along with our Fried Pickles Recipe to make your own bayou style Fried Green Pickled Tomatoes!!!
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Recipe FAQS
Are pickled green tomatoes good for you?
Yes! Green tomatoes are a very great source of vitamins A and C and potassium.
What do you eat pickled green tomatoes with?
Try them on a cheese platter, or sliced on a club sandwich.
How long do pickled tomatoes last?
When stored in the refrigerator, these will last for several weeks.
This article was originally sponsored by Princess Cruises.
Well. While on that cruise, we ate at the Bayou Cafe several times. It was a New Orleans themed restaurant on our ship. Legit the best steak I’ve ever had. Ever, ever.
It also inspired my Chocolate Overload Cake. You guys. I still dream about this restaurant. Anywhoooo – they also had the most delicious fried green tomatoes with remoulade. So. Freaking. Good. This post however, is not about Fried Green Tomatoes. It’s about Pickled Green Tomatoes. Because after the cruise I started Weight Watchers. Hah – that’s how good the food was!
But I really wanted to make something with green tomatoes and around here it was the perfect time to get green tomatoes at the market.
Fast forward a few weeks and I’ve been stewing on this a while. It’s my gal pal Stacy’s birthday and we hit a tapas place off I-drive in Orlando. The food was decent, the company was better.
But you guyssssss, they served pickled green tomatoes as a garnish on one of the plates.*light bulb*
Ahhhhh, look at us all tanned and relaxed and in loooooove following a fun day in Aruba. Nothing like going on your honeymoon fourteen years after the fact!
Earlier that night we enjoyed our first amazing meal at the Bayou Cafe on the Coral Princess. Thank you times infinity to Princess Cruises for hosting us! I cannot recommend them enough if you’re thinking about booking your own cruise!
The very next day I started working on my pickled green tomatoes recipe. I knew I wanted it to be easy, none of that fancy canning stuff. And I knew I wanted it to be a touch garlicky (shout out to the remoulade at Bayou Cafe!).
It took a couple jars to get there, but y’all I think we nailed it. I can say y’all now because we just pickled green tomatoes.P.S. You could totally use cherry tomatoes too! I grew cherry tomatoes once. Yummmmm!
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Do these need to be stored in the fridge as well, or I the fridge just part of the pickling process?
stored in the fridge 🙂
Ever since my daughter and I were in Orlando a few years ago and visited the same I-Drive place I have craved those pickled tomatoes and hunted for similar recipes. Yours tastes like what I remember. We’ve been going to the farmers market every couple of weeks for tomatoes to make them. Unfortunately I can eat a jar by myself in no time. So glad to come across this recipe and the fact that you mentioned Orlando led me to try it.
Yay! I’m so glad you love them! I personally think they’re the best pickled tomatoes 😉
Yay! I’m so glad you love them! I personally think they’re the best pickled tomatoes 😉
A light and refreshing snack. We loved it!
These pickled green tomatoes are amazing!
I have not made my own yet, but I am excited to give them a try! This recipe looks super easy & they look so tasty!
These are so delicious and so simple to make! Thanks for a great recipe!
Great recipe! Can’t wait to make these.
Not bad but I changed things up for my second batch. Added a lot more garlic, another teaspoon of salt, & a quarter cup of vinegar. I may add jalapeños next time.
Good basic recipe and I appreciate that you post so many suggestions to change it up for different tastes. One word of caution for picklers who think your jar will linger in the fridge for very long – you might want to avoid any tomatoes that have begun to ripen and are not fully green. To me, tomato pickles are best when they keep their crunchy snap. Unfortunately, it’s my experience, that fruits that have started to change color will turn mushy (and not as pleasant) very quickly when pickled. Keeping them green seems to maintain that “right off the vine” texture. Hope this is helpful!
How long do you refrigerate (for them to pickle ) and start eating?
Love them !
I don’t have filtered water
Have not made them yet. I’m wondering how many tomatoes or how many pounds, or how many jars to use? I’m new to canning.