tomatos still green?

VJsmum

I have grown lots of tomatoes in the hope that many DO stay green as Green Tomato Chutney is so delicious!

morg_monster

Its frustrating isn't it! We are in the SE and all the lovely hot sun we had during june and july meant my plants grew SO MANY fruit, they are all trussed up very firmly to stopp them crumbling under their own weight. The tumbling toms started turning red at the end of july and are still going now although slowed a bit, we get about a kilo off them a week. The alicantes are another matter, they just started as the rain and cloud took over and i have picked off a few but no more are turning now. argh!
Last weekend I made 13 jars of green tomato chutney from the fruit of 1 alicante plant that collapsed, it took me all afternoon and I couldn't fit it all in my biggest stock pan. Although i like making things, I'm not that keen to spend every weekend until october cooking chutney so I'm really hoping they redden up soon...

lisa26_2

Mine are mostly still green too but I've had a few starting to change colour over the last few days. I've normally had loads of red ones by now!

Does anyone have a good tried and tested green tomato chutney recipe they'd like to share...just in case?!

wattapain

Hi - yes they will ripen eventually - and yes you can continue ripening them indoors.
But even if they remain green - doesn't HAVE to be chutney!!
I absolutely love toms - grow loads every year - but absolutely hate tomato chutney.
You can use green toms in lots of differetn ways - yes you can fry them, have for breakfast - nice on toast.
Lots of recipes on the web for both red and green toms - google it.
And I also agree that normally at this time I'm cooking them by the kilo to make into pasta sauces for the freezer etc, (Don't give TOO many away - in true MSE fashion:money:)
This year we've had quite a few, but nothing like normal.
Terri