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Autumn Green Cherry Tomato Salsa
When autumn starts setting in, those of us who garden are often left with fruits and vegetables, which have not quite become fully ripe yet before the risk of hard frosts loom. Cherry tomatoes are especially at risk of being lost to early frosts; these prolific producers often continue to set fruit even as the temperatures start to dip dangerously close to freezing.
So what are you to do with that bumper crop of cherry tomatoes when it is almost too late for them to stay out of doors? There are a few recipes for green tomatoes and some of your green cherry tomatoes will undoubtedly ripen on the countertop if brought inside, albeit slowly, you are probably looking for ways to make the best of what is left from your garden.
Green cherry tomato salsa is one of the best ways to make sure that these tomatoes do not go to waste with a recipe, which is so good that you will wish you had been picking unripe cherry tomatoes all summer long. The flavor of green cherry tomatoes is somewhat like that of the tomatillos that green salsas are made from, so if you enjoy salsa verde, then you are sure to love this amazing cherry tomato salsa recipe.
Green Cherry Tomato Salsa
Ingredients -
4 cups green cherry tomatoes
1 small white onion, minced
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tbsp cilantro, minced
3 whole Serrano peppers or 2 jalapenos, minced
1 tsp white or apple cider vinegar
Juice of one lime
Salt, to taste
Preparation:
There is nothing easier than making green cherry tomato salsa. Start by quartering the cherry tomatoes and placing them in a bowl.
Mince the garlic, cilantro, peppers, and onion and add to the tomatoes, followed by the lime juice and vinegar.
Season to taste with salt and black pepper, if desired.
Refrigerate for at least 2 hours to allow the flavor of this green cherry tomato salsa recipe to develop.
