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Green tomato pickle relish

Green Tomato Pickle Relish

5 from 5 votes
Recipe can easily be multiplied.
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 12 250-ml glass jars
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Overnight prep ingredients
  • 8 cups Green Tomatoes Chopped
  • 3 tbsp Salt Coarse
Stage 1: Ingredients to be added to tomatoes after they are drained
  • 2 cups White Sugar
  • 2 cups White Vinegar
  • 1 tsp Tumeric
  • 1/2 tsp Celery Seed
  • 3 tbsp Mustard Seed
  • 3 cups White Onions diced
Stage 2: Ingredients to be added partway through simmering
  • 2 each Sweet Red Pepper diced
  • 1 each Jalapeno Pepper diced (optional)

Method
 

Overnight prep
  1. Combine Tomatoes and Salt.
  2. Let stand overnight and then drain.
Cooking instructions; Stage 1 - 10 minutes total cooking time
  1. Combine Tomato Liquid, Spices, and Onion
  2. Bring this to a boil, simmer 5 minutes
Cooking instructions; Stage 2 - Keep it simmering
  1. After the first 5 minutes, add the tomatoes and peppers,
  2. Simmer the entire mixture another 5 minutes, for a total of 10 minutes.
  3. Bottle and seal in sterilized jars to preserve
A link to the Bernardin safe canning instructions may be found below

    Notes

    Excellent, well-tested instructions can be found here on the Bernardin website