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Zen Green Tomatoes

    Finished Zen Tomatoes in Oil
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    Recipe and photos by Fake Cook.

    Finished Zen Tomatoes in Oil

    Zen Green Tomatoes

    Crunchy, a bit salty, tangy, fennelly, definitely garlicky…ANTIPASTO. YES!
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    Ingredients Method

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 Lbs Green Tomatoes
    • 1/2 Cup Sea Salt
    • 1 Head Garlic Cloves Sliced
    • Olive Oil As required
    • 1 Tbsp Fennel Seeds (More if you use a large amount of Tomatoes)

    Method
     

    1. Wash tomatoes well with good clean water.
      Washed Green Tomatoes
    2. Sliced or quartered into mouth manageable circles. DRY THEM! (Use a clean cloth or paper towels to do this).
    3. Toss in loads of coarse sea salt, hunks of garlic and fennel seeds.
    4. Weigh them down for a day or so…:-) Drain them.
    5. Now they look like this. Toss them around a bit…Make them smile!
      Smiling Green Tomatoes
    6. Weigh them down again for about a week. Drain water daily. Patience.
      Patience: Green Tomatoes
    7. Approximately 5 days later, as you see there is no water left to drain!
      Zen Tomatoes nothing to drain
    8. Now they look like this. Rinsed them and gave them the full towel-dry spa treatment.
      Plated tomatoes on cloth, now they look like this.
    9. Decided against adding more fresh garlic and fennel seed. They taste amazing as is. Do as you wish…add more or don’t, as your own taste dictates.
    10. Place in sterilized jars topped off with olive oil and a wee sprinkle of Himalayan rock salt…or your favourite other salt.
      Finished tomatoes in oil
    11. Should last for at least a month refrigerated.
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