Once the first hard frost hits, tomato season is officially over. Here are 65 recipes for how to use, cook, fry, can, and preserve GREEN tomatoes that you pick the day before your first frost!
Whelp. It’s official. Tomato Season is winding down. I’m feeling the chill in the air and it’s only a matter of time till the first frost. If your tomato vines are looking like how mine usually do this time of year it’s kind of disappointing to look at all the fruit that won’t be ripening before it’s too late. Some years I’ve had 20 or 30 pounds (or more) of tomatoes that still could be used to feed our family!
With a little creativity and a few good recipes, there’s no reason to call it a loss. While you could just let them ripen indoors, you may be feeling adventurous enough to try a tasty recipe like Green Tomato & Apple Chutney or one of the 64 other choices I’ve compiled here!
65 Recipes for Using and Preserving Green Tomatoes
{Preserving}
Kosher Dill Pickle Green Tomatoes
Pickled Green Tomatoes (with Bourbon)
Italian Farmhouse Green Tomato Pickle
Gingerly Green Tomato & Vanilla Apple Jam
Lacto-Fermented Green Tomato Salsa
Lacto-Fermented Green Tomatoes
Pickled Stuffed Green Tomatoes
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{Condiments}
Green Tomato & Tomatillo Enchilada Sauce
Green Tomato & Lemon Marmalade
Fermented Green Tomatoes and Hot Peppers
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{Meals}
Fried Green Tomato and Pancetta Panini
Green Tomato and Corn Tacodillas
Panzanella with Green Tomatoes and Roasted Peppers
Green Tomato Southwestern Panzanella Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing
Smoky Lentil Tacos with Kabocha Squash and Green Tomato Salsa
Green Tomato and Vidalia Onion Gratin
Cheddar Biscuit-Topped Chicken Casserole
Lamb Chops with Green Tomatoes
Green Tomato and Chipotle Mac & Cheese
Green Tomato and Leek Frittata
Oven Fried Green Tomato Caprese
Tart tatin with green tomatoes
Radish, Green Tomato, & Chili Tuna Salad
Green Tomato Bacon Jam Burgers
Green Tomato, Pork & White Bean Chili
Deep Dish Green Tomato & Goat Cheese Pizza
Slow Cooker Green Tomato Garlic Chili
Roasted Green Tomato Basil Soup in Sourdough
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{Fried Green Tomatoes}
Fried Green Tomatoes with Buttermilk BBQ Dipping Sauce
Sriracha Fried Green Tomatoes
Fried Green Tomato Sandwich with Bacon Jam & Pimento Cheese
Fried Green Tomato and Pancetta Panini
Fried Green Tomato Benedict with Smithfield Ham & Pimiento Cheese
{Desserts, Bread, & Wine}
Spiced Green Tomato Bundt Cake
Which green tomato recipe are you going to be trying?
ooh what a great list! The Lord is merciful! You were right to pick those tomatoes and put them to good use. May I ask how many plants you grew to get such a big yield this year?
I’ve never had anything with green tomatoes, it’s not really a thing here. Then again, we never had more than a few plants growing up, so we would just let the tomatoes left mature indoors.
I can’t say for sure how many I had, but I’d say the bulk of the yield came from the 18 or so heirloom & cherry tomatoes in the Kitchen garden. I had just as many, if not more, canning tomatoes in the Pantry Garden and I can only remember bringing in two bushels from them.
As it stands, I’ve never had anything from green tomatoes either. Every recipe I clicked on this week to try had something in it I didn’t have in the pantry 🙂 Guess I’d better get menu planning for next week!
Happy to be included among such great recipes!
Thanks so much for including my green tomato panzanella recipe among all these wonderful recipes! 🙂
You’re welcome! Thanks for the beautiful recipe!
If there is hard snow, then tomato season officially ends. How to preserve your green tomatoes when the frost begins, many thanks for giving this kind of information. The simple writing felt great in your blog. Thanks again for sharing.
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