I have a lot of green tomatoes from the garden and was looking for ways to use them up. Yes, I’ve been letting them ripen and then freeze but they’re getting a bit old now so some aren’t going to ripen well. So, for Christmas dinner, I tried a basic green tomato pie. It’s similar to tomato preserves or mince meat. The family enjoyed it but I think it needs a handful of raisins to give it a little more something. It’s a keeper for next year.
Green Tomato Pie:
3 C sliced green tomatoes (no need to peel)
1 1/2 C sugar
1 T cider vinegar
salt, all spice and cinnamon to taste
1/4 to 1/2 C flour to thicken (depends on how juicy the tomatoes are)
butter to dot
unbaked pie shell
Bake at 350 for about an hour.
I used yellow pear tomatoes (small bite sized fruit) and sliced them in half. Didn’t peel or seed.
My Grandmother never let ANYTHING go to waste. She used her green tomatoes (after making the usual relish, etc.) to make "Green Tomato Bread."
It's simply Zucchini Bread using the ground up flesh of the tomato (skin and scoop out the seeds before grinding) instead of zucchini. Raisins, nuts, whatever. That was Grandma...she could make anything FROM anything...sometimes it was best NOT to ask what we were eating...LOL!
I assume you have a zucchini bread recipe; if not, I think I have her Green Tomato Bread recipe someplace. The great thing is that it freezes really well, so you can make lots of loaves to eat later if you like it.