Topic: What do I do with all the green tomatoes

[kt.]

I have loads of red and green tomatoes left, far too many to eat just yet. What is the best thing to do with these other than shove them in a draw to ripen. Seems a waste to pull the plants for composting but the green ones won't ripen now.

[HappyCatz]

My mother-in-law gave me a tip for ripening tomatoes which seems to be working.  You cut the plants down at the base and hang upside down in a bright room, mine are in the conservatory and doing well.  on the other hand there is always green tomato chutney :)

[tim]

The red ones will over ripen if left, so they must be processed & frozen.

The green ones - into a box in the dark - like these, which were green on 15 Oct.

[jennym]

Hanging the vines in the shed works well for me, was eating toms at Christmas!

[tim]

Perhaps some in the cool to slow them down & some inside for now?

[kt.]

Sorry if my question is not worded correctly. I am happy with how to ripen tomatoes but any ideas for recipes & preserving. Making best use of excess crop.

Short of letting them rot, I hope not to eat tomatoes every day for the next month.

[calendula]

green tomato tarte tatin is lovely - slice and fry the tomatoes adding whatever other flavours you like, an onion even or garlic, spices, herbs etc, then cover with rolled out puff pastry, cook in the over for 25 mins approx, get a plate the size of the pan and invert the tarte, serve with a salad or whatever

you obviously have to use a frying pan that is over proof

[calendula]

or oven proof even  ;D silly typo

[cambourne7]

what about green tomato chutney?

[kt.]

what about green tomato chutney?

Found this recipe so I will make it tomorrow. 1 batch of red and 1 of green.

http://www.recipes4all.co.uk/index.php?topic=338.0