Pickled Tomatoes

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Preparation info
  • Makes 8 tomatoes, which will serve

    8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      10 min

Appears in
Healthy Jewish Cooking

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2000

  • About

Is there anything more sensual than biting into a pickled tomato? The firm, squeaky, crisp shell gives way to a soft, gooey interior that literally squirts when you take a bite. You expect something of the sweetness of a tomato (which is, after all, a fruit). Instead, you re rewarded with a powerful blast of garlic and spices. A pickled tomato should be tart and garlicky enough to send you lunging for a sip of Cel-Ray soda, yet not so sour that you forget you re eating a tomato. A pastrami