Green Tomato Chowchow

Name: Green Tomato Chowchow
Yield: Makes about 5 pints
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 pounds green tomatoes (4 to 5 medium); 1½ pounds cauliflower (1 to 1½ heads); 1 pound sweet onions, or other mild onions; 1 pound sweet onions, or other mild onions; 2 large bell peppers, preferably 1 red and 1 green, halved and seeded; 2 fresh jalapeños; 3 tablespoons pickling salt or 3 heaping tablespoons kosher salt; 3 tablespoons pickling salt or 3 heaping tablespoons kosher salt; 2½ cups cider vinegar; 1½ cups sugar; 2 tablespoons pickling spice; 1 tablespoon celery seeds; 1 tablespoon mustard seeds; 2 teaspoons dry mustard; ½ teaspoon ground ginger

Preparation info

Makes about
5
pints

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Smoke & Spice

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

About

A mustard-based relish, chowchow comes in more varieties than the pickup trucks in the parking lot at a stock-car race. This is one of our favorites.

Ingredients

2 pounds green tomatoes (4 to 5 medium)
1½ pounds cauliflower

Americas
United States
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Chop all the vegetables in batches in a food processor. Chowchow is generally chopped fine, but stop short of pureeing it. You want some remaining chunkiness and fresh vegeta-ble texture.
Place all the vegetables in a large bowl and sprinkle with the salt. Let the vegetables sit for at least 2 hours and up to 4 hours, stirring oc-casionally. They will release a