12 January 2011

Red Hot Tomato Relish

Training: Body balance / weights

Oh my goodness – you guys had me cracking up with the search terms people have used to find your blog!!! Too funny indeed!

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So, remember when I made meatloaf…BBB style? And remember when I mentioned that I served slices of the loaf with a homemade tomato and chill relish?

Well this Red Hot Tomato Relish may just be my new favourite.

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And not just because it is super easy to make.

Cherry tomatoes….

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Onion, chilli flakes, garlic, brown sugar, apple and balsamic vinegar.

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Simmered until thick and fragrant.

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Rich….

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Sweet….

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And spicy.

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A great all-round relish to spoon on….well ……anything really!

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But be warned….it packs quite a punch :)

Red Hot Tomato Relish (makes 1.5-2 cups)

  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 400g cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 apple, grated
  • 1 tbs chilli flakes*
  • 1 tbs brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  1. Heat oil in a saucepan and sauté onion and garlic until soft.
  2. Add tomatoes, apple and chilli flakes and cook stirring for 3 minutes.
  3. Add brown sugar and vinegar and stir to combine. Lower heat, cover, and cook for 15-20 minutes or until thick.

* Feel free to add / more less chilli flakes depending on how hot you like your sauce.

Happy Hot Sauce Baking :)

20 comments:

  1. This is the kind of recipe I enver had/ate growing up, because of my mum's allergies! And now I can... if only I could stop making desserts :P

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  2. This would be great on eggs! Great recipe!

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  3. I need to stop visiting you site in the morning. It always makes me hungry for the rest of the day. I can feel me gaining weight each time I find a recipe I like. I still vote for SPAM in the Mystery Box.

    Kevin
    http://halftriing.blogspot.com/

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  4. Lisa you're so inspired! I would never thing to make my own relish! :)

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  5. ooh, this does sound a great accompaniment to meatloaf!! and congrats on your PR this past weekend :) some delicious eats i've missed!

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  6. Wow that looks so good! I love dishes that you just throw everything into a pot, turn it on, and call it done.

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  7. That looks soooo good! I made tomato jam a while back (as soon as I'd heard of it's existence) and tomato relish sounds like a zesty upgrade.

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  8. I love spicy food. Thanks for the recipe.

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  9. Ooo, that relish looks really good. I used to hate that kind of thing but now I can't get enough. I think I might need to raid Mum's tomato plants!

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  10. Yum! I agree with Heather, this would just make me look forward to breakfast! Spicy tomato relish on baked eggs! How long do you think this would keep for in a sterilized jar in the fridge?

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  11. @ Jen - I think this would safely keep for a week in a sterilized jar in the fridge.

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  12. Be still my heart! I love tomato relish! And the way it transforms from fresh cherry tomatoes to something as swoon worthy as this is wonderful :)

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  13. love a good relish - but am curious - is this one of those that only lasts a few days in the fridge?

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  14. I love relishes. I am definitely going to try this one out! Would be nice in a bacon and egg roll!

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  15. I loooove relish! BIG TIME. This is definitely going in my "EAT IT NOWWW" folder!! Thanks Lisa!!

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  16. Relish makes any bland meal amazing!

    Your kitchen looks amazing - so pro, you should make some healty cooking videos and wack them on youtube, you will be a star!

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  17. I've been looking for a good relish recipe. This sounds absolutely amazing! I'll have to try it out for sure.

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  18. Looks so yummy! Something like this brings out the flavour of what it's served with.

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  19. This is a fab little find, like simple little relishes & this one has a bit of a kick to it.

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