# What to do with small green tomatoes? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 15, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-small-green-tomatoes/734685 "2015-10-15T02:14:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-small-green-tomatoes/734685/21 "2015-10-17T22:14:03Z")
OK, we have now picked the tomatoes, and I swear we literally have like 30 lbs. of them! All you folks who have suggested general ideas, do you have any specific recipes you like? ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-small-green-tomatoes/734685/22 "2015-10-17T23:55:57Z")
[Green tomato recipes](http://allrecipes.com/recipes/15156/fruits-and-vegetables/vegetables/tomatoes/green-tomatoes/?page=2) this is a good place to start ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-small-green-tomatoes/734685/23 "2015-10-18T01:39:05Z")
If you put them in a paper bags they should ripen fast . I vote pickle them ! ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-small-green-tomatoes/734685/24 "2015-10-18T01:48:49Z")
[This](http://foodinjars.com/2010/11/green-tomato-chutney/) is my first experiment, with extra green onions, golden raisins, a bit of habanero, and fresh ginger instead of ground. There’s a 6 qt. Crockpot full of it just starting to cook - wish me luck! ---
**Author:** ![sitchensis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sitchensis/32/4892_2.png) [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-small-green-tomatoes/734685/25 "2015-10-19T18:25:10Z")
We just pulled the first salsa recipe we could find off the internet. I think [this](http://www.food.com/recipe/green-un-ripe-tomato-salsa-for-canning-393491) is the one we used. The only changes we made are that we added some tomato paste to give the flavor a little more depth and we use a meat grinder so we can make it really fast. The chutney looks great ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-small-green-tomatoes/734685/26 "2015-10-19T20:30:56Z")
> [@Eva\_Luna](#): > > OK, we have now picked the tomatoes, and I swear we literally have like 30 lbs. of them! All you folks who have suggested general ideas, do you have any specific recipes you like? That happened to us a few years ago, actually. One November night (we’re in Texas), we were supposed to get a freeze, so my wife and I went out and raided the unripe tomatoes- we filled every bowl, colander and box we had available. They eventually ripened and were very good, even though it took weeks. I think we had fresh, garden-grown marinara sauce not long before Christmas! ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2015, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-small-green-tomatoes/734685/27 "2015-10-20T04:01:34Z")
> [@Miss\_Gnomer](#): > > Green tomato chocolate cake!! Trust me … no one will know there are green tomatoes in there … it is yum!! > > (I had the same issue at the end of tomato season … I’m never going to eat that much chutney in my life … but pureeing them and putting it in chocolate cake was amazing!) You have peaked my interest. I have never heard of this but am willing to try it. Do you have a recipe? “Oh this is delicious. What is it?” “Green tomato chocolate cake.” I can’t wait to try this out. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-small-green-tomatoes/734685.md?page=1)