I'm making my green tomato relish again...
My neighbor shared this Italian version, which I am making this year, due to all of my garden's left over green tomatoes. Tell me if you've never tried it, and I'll tell you TO try it!
Steps to the recipe:
~ 4 - 5 cups of finely sliced medium to small green tomatoes put into a non-metal colander, sitting atop a larger, non metal bowl to drain into.
Spread pickling salt over them, mixing to leave them thickly coated.
Press a heavy weight over a dish that covers this and give it 18 hours
Squeeze the bejesus out of it, draining fluid, place the tomatoes back in the large bowl and pour Balsamic vinegar over to cover.
Give it another 18 hours, then remove the tomatoes, squeeze them again, discard vinegar, and return to bowl.
Add LOTS of dried Oregano. Get some Ball jars out, Canola Oil and Olive Oil.
Meanwhile, peel and slice thick pieces of fresh garlic.
Now, place tomatoes into the jars, adding slices of garlic and fill MOSTLY with Canola Oil, but some Olive oil.
Tap out any bubbles and refrigerate. These are really ready to eat, add to an antipasto, or (I love) to spread over fresh Italian bread.
(I'm in the first phase of this, so I'll try to include a picture, but tell me if you've tried this ever and give me your opinion. My husband is not so hot for this treat, so I'll give it away as a gift to my garden partners (we raised 550 pounds of produce this year for local food pantries). It's a nice way to say, "thank you" to anyone (who loves this stuff, that is...)
Mmmmm!
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sounds really good. I might have enough toms left to give it a try. 
Just dished it out tonight. Actually, It only made about 4 pints, but one little jar really goes a long way. Too late to taste tonight... I'll leave it a few days and really enjoy this weekend!
This is a tried and true recipe. Maybe a little planning, but really, quite simple... Makes a good gift, too.
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