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Homemade Tomato Relish Recipe – Fresh tomatoes, onions and peppers combine with delicious pickling ingredients to become a fabulous new condiment with bright fresh flavor! This post has been upgraded from August 2017 to improve reader experience.

Tomato Relish Recipe on toast points

It only takes 15 minutes to make, but you’ll want to double the recipe – trust me!

I’m excited to share this recipe with you today. It’s an old family recipe, it’s been in the family for 100+ years! And since we are coming to the end of summer and you may have a tomato…. or two….. or ten extras….. Tomato Relish will help you preserve some of those tomatoes and trust me, this will be your new favorite condiment!

It is easy and delicious and when you make tomato relish you tuck the leftovers in the fridge and it lasts over a month! (Honestly I think it will last longer, but I’ve never been able to keep it that long because we eat it that quickly!)

This was my Great Grandma Amy’s recipe. When my Grandmother passed away, my Aunt was kind enough to give me her old cookbooks and notes.

What might look like tatters and notes to some, was a treasure trove of memories to me! As I was going thru this recipe, I originally thought it was my Grandma’s, but I didn’t recognize the handwriting. After searching thru more records, I realized this is my Great Grandma Amy’s recipe. This recipe has been in our family for over 100 years!

A jar of homemade tomato relish in a glass jar with toast points for serving.

What can I use tomato relish on? Tomato Relish is great on Toast Points, an omelet or your favorite burger!

This recipe uses everyday ingredients that will give you an over-the-top new condiment! Tomato Relish will quickly become a new favorite!

And trust me, you’ll want to double the recipe!

What is tomato relish?

I know this because the first time I made it…. we ate it all. So then I had to make it again and we ate it. In fact, I made it three times before I got a chance to photograph it, it’s that good!

Shopping list for Tomato Relish Recipe

  • tomatoes
  • yellow onion 
  • Fresno or jalapeño pepper 
  • celery seed
  • salt
  • pepper
  • sugar
  • red wine vinegar

 

Ingredients to make tomato relish recipe, tomatoes, onions, jalapeños and jars of completed relish.

You use simple Ingredients to make tomato relish recipe, tomatoes, onions, jalapeños – it’s so easy to make and delicious!

What will you use this delicious Homemade Tomato Relish on?

  1. Toss it in macaroni salad for an extra added zing!
  2. Layer it on a toasted bagel with cream cheese, delish!
  3. Use it as a light salad dressing – it’s really has great flavor!
  4. Exchange tomato relish for pickles in potato salad – yum!
  5. Finish off a grilled veggie patty – everyone will be saying WOW that’s good!
  6. Better yet – enjoy with my Slow Cooker Mushroom Burger!
  7. Topping grilled vegetables will give them extra flavor.
  8. Slather on Toast Points
  9. Serve alongside a delicious Omelet
  10. Add it to your Egg Salad to give an extra POP!
  11. It’s delicious over a country omelet!
  12. Top off your favorite burger!

Whatever you use ketchup or salsa on you can now replace with this amazing recipe!

Jars full of Homemade Tomato Relish Recipe

Homemade Tomato Relish Recipe

How do you make tomato and onion relish?

  • Dice the tomatoes and onion.
  • Slice the chili pepper, remove the ribs and seeds. (if desired), finely dice.
  • Mix together the ingredients. 
  • Pour into a small jar and seal. 
  • Let stand for at least an hour. Refrigerate any unused portions.

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Homemade Tomato Relish

Tomato Relish Recipe on toast points
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Homemade Tomato Relish Recipe

Fresh tomatoes, onions and peppers combine with delicious pickling ingredients to become a fabulous new condiment with bright fresh flavor!

Course Condiments
Cuisine American #Vegan #Vegetarian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Calories 14 kcal
Author Souper Chef Deb

Ingredients

  • 1 cup diced tomatoes finely diced
  • 1/2 yellow onion, diced finely diced
  • 1/2 Fresno chili pepper or jalapeño pepper finely diced, seeds removed
  • 1/2 tsp celery seed
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar

Instructions

  1. Finely dice the tomatoes and onion.

  2. Slice the chili pepper in half, remove the ribs and seeds. Finely dice.

  3. Mix together all of the ingredients. Pour into a small jar and seal. Let stand for at least an hour. Refrigerate any unused portions. 

  4. Keeps in the refrigerator up to two weeks.

Nutrition Facts
Homemade Tomato Relish Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 14
% Daily Value*
Sodium 119mg 5%
Potassium 45mg 1%
Total Carbohydrates 3g 1%
Sugars 2g
Vitamin A 0.6%
Vitamin C 2.7%
Calcium 0.9%
Iron 1.5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 Suggested Pairings

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This Mushroom Omelette Recipe with Microgreens.

This Mushroom Omelette Recipe with Microgreens is a simple and all natural meal, perfect for summer and ideal for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

 Mushroom Omelette Recipe with Microgreens  – Platter Talk

 

Mushroom Burger

Mushroom Burger – hands down the most fantastic burger (beef, chicken or vegan) that I’ve ever eaten and I’ve done my best since we came home to replicate that burger!

Slow Cooker Mushroom Burger – Bowl Me Over

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  1. Oh, this recipe is just SO GOOD! I bet it’s because it was tested by time! Love, love, love it! So delicious and so versatile! Simply the best! 🙂

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    • Thanks Liza – the flavors are so delicious and just this morning we topped off an omelet with it – delish! My folks are in town visiting so we’ve gotten some extra down-time in. It’s been great!

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  4. Family recipes are the best and this homemade tomato relish looks like it fits right into that category! We are on our way to the farmers market in an hour or so and this will be on our list of must makes for this Saturday! Thank you for pairing our omelette with this recipe; everything you have suggested looks really mouthwatering!

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    • Oh you definitely need to give this a try Dan. My folks are visiting this week and I made an omelet and topped it with this again. Mom was so happy to see her Grandma’s recipe again. It has amazing flavor, just delicious!

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  6. What a special recipe to share with us! I could practically eat The whole jar of this tomato relish with a spoon! Love the idea of topping it on an omelet too!

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  9. I need to start making my own tomato relish. This looks so good and it’s so easy to make too! I’m amazed that it could last in the fridge for over a month.

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    • I know right, but with the vinegar and pickling spices it’s no surprise. I’ve made another batch and it’s sitting in there too – testing it to see. I hope you give this a try Thao!

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Meet Souper Chef Deb

Welcome to Bowl Me Over! My name is Debra and I send warm greetings from sunny California. I am a serious foodie – I’ve been known as the go-to girl in our family for years, catering weddings and anniversary parties and in the summer help cook mountains of food for our family reunions. Often times things I create end up in a bowl, hence the name Bowl Me Over! Learn More . . .