East African Tomato Chutney

Name: East African Tomato Chutney
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Swahili Coast & Zanzibar
Ingredients: 2 cup cherry tomatoes; 0.5 small white onion; 1 green onion; 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro; 2 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 jalapeno pepper; 2 tsp lemon juice; 0.5 tsp salt

Cherry tomatoes, jalapeno pepper and coriander simmered on the stove for a Swahili chutney.

35 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Ingredients

470 mlcherry tomatoes, or 2 cups grape tomatoes, halved
0.5 small white onion, minced
1 green onion, white and little part of green,chopped
2 tbspchopped fresh cilantro
2 tbspchopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1 jalapeno pepper, minced
2 tsplemon juice
0.5–1 tspsalt, to taste

Method

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Time: Prep 20 min · Cook 15 min · 35 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Add about 2 tbsp. water to halved cherry or grape tomatoes in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil, then simmer until tomatoes are softened and slightly broken up, about 10 to 15 minutes.
15 min
2
Remove from heat, and stir in onions, cilantro, parsley, jalapeno, lemon juice and salt. Let flavors meld for about an hour, then serve, preferably at room temperature.