These Rosemary and Garlic Pickled Cherry Tomatoes are insanely easy to make and are a great way to preserve your cherry tomato harvest and create a taste sensation for your salad.
I have three out of control cherry tomato plants this year. Unfortunately with cherry tomatoes you get a whole bunch all ripe at once. And I am not letting a single one of those ripe red beauties go to waste. You can make one jar for yourself, or a bunch of them to share your harvest.
Grape tomatoes can be used in place of the cherry tomatoes, and you could use different herbs, like oregano or basil, instead. I went with rosemary because my tomatoes happen to be planted in between my two huge rosemary bushes.
If you can boil water, you can make these. Seriously! All you do is boil some water, vinegar and salt then pour it over the tomatoes in your jars. Let them sit for 24 hours or more and that’s it!
You do not have to seal the jars on these if that intimidates you, but then you will have to keep the jars in the refrigerator. But, water bath canning is so easy you might just want to give it a try so you can keep these for eating later in the year … or so you can ship a jar off to your baby brother on the other side of the country who was run over by his own car (don’t ask…). Get more info from the pros at Ball if you are new to canning.
Throw them in a salad, or on an antipasto plate, or in a sandwich, or sneak them straight from the jar late at night… hey, I was just taste testing them for the blog, repeatedly, uh… to make sure the flavor didn’t change, yeah that’s it!
Give these a try and I think you will be pleasantly surprised.
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If you can boil water you can make these easy Pickled Cherry Tomatoes. Great on sandwiches, in salads, along with your cheese tray.
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup white wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 2 cups water
- 1 quart cherry or grape tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic peeled and sliced into two long halves
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary length should be approximately the same as the jar
- Combine salt, vinegars and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove stems and wash the tomatoes. Gently prick tomato skins twice on opposite sides to prevent skin from cracking.
- Pack tomatoes in hot sterilized jars (two pints or four 1-cup jelly). Add one half of garlic half way and the other clove on top.
- Ladle vinegar over tomatoes to 1/4 inch line. Add a rosemary sprig to each jar.
- If sealing jars: run a knife along the inside edge of the jars to remove ALL air bubbles. Finger tighten the lid.
- Process jars in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes starting your timer as soon as you put the jars in. Leaving them longer will cause the tomatoes to pop.
- If you are not sealing the jars, let cool to room temperature, put on lids and store in refrigerator.
makes 4 half-pint jars or two pint jars
adapted from Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving
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I LOVE cherry tomatoes, and I’d like to try this. Pickled tomatoes with rosemary and garlic sounds GREAT!!
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thanks for stopping by, Winnie. Those Peanut Butter Stuffed Brownies you shared look amazing! Off to read the recipe.
I can and grow cherry tomatoes but I’ve never thought to pickle them! This is a great idea! I love this! If I have a big enough harvest, I will have to try it!
I planted 3 this year just to make sure at least one survived. Two went completely crazy!
However my green beans STILL aren’t producing actual beans – loads of flowers, so I am still hopeful. Off to pin your recipe with the hopes I will have plenty to can.
I just canned this recipe. I pricked each side of the tomato. They all popped.
Mine too
Someone else suggested running them through with a skewer.
I think the issue is that cherry tomatoes can be different sizes and have differing thickness of skins which can have an effect on if they burst or not. I wish I had a better answer. But, the good news is they still taste delicious even if they don’t look as pretty.
Sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing on FTAF
I made this recipe this summer. They are delicious!!! Also tried batches with sweet basil and one with dill instead of rosemary. All were good. Great recipe for those millions of cherry tomatoes!!
Oh, dill would be tasty and how about fennel? Now I want to plant some more cherry tomatoes and make these again.
Just made these and none of my lids pinged. I have been canning for years and this is the first time this has happended to me. Any thoughts woould be most appreciated.
There are a number of reasons lids might not seal properly: there was something on the rim of the jar, the lids are old, the lids weren’t tightened enough, the contents over flowed.
When it happens to me, I let them cool, clean the lids and rims of the jar and try again.
If I hot process them for 10 minutes how long can I store them in the fridge.
For the lady who just pricked them – try running a skewer all the way thru. That worked for me.
You only need to hot process them if you are going to seal the cans for storage outside of the fridge. If you make a small batch and store in the fridge skip that step. I have no idea how long they will last, because in my fridge they are gone in a day or two.
The skewer trick might work. I think the issue is that cherry tomatoes can be different sizes and have thicker skins which can have an effect on if they burst or not.
How does the processing time work with higher elevations? Normailly I have to add 5 minutes to canning recipes based of the elevation where I live. Would it be the same with this recipe?
You would adjust it like you would for any water bath canning recipe. According to Ball (freshpreserving.com):
For Boiling Water Processing
If you are boiling at an altitude higher than 1,000 feet above sea level, adjust boiling water processing time as indicated.
Altitude Feet Increase Processing Time
1,001- 3,000 5 minutes
3,001- 6,000 10 minutes
6,001- 8,000 15 minutes
8,001-10,000 20 minutes
Can these be done in quarts? I’m out of pint jars! About how long would you water bath them?
I understand the dilemma, I am always running out of pint jars. You could do them in quart jars, I assume. Maybe 5 more minutes? But as you might see from the comments, some people had the tomatoes pop even in the shorter cooking time.