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Cherry tomatoes pickled with preserved plum

The weather feels hotter by the day 🥵 I need something cold & appetizing!

Tried this pickled cherry tomatoes at a Chinese restaurant before; it’s tangy & sweet, and bursting with juices, very addictive 😋

I made a batch before using a recipe from Douyin, and one of the ingredients is Sprite/7-up which is too sweet for me. This time, I use a honey rock sugar syrup & soda water instead. Also added lime & lemon slices for more zesty flavour but I think too much so there’s a slight tinge of bitterness from the rind; so just 1-2 slices will do or juice instead of slice (bitterness comes from the rind).

Nonetheless it’s a refreshing appetizer which I’m going to make more again 👍🏻

Ingredients

180g cherry tomato
100ml water
40g honey rock sugar (can be reduced)
8-10 preserved sour plum
1 can soda water (use about 1/3 to 3/4 can, depending on volume of container)
Juice/Slices of lemon & lime (optional)
Mint leaves (optional)

Method

  1. Cut a small cross-slit on top of each cherry tomato.
  2.  Bring a pot of water to boil, plunge all the cherry tomato into the boiling water for 10s. Remove & immediately plunge them into ice water.
  3. The skins of the tomatoes can now be peeled easily.
  4. In a small pot, add water, honey rock sugar & preserved sour plum, bring to boil then simmer for 15 mins. Let syrup cool down before use.
  5. Add cherry tomatoes to a container/glass jar. Pour syrup into the jar.
  6. Add soda water to the jar till all ingredients are submerged.
  7. Add lemon/lime juice or a few slices if desired. Add mint leaves if desired.
  8. Chill in fridge for at least 6 hours or overnight & ready to enjoy.

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