Pickled Cherry Tomatoes

Serve these piquant tomatoes as an hors d’oeuvre, or drop one into a martini.

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Serve these piquant tomatoes as an hors d’oeuvre, or drop one into a martini.

Servings
3

Ingredients

  • 1 cup white balsamic vinegar
  • 4 tsp. sugar
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 2 chiles de arbol, crumbled
  • 2 whole allspice
  • 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and smashed
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 4 thyme sprigs

Preparation

1. Bring vinegar, 3/4 cup water, sugar, salt, chiles, allspice, and cayenne to a simmer in saucepan. Stir to dissolve sugar, then remove from heat. Cool 30 minutes.

2. Put garlic and bay leaf in bottom of 1-qt. glass jar. Add tomatoes, and tuck thyme sprigs along sides. Pour vinegar mixture over tomatoes, and marinate 1 hour. Store up to 1 day in refrigerator.

Nutrition Information

  • Calories 1
  • Carbohydrate Content 0.5 g
  • Cholesterol Content 0 mg
  • Fat Content 0.5 g
  • Fiber Content 0.5 g
  • Protein Content 0.5 g
  • Saturated Fat Content 0 g
  • Sodium Content 8 mg
  • Sugar Content 0.5 g

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