Recipe: Fermented Cherry Tomato Bombs

adapted from Grow Forage Cook Ferment

 

2 cups cherry tomatoes

2 cloves garlic peeled

1/8 teaspoon peppercorns

1/8 teaspoon coriander seeds

1/8 teaspoon mustard seeds

2 cups unchlorinated water

1 ½ Tablespoons kosher, pickling, or sea salt do not use iodized table salt

 

Put the peppercorns, coriander seeds, and mustard seeds into the bottom of a quart-sized jar, then layer in the tomatoes, parsley, basil, and garlic.

Mix together the water and salt to make a brine, and pour over the tomatoes, making sure to cover them completely.

Use a weight to keep the tomatoes under the brine, and cover the jar with a towel.

Put in a cool and dark corner to ferment for 6-8 days.

Taste them along the way. When the tomatoes are finished fermenting they will burst with a champagne like effervescence in your mouth.

Cover with a lid and store in the fridge. They are best after 1 to 2 weeks.