Mushroom and Green Tomato Stir Fry
A very quick sides recipe; raw, tart green tomatoes and earthy mushrooms stir fried in fragrant sesame oil.
We had light snow a couple of days back resulting my garden to breathe it’s last. The plants still had a lot of peppers and tomatoes. I went out in the freezing cold and got all the unripe tomatoes in all shapes and sizes.
I don’t cook with green tomatoes often. They usually sit on the counter top till they get red and pretty; but this time I had way too many. Here is what I came up with – quick, easy and strange combination of the earthy mushrooms and the tart tomatoes cooked in sesame oil – to my surprise it was quite delicious!
Mushroom and Green Tomato Stir Fry
Ingredients:
- 1.5 Tablespoons Pure Sesame Oil
- 2 Cups Buttom/Cremini Mushrooms, Sliced
- 3 Medium Green/Unripe Tomatoes, Halved and Sliced
- 1/2 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- Red Pepper Flakes
- 2-3 Hot Green Pepper (Thai bird/Serrano)
- Salt
- Fresh Parsley/Cilantro/Thyme (or your favorite herb), for Garnish
Preparation:Wash the mushrooms and pry them with a kitchen/paper towel. Slice them.
Heat oil in a skillet. Add the cumin seeds, slit hot peppers and the pepper flakes. When the cumin sizzles, add the mushrooms, and the sliced tomatoes; cook at high heat while tossing occasionally till all the water evaporates and the mushrooms turn brown. Add salt and garnish with cilantro/parsley/thyme.
Serve warm.
I loved this with wild rice. Spicy peppers, slightly tart tomatoes and the full bodied mushrooms together make a strangely good combination.
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December 6th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Looks so good. I usually make sambhar with the green tomatoes.
December 6th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
That stir-fry is awesome! What lovely colors and flavors!
Cheers,
Rosa
December 6th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
I’ve never tried green tomatoes before but I know I love mushrooms and regular tomatoes, so this definitely would please me.
December 6th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Wow that is just so so beautiful.
December 6th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Beautiful pics! Green tomatoes…I just had it in curry.
December 6th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
I never cooked with tomatoes before… looks great… should try it once and I love mushrooms
December 6th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
I meant green tomatoes
December 6th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
What a great recipe for green tomatoes. I’ve never used them in cooking. I love pickling them. I’m going to try this recipe for sure. Thanks.
December 6th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Wonderfully delicious stir fry. I don’t cook with green tomatoes often either but what an inspiring idea. Such great color–it looks very fresh and very tasty.
December 7th, 2009 at 4:26 am
i feel like eatin this right now
December 7th, 2009 at 6:53 am
Wonderful looking stir fry and gorgeous clicks!
December 7th, 2009 at 7:31 am
That looks delicious! The only dish I make with green tomatoes is salsa.
December 7th, 2009 at 8:01 am
A very colorful and delicious stir-fry, love this side dish!
December 7th, 2009 at 8:26 am
WOw!Looks like I missed some of your wonderful creations in the past week or so!!Lovely!
December 7th, 2009 at 8:55 am
Okay, Soma ! I wish that we could both sit down to your delicious stir fry!
December 7th, 2009 at 9:17 am
This looks so great….can’t wait to try it
December 7th, 2009 at 10:09 am
thats a real unusual combo but looks delish…love green tomatoes. once fried them with batter, loved it. will definitely try this one.
December 7th, 2009 at 10:56 am
Very quick stir fry- green tomat and dhal work perfectly too…
December 7th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Ami Green Tomato khub ekta kini na, ei week ei try korbo
Sandeepa, egulo kini ni
last week snow hoyechey, tai bagan shob wilt kore kharap hoye gelo. Onek Knacha tomato chilo gaachey, she gulo diye i korlam ;-D
December 7th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
What a colorful combination, looks fantastic !
December 7th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Wow, nice dish…love the ingredients in it…and what a nice combination of colors…absolutely yummie!
December 7th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
I really do love the flavor of green tomatoes. They look so vibrant. This looks really delicious!
December 7th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
I too do not cook that often with green tomatoes.Interesting stir fry.The clicks are great.You always come up with unique and hearty combos Soma
December 8th, 2009 at 12:36 am
Wow… I can’t believe you had snow already! In my mind it is still not winter…lol… Love the look of this dish. I am sure it must have been delicious. I have also never cooked with green tomatoes!
December 8th, 2009 at 7:56 am
Looks very delicious….love mushrooms….
December 8th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
I just had my lunch and your recipie has made me hungry again ! Mushroom is my all time favorite and this is sooo good.
December 9th, 2009 at 5:06 am
Looks delicious! I haven’t done much cooking with green tomatoes either.
December 9th, 2009 at 9:17 am
the bowl of bright, colorful veggies remind me of spring Soma. Lovely.
December 9th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Stir fries always look so inviting. This looks amazing! Great colours and flavours.
December 9th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
This is my case too with green tomatoes I prefer them red so this recipe is a scrumptious surprise for me
Cheers!
Gera
December 11th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
Love the colors and I can imagine the wonderful flavor. Every ingredient is on my A-List.
March 29th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
I’ve never cooked with green tomatoes, even though I’ve wanted to ever since reading Fannie Flagg’s Fried Green Tomatoes. Maybe I will finally try, since this stir-fry looks really delicious.