My Marinated Cherry Tomatoes contain no oil and no herbs. I used Japanese ingredients in the marinade to give a subtle authentic flavour to the tomatoes. I have two marinades to show you – Yuzu Honey Marinade and Shiro Dashi Marinade.
Don't forget to see the section 'MEAL IDEAS' below the recipe card! It gives you a list of dishes that I have already posted and this recipe that can make up a complete meal. I hope it is of help to you.
- 8 red cherry tomatoes (note 1)
- 8 greenish red mini tomatoes (note 1)
- 8 yellow mini tomatoes (note 1)
- 2 tsp yuzu juice (note 3)
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tbsp shiro dashi (note 4)
- Water (note 4)
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Microwave honey in a small microwave-safe bowl for 5 seconds to make it watery, then let it cool to room temperature.
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Put the honey and yuzu juice into a zip lock bag, shake and mix well.
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Put shiro dashi and water (if required per note 3) in a zip lock bag and shake to mix well.
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Place your knife on the top of a tomato and make a shallow incision along the surface of the tomato towards the stem end. You only need to cut the skin, so try not to cut the flesh. Do the same to the other side from the top (note 5).
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Bring water in a saucepan to boil and put the tomatoes into the boiling water.
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Boil for 10-15 seconds, then transfer the tomatoes to a bowl filled with ice water to quickly cool them down.
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Take one tomato at a time, peel the skin off the flesh starting from where the incision is. Put the peeled tomato on a new bowl or a plate.
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Put 12 mini tomatoes (I picked 4 of each colour) into the bag of Yuzu-flavoured Marinade, remove the air as much as possible, then seal the bag.
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Put the remaining 12 mini tomatoes into the bag of shiro dashi Marinade, remove the air as much as possible, then seal the bag.
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Put the bags in the fridge for at least 4 hours up to 1 day. Turn the bags over a couple of times.
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If you are serving marinated cherry tomatoes as a side, simply place the tomatoes and a small amount of marinade in a serving bowl.
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If you are serving the marinated tomatoes as a finger food or an appetiser, you can put a couple of tomatoes on a long toothpick or place a couple of tomatoes on a canape spoon. Adding a small parsley leaf on the tomatoes makes it pretty and attractive too.
1. I had three different colours of tomatoes, but you can use just 1 colour or 2 colours. My mini tomatoes were about 3cm in diameter and the total weight of 24 mini tomatoes was 320g/0.7lb.
2. The quantity of each marinade is just right for 12 mini tomatoes. You need to adjust the quantity accordingly depending on the number of tomatoes you will be marinating.
3. If you can't find yuzu juice, you can substitute yuzu juice with a mixture of lemon juice and a small amount of grapefruit juice.
4. The concentration rate of shiro dashi varies depending on the brand. My shiro dashi required 3 parts water to 1 part shiro dashi to make a standard noodle broth (x3 concentration). Some brands of shiro dashi srequire 4 parts water (x4) or even 7 parts (x7) water to make a standard broth.
If the concentration rate of your shiro dashi is higher, requiring more water to make a standard broth, you will need to add a small amount of water to make the marinade slightly thinner.
In the case of x4 concentration, add about just over ½ teaspoon of water. If it is x7 concentration, mix ½ tablespoon each of shiro dashi and water.
5. I made a long incision, almost all around the tomato, so that peeling becomes very easy, and the skin almost slides off the flesh. But you can make a shorter incision, in which case the skin will not slide off and you will need to use your fingers to peel the skin off.
6. Nutrition per serving as a side with Yuzu Honey Marinade.
serving: 88g calories: 26kcal fat: 0.2g (0%) saturated fat: 0g (0%) trans fat: 0.0g polyunsaturated fat: 0.1g monounsaturated fat: 0g cholesterol: 0mg (0%) sodium: 4.2mg (0%) carbohydrates: 6.4g (2%) dietary fibre: 1.1g (4%) sugar: 5.1g protein: 0.8g vitamin D: 0mcg (0%) calcium: 9mg (1%) iron: 0.3mg (1%) potassium: 198mg (4%)