Name: Tamarillo chutney with walnut digestives
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 120 min
Ingredients: Tamarillo chutney; 12 tamarillos; 300 g apples, chopped; 250 g onions, chopped; 300 ml malt vinegar; 1/2 tbsp salt; 3/4 tsp mustard powder; 1/2 tsp mixed spice; 1 cup brown sugar; 1 cup chopped dates; Walnut digestives; 110 g rolled oats; 75 g shelled walnuts; 110 g wholemeal flour; 3 tbsp brown sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 75 g butter; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1 egg, lightly beaten

Tamarillo chutney with walnut digestives

Enjoy tamarillo season thanks to our divine chutney recipe, which makes a fantastic gift - even if it's a gift to yourself! It matches beautifully with cheese, pickles, cold meats, and these walnut digestives.

Makes 1 litre

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This recipe was shared with us by the Tamarillo Growers Association; adapted from a recipe by the much-loved Kiwi food writer Digby Law. This version uses dates to reduce the amount of sugar needed.

Ingredients

Tamarillo chutney

12 tamarillos

300 g apples, chopped

250 g onions, chopped

300 ml malt vinegar

1/2 tbsp salt

3/4 tsp mustard powder

1/2 tsp mixed spice

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup chopped dates

Walnut digestives

110 g rolled oats

75 g shelled walnuts

110 g wholemeal flour

3 tbsp brown sugar

1/2 tsp salt

75 g butter

1/4 tsp baking soda

1 egg, lightly beaten

Method

Scoop flesh from tamarillos and chop. Place into a heavy based saucepan with remaining ingredients; simmer for 1-1½ hours, stirring frequently, until thickened and you can run wooden spoon through mixture without a pool of vinegar forming in the hollow.

Bottle in sterilised jars. Serve on Walnut digestives (recipe below), with cheese, pickles and cold meats, or use in curries and stews.

Walnut digestives

Preheat the oven to 190°C. Grease a cookie tray. Process the rolled oats to a fine floury meal, then add walnuts and pulse to crumbs. Add the remaining ingredients, pulsing to form a dough.

Dust bench with wholemeal flour and roll dough about 5mm thick. Cut into circles with a cookie cutter or glass and place on greased tray. Prick once or twice with a fork and bake for about 11 minutes or until golden around edges. Makes approx. 24