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Tomato Jam? That's what my husband's reaction was, when I started making this on a Sunday afternoon. I can understand why he couldn't bond with the idea of tomato jam on toast. I didn't create this recipe for toast and jam. I was inspired to make a Savory Tomato Jam out of pure lust. You see, there's a local restaurant that served a dish that I fell in-love with. It was a lemon-rosemary marinated grilled chicken breast, served over a risotto cake with tomato jam. I loved it! But, that special is no longer on the menu, and I was pining for more.
I spotted these beauties at Whole Foods, and it was already October. At $3.99 a pound, I grabbed a couple of baskets and decided that these were destined for my own version of tomato…
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.%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EI%20decided%20to%20add%20some%20thyme,%20red%20pepper%20flakes,%20%20and%20the%20juice%20of%201/2%20fresh%20lemons.%20%20Much%20better!%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EI%20let%20the%20jam%20simmer%20for%20about%2020%20more%20minutes.%20%20This%20photo%20makes%20the%20pot%20look%20like%20I%20burned%20the%20jam.%20I%20almost%20did,%20but%20I%20got%20it%20in%20the%20nick%20of%20time.%20%20Lesson%20learned:%20pay%20very%20close%20attention%20when%20reducing%20something%20with%20sugar%20in%20it!%20%20I%20had%20already%20been%20in%20the%20middle%20of%20canning%20apple%20sauce,%20so%20I%20poured%20the%20tomato%20jam%20into%20a%20sterilized%20jar%20and%20the%20the%20top%20sealed%20with%20a%20reassuring%20%22click%22.%20%20I%20stored%20this%20in%20the%20fridge,%20and%20two%20weeks%20later,%20I%20made%20this%20recipe%20with%20it:%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EThis%20is%20a%20pan-fried%20chicken%20breast,%20served%20over%20polenta%20with%20a%20fantastic%20sauce%20(I%20will%20share%20that%20next).%20%20The%20tomato%20jam%20was%20the%20perfect%20topping,%20for%20this%20dish.%20In%20fact,%20my%20husband%20raved%20about%20how%20good%20the%20tomato%20jam%20tasted--%20it%20was%20his%20favorite%20part%20of%20the%20dish.%20%20%20There's%20still%201/2%20jar%20of%20this%20tomato%20jam%20left,%20and%20I%20have%20another%20idea...I've%20shared%20this%20chicken%20recipe,%20and%20you%20can%20view%20it%20here.%20%20I%20decided%20to,%20first,%20post%20how%20I%20made%20the%20tomato%20jam,%20so%20that%20my%20post%20wouldn't%20be%20too%20long.%20%20It's%20a%20delicious%20condiment,%20with%20just%20the%20right%20balance%20of%20sweet%20and%20sour.%20%20I%20thinking%20that%20adding%20more%20heat%20with%20a%20jalapeno%20could%20work,%20too.%20%20If%20%20you've%20never%20tried%20cooking%20down%20tomatoes,%20as%20a%20condiment,%20I%20encourage%20you%20to%20do%20so.%20%20%20I%20plan%20on%20making%20more%20of%20this%20recipe,%20so%20that%20I%20can%20enjoy%20tomatoes%20year-round.%3C/p%3E){kind=link}