Plum & Date Chutney

Tulip-Fairy's Note:

I had never made chutney before this one, but it is so simple, no boiling, it's almost a no cook version. It will keep for up to a week in the fridge, but I doubt it will last that long!

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 2 large red onions , sliced
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 12 ounces plums , halved,stoned and thickly sliced
• 2 ounces fresh dates or 2 ounces dried dates , stoned and finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon light muscovado sugar , more to taste
• 1 large red chile , seeded and finely chopped
• 2 limes, juice of
• 1 teaspoon tamarind paste

Directions:

1. Preheat grill and line the grill pan with foil.
2. MIx the onions and oil and spread them out in the pan.
3. Grill for 12-15 minutes or until soft and charred.
4. Put the plum slices into a large bowl and add the hot onions with all the reamining ingredients.
5. Leave to marinate for 1 hour, then taste and add salt and pepper, plus a little extra sugar if you like.
6. Goes great with cold meats or stuffed into a pitta bread with a strong cheese.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Although I followed the recipe pretty much, I did cut back the amount of red chile by about 2/3! I also used the more moist, chewy Medjool dates & came up with A GREAT TASTING CHUTNEY, & one I'll make again! Thanks for adding to my growing number of chutney recipes! [Tagged, made & reviewed as part of my Chutney theme in My-3-Chefs]