Tomato Ginger Jam

Yield: about 2 cups

Ingredients

• 12 ripe local tomatoes, chopped or 1 28-ounce can of ripe tomatoes
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup grated fresh ginger
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt

Method

1. Put the tomatoes into a pot with the sugar, red wine vinegar, ginger, salt and bay leaves. 
2. Bring to a boil then simmer until thickened to a jam consistency, about 30 minutes.
3. Note: The easiest way to grate ginger is to first freeze it, then grate it with a microplane grater into a powder.
4. You may also use the smallest holes on a standard box grater.