Timely Reminder

The competition in lovethegarden.com for a favourite tomato recipe is a timely reminder to use up the last of the Tumbler tomatoes trying in vain to ripen near the back door. Though decidedly unripe they have a nice earthy flavour and are already sweet, and as luck would have it there are also the last (likewise earthy) Ring of Fire chilli and about 30 coriander seeds the chickens and my picking for drying have missed.  The three green ingredients needed to make my hot salsa. The toms - about 20 ranging from overgrown pea to underfed golf ball - are chopped roughly. Then the seeds-and-all chilli, coriander, six peppercorns, two garlic cloves and a big pinch of coarse salt are machine-zapped to a paste to which the juice of half a lemon and a good glug of cheap olive oil is added (I defy anyone to tell own-brand from super-ultra-extra-virgin in such a mixture). Mix the Tumblers with the by now thin paste, breath deeply to enjoy in advance, and then cover with clingfilm and leave to mature in the fridge for at least six hours(though I'll take it out to warm to room temperature before using). It will spice up this evening's autumnal supper of pork chops and Turk's Turban squash, and any left will go nicely on toast - or if you live in Kensington, bruschetta.