Simple Pickled Red Onions

This is short and quick recipe to truly uplift the onions in terms of color and taste. Onions are used in too many dishes in my kitchen. Recently after trying pickled onions in a salad, I realized the secret behind the gorgeous color and tangy taste that stands out. Following the simple, easy pickling process and after about an hour of resting time, I was able to enjoy the radiant form of onions.

The basic ingredients you don’t want to miss are vinegar, water, salt and sugar. I replaced regular sugar with date sugar and it worked well. You can even use maple syrup or honey in place of sugar. I would like to try a combination of apple cider vinegar and white wine vinegar the next time I make these tasteful version of onions.

These pickled red onions are great addition to salads, tacos, burgers, and even stir-fries. So, find 10 min of your time, to make these lovely form of onions, and you will use them as a topping on many dishes to come.

Simple Pickled Red Onions

A tangy lightly spiced twist on onions to make them a super addictive condiment

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Ingredients

  

• 1 red onion sliced thin and uniformly
• 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp date sugar can use maple syrup
• 1 tsp whole black pepper
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes- optional for more heat

Instructions

 

• Take a deep sauce pan and on low heat, add the vinegars, water, date sugar and salt. Let the mixture simmer for 4-5 min until it starts to boil.

  In the meantime, thinly slice red onions in circles while trying to keep thickness uniform.

  Put the onion slices in a mason jar and gently press them to the bottom.

  Now pour the hot vinegar mixture in the mason jar with onions, to submerge onions.

  Then add the black peppercorns and fennel.

  Let the jar sit on the counter for 20 min. Then put a tight lid and refrigerate the jar. These pickled red onions are good for 2-3 weeks.