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Quick Pickled Red Onions

Using a fork to pick up rings of homemade pickled red onions out of a jar.
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These quick pickled red onions will liven up any dish!

Ingredients

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  • 1 red onion
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Peel and thinly slice the red onion*. Then, pack the sliced onion into a pint-sized jar.
  2. Add the apple cider vinegar, water, sugar, and salt to a small pot or saucier.
  3. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Stir the mixture while it’s heating to dissolve the salt and sugar.
  4. Then, pour it over the onions. Use the back of a spoon to press down on the onions and submerge them.
  5. Tightly close the lid on the jar and let them brine at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  6. Serve or transfer the jar to the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Give the jar a good shake before serving.

Notes

*You want the onion to be thinly sliced but not shaved.

No Cook Pickled Red Onions

You can skip the boiling step if you don’t want to cook the onions. If you’re using raw apple cider vinegar, it will preserve the raw quality of the vinegar. Stir the brine ingredients together until the salt and sugar dissolve. Then, follow the instructions.

The onions take longer to absorb the cold brine. No-cook pickled onions in cold brine are best after sitting in the fridge overnight. Their texture and taste are also slightly different. Both methods produce excellent pickled onions!

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