Quick Pickled Red Onions
If you love onions, but find raw onion too acrid, there’s an easy, quick way to tame the bite: pickling.
All you need to make pickled onions is apple cider vinegar, some salt and sugar, water, and a Mason jar.
Drop slices of your onion of choice — red onion adds a gorgeous pop of color to any dish — into the salty-sweet brine and let sit for at least 10 minutes.
By the time you finish prepping the other ingredients in your main dish, you’ll have a tasty, low-calorie, low-sugar topping that pairs with just about any salad, sandwich, grain bowl or protein.
Quick Pickled Red Onions
Pickled onions are a low-calorie, low-sugar topping that goes nicely with just about any salad, sandwich, grain bowl or protein.
Ingredients
- 1 medium red onion thinly sliced
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. raw honey
- 1 Tbsp. sea salt (or Himalayan salt)
- 2 cups water
Instructions
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Place onion in a 1-quart mason jar (or glass bowl with lid). Set aside.
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Combine vinegar, honey, salt, and water in a medium bowl; whisk to blend.
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Pour vinegar mixture over onion; cover.
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Let sit for at least 1 hour, but sitting overnight in the refrigerator is best. Drain onions before serving.
Recipe Notes
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