Quick & Easy Red Onion Pickle Recipe
These gorgeous magenta onion pickles are the condiment you didn't know you needed. They add color, acidity, and crunch to whatever they touch!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 large red onion sliced
- kosher salt to coat
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns whole
- 5 allspice berries (optional)
- 1 small red chili halved, (optional for extra heat)
- 3-4 cloves garlic halved
- 1-2 bay leaves
- ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
- rice wine vinegar to cover
Instructions
- Thinly slice 1 large red onion and place in an appropriately sized mason jar or delitainer.
- Sprinkle liberally with kosher salt, cover and shake. Let rest while you assemble other ingredients.
- Add in black peppercorn, allspice berries, dried chili, garlic, bay leaves, ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
- Cover onion slices with rice wine vinegar (apple cider vinegar works here too, as will plain white vinegar, but to make up for some of the sweetness add in an extra ½ teaspoon of sugar if you do)
- Cover, shake a few times to disperse the flavorings and pop in your fridge.
Notes
They’ll be ready to eat in an hour or two and will keep for at least a month. As your stash inevitably becomes depleted (because you’re gonna want these puppies on EVERYTHING), you can very easily replenish your stores by pouring out your brining liquid and pulling out whatever onions you have left. Simply slice another onion, put it in the jar and sprinkle with salt. Cover and shake, then let rest 2-3 minutes. Add your remaining pickled onions on top (because FIFO), then pour the brining liquid back in. If your onions aren’t covered, simply add a bit more vinegar to the jar to cover them up. Voila!
Nutrition
Calories: 5kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 16mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 3IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 1mg
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