Quick Pickled Red Onions

Quick Pickled Red Onions

35 min

This quick pickled red onions recipe is easy to make in just 30 minutes with just 5 ingredients. See notes above for extra seasonings that you are welcome to add in too.

Ingredients

  • 1 largered onion, peeled and very thinly sliced
  • ¾ cupapple cider/red wine vinegar (half each)
  • ¼ cupwater
  • 1 teaspoonfine sea salt
  • 1 tablespoonssweetener - grenadine
  • 4Peppercorns

Directions

  1. 1

    In a small saucepan, stir together the vinegar, water, salt and your desired amount of sweetener. Cook over medium-high heat until the mixture reaches a simmer. (Or alternately, you can heat the mixture in the microwave.)

  2. 2

    Place the thinly-sliced onions in a mason jar. Pour the hot vinegar mixture over the onions, screw on the lid, and shake the onions briefly until they are evenly coated with the vinegar mixture.

  3. 3

    Let the onions marinate for 30 minutes. (You may need to press the onions down with a spoon so that they are all submerged under the vinegar mixture.)

  4. 4

    Serve immediately, or refrigerate the onions in a sealed container for up to 2 weeks.