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Pickled Red Onions

Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Servings: 8

Pickled red onions are an easy and delicious way to add acidity, sweetness, and color to your dishes. They are perfect for everything from salads and burgers to tacos and open-faced sandwiches. This recipe yields crisp, flavorful onions with a sharp yet balanced vinegar taste – and they only get better after a few days in the fridge.

Pickled Red Onions

Ingredients

  • 4 large red onions
  • 400 ml vinegar
  • 150 ml water
  • 5 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons peppercorns

Instructions

  1. Slice the red onions
  2. Bring vinegar to a boil with water, sugar, and peppercorns
  3. Place the red onions in a sterilized preserving jar
  4. Pour the vinegar mixture over the red onions and let them steam off a bit with the lid open
  5. Then place the pickled red onions in the fridge

Pickled Red Onions

Snacks and sides
Pickled Red Onions

Pickled red onions are an easy and delicious way to add acidity, sweetness, and color to your dishes. They are perfect for everything from salads and burgers to tacos and open-faced sandwiches. This recipe yields crisp, flavorful onions with a sharp yet balanced vinegar taste – and they only get better after a few days in the fridge.

Posted on 8/3/2024

Servings

8

Total time

10 minutes

Servings

8

Total time

10 minutes

Ingredients

•
4 large red onions
•
400 ml vinegar
•
150 ml water
•
5 tablespoons sugar
•
2 teaspoons peppercorns

Instructions

1

Slice the red onions

2

Bring vinegar to a boil with water, sugar, and peppercorns

3

Place the red onions in a sterilized preserving jar

4

Pour the vinegar mixture over the red onions and let them steam off a bit with the lid open

5

Then place the pickled red onions in the fridge


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