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Mexican Quick Pickled Red Onions
These addictively delicious, wonderfully simple pickled onions are made in the Yucatecan style with the juice from bitter (Seville) oranges. No bitter oranges? No problem - a simple combination of readily available citrus juices works just as well.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 31 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
8
- 2 small red onions ((~300 grams total))
- 3/4 cup seville orange juice (or 1/4 cup each orange, lime, and grapefruit juice (see note))
- 1 tbsp white vinegar (or white wine vinegar)
- 1/4 tsp salt (or to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Thinly slice the onion. Combine with juice, vinegar, and salt in a container. Shake vigorously for about 10 seconds. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours (overnight is best).