Easy Pickled Onions
Here's an easy recipe for a quick batch of delightful pickled onions. You can use these on sandwiches, tacos, tostadas, or anything that needs a final dash of zip to liven it up. (Note: instructions are not meant for long term canning.)
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 red onion
- 3/4 cup vinegar
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 clove garlic
- freshly ground pepper
- pinch of sugar (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a saucepan over medium heat, combine 3/4 cup vinegar, 3/4 cup water, 1 teaspoon salt, and a pinch of sugar (optional). Bring to a light boil or until all of the salt is dissolved.
- 2
Chop up the red onion (you can peel and discard the outer skin). I cut it into quarters and then slice lengthwise.
- 3
Give the slices a quick toss and then stuff them in a pint-sized glass jar. Add the vinegar mixture along with 1 garlic clove chopped in half and some freshly ground pepper (or whole peppercorns).
- 4
Let cool on counter for a few minutes. Then cover and store in the refrigerator.
- 5
The pickled onions will have most of their flavor after a few hours of resting in the brine.