Best Pickled Red Onion Recipe
Pickled Red Onions are some of the best vegetables to brighten and "accent" dishes with. They are not over-powering and they only require five ingredients to prepare. I enjoy adding these to salads, smoked salmon lox, tacos, nachos and more!
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Marinade2 hours hrs
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
- 1/2 Red Onion sliced
- 1 cup Filtered Warm Water
- 1/2 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Granulated Sugar
- 1.5 tsp Iodized Salt
Get Recipe Ingredients
Take 1 red onion, cut it in half and then into then slices. Set onion slices aside. In the microwave, heat up 1 cup of filtered water in a liquid measuring cup (around 60 - 90 seconds). Remove liquid measuring cup from microwave, pour in salt and sugar, stir and dissolve.
To the sugar and salt liquid brine mixture pour in 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar. Stir until combined.
Take a clean 17 oz mason jar, place sliced onions inside of the mason jar, pour in ACV brine mixture into the mason jar. Seal with lid, and allow this to rest in refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Enjoy!