The Best Pickled Red Onion

Recipe and Review

I am obsessed with pickled red onions. I put them on everything. They are so much better than raw onions in my opinion! I put pickled red onions on sandwiches, salads, omelets, and ANYTHING Latin. The day I made these, I was making Chicken Mole Tacos (recipe coming soon).

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Assemble the Ingredients

Easy dessert to make: 5/5 on the Easy as Pie scale 🥧🥧🥧🥧🥧

A medium to large red onion is the perfect size for this recipe.

Put one cup of water in a pot and then add one and one half Tbsp of sugar.

Give that a stir and start the stove on medium.

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Next add one cup of vinegar

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Grind some salt and pepper into the pot and allow the liquid to reach a simmer.

While you are waiting for the water/vinegar mix to reach a simmer and the sugar to dissolve, slice the red onion thinly.

Once the water reaches a simmer and the sugar has dissolved, combine the sliced onion and the water/vinegar mix in a container. I used a plastic container, but you can use a canning jar. Allow the onions to marinate for at least 3 hours. They will last in your refrigerator for up to a week.

So delicious 😋😋😋😋😋

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Prep Time 15

Refrigerate 3

Course Latin Dishes, Salad, Sandwich

Cuisine Latin

Ingredients

1 red onion, medium to large
1 cup water
1 cup vinegar
1 ½ Tbsp sugar
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Combine water, vinegar, and sugar in a small pot over medium heat
Stir in a pinch of salt and pepper
Allow mixture to come to a simmer, just to dissolve the sugar
Remove from heat
Slice red onion thinly
Combine water/vinegar mix and sliced onions in a container and place in refrigerator
Allow onions to marinate in mixture for a minimum of 3 hours
Pickled onions will last for 1 week in refrigerator, unless you eat them all first!