Quick Pickled Red Onions

Onions

Pickled red onions are a great way to use up extras and make a tasty useful condiment to use in all kinds of meals that will last in the fridge!

Try them on your burgers, sandwiches, pizzas, tacos, in salads, and so much more!

  • 1.5 cups red onions, sliced thinly
  • 3 TBLS sugar
  • 1 TBLS salt
  • 1 cup white vinegar  

Optional spicing ingredients:

  • 1 clove garlic and 10 peppercorns
  • 1/2 cinnamon stick, 1 star anise, 4 cloves, red pepper flakes
  • fresh ginger slices
  • 1 clove garlic, cumin seeds, mustard seeds
  • etc! Make it up!

Add prepared onions to a pint jar, filling up to 1 inch below the top.
Boil the vinegar, sugar, salt, and spices until dissolved. Remove from heat.
Pour liquid over onions in jar. Put a canning jar lid.
Let stand until cool. Store in fridge for up to 3-4 weeks.

For softer pickles: add them to the vinegar mixture and boil 1-2 minutes then pour into jar to cool as above.