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No Cook Quick Pickled Red Onions

White bowl of sliced thin and pickled red onions (pink hue). with a silver spoon out of the bowl on a dark wood table.

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This refrigerated quick pickled red onion recipe is an easy, colorful, crunchy and tangy condiment to sandwiches, burgers, tacos, or salads.  Quick picked onions take about 5 minutes to make, has no sugar, and there is no cooking involved.

Ingredients

  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp salt

Instructions

  • Slice the onions thin.  Use a mandoline (this is my favorite mandolin) if you've got one.
  • Place ingredients in a non reactive bowl (glass, plastic, or ceramic) and stir.  
  • Let sit 30-40 minutes, stir occasionally (this will make the onions soften and shrink)
  • Transfer onions and juices to a pint jar or bowl.  
  • Seal and refrigerate for up 10 days.  Happy Picklin'!  Beckie

Notes

  • Quick brined onions are easy to make. The only trick is to let it set at room temperature for 30 minutes and stir a couple times to speed up the wilting / marinating of the onions
  • The recipe is versatile - add a pinch of your favorite spices or herbs - all spice, bay leaves, cayenne, mustard seeds, etc... 
  • This recipe (one medium onion) makes 1 pint jar. Quick pickled red onions stay good in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for ~ 10 days.