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Last night we enjoyed a simple appetizer of cheese and crackers with these pickled red onions. We eat them with cheese and on all types of sandwiches, like chicken or egg salad. We enjoy them as a side to stewed beans and rice, on salads, or packed in small containers for school lunches. We eat them with just about everything. In fact, last night my son ate more pickled onions than cheese! They are simple to make and are very tasty.
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Pickled Red Onions
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ pounds red onions, (about 2 large)
- 1 ½ cups red wine vinegar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Trim any roots form the onions and cut them lengthwise in half. Remove and discard the outer layer of peel. Cut a V in the bottoms of the onions and remove the roots. Place the onions cut side down on a cutting board and slice lengthwise into ⅛-inch slices, following the natural lines on the outside of the onion. Cutting with the lines, of the grain, rather than against them will help the onions soften more quickly.
- Pack the onions into a 1 quart canning jar or container; reserve any that don’t fit.
- Combine the vinegar and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Pour the hot vinegar mixture over the onions. Once the onions begin to wilt, you can add any remaining onions to the jar. Let cool. Refrigerate for at least 24 hours, or up to several weeks. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
These are so delicious! I have been putting them on different kinds of sandwiches and even eating a few right from the jar!!
Erin-
Glad you enjoyed them! My family can polish off a whole batch in one sitting. So…I usually double the batch!
Well, pickling onions seems easy enough! I'll have to give this a try!
Ah the famous pickled onions recipe at last!! Can't wait to make them – unless you have a batch already made for me;)
MP-
Packed the last of the most recent batch with school lunches today. Time to make a new one:)
okay, so I have a plethora of sweet onions that I bought on sale, this is on my list for today too. Thanks!