Easy Quick Pickled Onions
Top your favorite foods with some nice, bright, tangy onions in only one hour!
Ingredients
- 1 medium red onion
- ⅔ cup water
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp white sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- ½ tbsp cloves 5-8 cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 garlic clove
Instructions
- Pour water, vinegar, sugar, salt, cloves, garlic and bay leaves into a medium saucepan. Heat on medium until the sugar and salt have dissolved. Allow to cool to room temperature
- Thinly slice onion. I recommend a mandolin but thinly slicing with a knife will work as well
- Place sliced onions into a 16oz mason jar and pour the water/vinegar solution over the onions- feel free to strain out the cloves, garlic, and bay leaves for less intense flavor
- Secure the jar lid and leave on the counter for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, turn the jar over on its lid and leave for another 30 minutes. Onions will begin to turn pink the longer they are sitting in the solution
- Alternatively: Place in sealed jar in the refrigerator for at least one day
Notes
When sealed or covered, the onions will keep in the fridge for several weeks.
For an additional onion, double the solution mix