How to Make Delicious, Super-Fast 5 Ingredient Pickled Onions

5 Ingredient Pickled Onions

Have you ever been eating at  a restaurant and thought, “wow this is so amazing, someone must have really worked hard on this?” You think, “I could never make something that tasted this good.” That’s exactly what I believed when I was mindlessly scrolling through Instagram (while nursing my 7-month-old) and came across Earthy Andy’s (you can find her on Instagram @earthyandy) simple, delicious, recipe for 5 ingredient pickled onions. Not that I had actually tasted it at the time, but I thought, could these really be so simple and yet delicious. Sometimes I can get in my own head and think things take more work than they actually do. I tend to build it up into something it’s not, which leads to not trying. In this case, it was only 5 ingredients and I had everything on hand, so why not. These pickled red onions are quick!

My Experience

After I decided I couldn’t live without that savory pickled onion taste in my mouth I put my baby in his pack and play and got to work. First I chopped the red onion as thinly as I could get, sans mandolin; you can just as easily use a knife. Next, I grabbed my raw apple cider vinegar, I use Bragg but you can use your favorite or white vinegar if you prefer. I found a mason jar.  I used a large one because I didn’t think the onion would fit, but you can use a regular size one (12oz), I promise it will fit.

Then I put the sugar and salt in a measuring cup, set my faucet to the hottest it would go, and filled the cup with the desired amount of water to dissolve them. After the sugar and salt dissolved I poured the vinegar in and mixed the ingredients together. Next, I shoved the chopped onion into the Mason jar; you can put it in as full slices, and poured the mixture over the onions. You want to completely cover them, no loose onion tentacles here.

You’ll want to then set them on your counter with no lid for about an hour to allow for cooling. Cover and place in the refrigerator for up to 3 weeks, but most likely you’ll devour them before their time is up.

These pickled onions would be great on just about anything, we just had an Asian flared collard wrap with these beauties on top. Let me just say, they do not disappoint.

Now that you’ve decided you too can’t live without these onions, here’s the recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 red onion- thinly sliced
• 1 Tbsp. raw sugar
• 1 ½ tsp. salt
• 1 cup hot water
• ½ cup raw apple cider vinegar
• 1 12oz mason jar

Instructions

1- slice red onion and place into Mason jar, really pack it in

2- combine sugar and salt in a bowl (I used a measuring cup)

3- pour hot water over mixture and let dissolve

4- add apple cider vinegar

5- pour the vinegar mixture over the sliced onion, they should be completely covered

6- leave uncovered on the counter for 1 hour or until cooled

7- place the lid on the jar and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks

8- Enjoy!

If you love these 5 ingredient pickled onions, you’ll love these healthy peanut butter cookies too!

Recipe from @earthyandy