Peanut Free Pickled Red Onions
Tangy, jewel-bright, and impossibly versatile, these pickled red onions are the kind of condiment that quietly transforms everything they touch. A simple brine of apple cider vinegar, honey, and sea salt does all the heavy lifting, with fresh ginger and optional garlic adding a subtle warmth that store-bought versions rarely deliver. The whole process happens on your stovetop in just a few minutes, and within half an hour in the fridge, the onions turn that gorgeous fuchsia pink and mellow into something perfectly balanced between sweet, sour, and savory. Piling them onto tacos, grain bowls, sandwiches, or avocado toast is genuinely hard to stop doing once you start. Because every ingredient here is whole and straightforward, there's no need to scan labels for hidden additives or worry about cross-contact from shared manufacturing lines. Keep a jar in the fridge and you'll find yourself reaching for it constantly — it's one of those small kitchen wins that makes home cooking feel effortless and a little bit fancy.
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8 servings
- 1 medium red onion, very thinly sliced
- ¾ cup apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 small garlic clove, thinly sliced (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Pack the sliced red onion tightly into a clean 16 oz glass jar.
- 2
Combine the apple cider vinegar, water, honey, and fine sea salt in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring until the honey and salt are fully dissolved, about 2–3 minutes. Remove from heat.
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