Caffeine Free Quick Apple Cider Pickled Onions
Tangy, jewel-bright, and ready to transform just about anything you put them on, these pickled onions are a condiment worth keeping stocked in your fridge at all times. The brine is a simple mix of apple cider vinegar, water, honey, and sea salt, warmed just long enough to dissolve everything together before it gets poured over thinly sliced red onion. A little freshly grated ginger and ground turmeric round out the flavor with warmth and a subtle earthiness that makes the whole jar feel a bit more special than your average quick pickle. The onions turn a gorgeous deep pink as they soak, and that color alone is enough to make any taco, grain bowl, or sandwich look like it came from a restaurant kitchen. Because every ingredient here is naturally free of stimulants, you never have to second-guess what's going into the jar — no hidden additives, no tea-based vinegars, just clean, whole pantry staples. They're ready to eat in about an hour, though leaving them overnight makes the flavor even more mellow and complex.
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8 servings
- 1 large red onion, very thinly sliced into rings
- ¾ cup apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
Instructions
- 1
Pack the sliced red onion rings into a clean 16 oz glass jar, pressing them down gently so they fit snugly.
- 2
Combine the apple cider vinegar, water, honey, fine sea salt, grated ginger, and turmeric 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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