Chicken Free Quick Apple Cider Pickled Onions
Tangy, jewel-bright, and ready to elevate just about anything you put them on, these quick 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. What makes this version especially interesting is the addition of fresh ginger and ground turmeric, which give the brine a subtle warmth and a gorgeous golden hue that bleeds into those deep pink rings. The whole process is entirely plant-based and free from any animal proteins, so there's zero guesswork about what's actually in the jar. Once the brine cools and the onions hit the fridge, they transform into something tender, tangy, and mildly sweet within about half an hour. Pile them onto tacos, grain bowls, sandwiches, or avocado toast — honestly, it's hard to find something they don't improve. Make a jar on Sunday and you'll be reaching for it all week long.
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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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