Lupin Free Quick Apple Cider Pickled Onions
Tangy, jewel-bright, and ready in under an hour, these pickled onions are the kind of condiment that makes everything taste more exciting. A warm brine of apple cider vinegar, honey, fresh ginger, and turmeric transforms raw red onion rings into something deeply flavorful and beautifully pink — no artificial dyes, no mystery additives. Store-bought pickled onions can hide all sorts of unexpected ingredients, but this recipe keeps things completely transparent with a short, clean list you can read at a glance. The ginger adds a gentle warmth while the turmeric gives the brine an earthy depth that plays perfectly against the natural sweetness of the honey. After just 30 minutes in the fridge they're tender and ready to pile onto tacos, grain bowls, sandwiches, or cheese boards. They'll keep mellowing and improving over the next day, so making a jar ahead of time is always a smart move.
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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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