Mushroom Free Quick Apple Cider Pickled Onions
Tangy, jewel-bright, and ready to elevate almost anything on your plate, these quick pickled onions are the kind of condiment that disappears fast once you put them on the table. The brine is a simple combination of apple cider vinegar, honey, fresh ginger, and a pinch of turmeric, which gives the onions that gorgeous deep pink color and a warmly spiced edge that plain white vinegar just can't match. Many store-bought pickled products sneak in unexpected ingredients, so making your own means you know exactly what's going in the jar — and every single ingredient here is straightforward and clean. The whole process takes barely any active effort: a quick simmer to dissolve the brine, a pour, and then the fridge does the rest. In as little as 30 minutes you've got tender, tangy rings that are perfect piled onto tacos, grain bowls, sandwiches, burgers, or a simple cheese board. They keep mellowing and deepening in flavor over the next day, so if you can resist eating them all immediately, they only get better.
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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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