Seed Oil Free Quick Apple Cider Pickled Onions
Tangy, jewel-bright, and ready to elevate just about anything on your plate, these pickled onions are a condiment worth keeping stocked in the fridge at all times. Store-bought pickled onions and condiments are notorious for sneaking in refined vegetable or seed oils as preservatives or texture agents, so making your own is the cleanest way to go. Here, the brine is nothing but apple cider vinegar, water, honey, sea salt, fresh ginger, and a pinch of turmeric — every single ingredient is whole and recognizable. The ginger adds a gentle warmth while the turmeric gives the brine a golden glow that deepens the onions' natural pink into something almost magenta and gorgeous. They come together in one small saucepan with just a few minutes of stirring, then the jar does the rest of the work on your counter and in the fridge. Pile them onto tacos, grain bowls, burgers, or a cheese board and watch them disappear faster than you expected.
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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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