Soy Free Quick Apple Cider Pickled Onions
Tangy, jewel-toned, and ready to brighten up just about anything on your plate, these pickled onions are the kind of condiment that quietly steals the show. The brine comes together in minutes with apple cider vinegar, honey, fresh ginger, and a pinch of turmeric — all clean, straightforward ingredients with zero hidden additives to second-guess. That's a real win when so many store-bought pickled products sneak in soy-derived preservatives or flavor enhancers that can be hard to spot on a label. The warm brine does the heavy lifting fast, turning crisp red onion rings into something tender and deeply pink in under an hour. A whisper of ginger adds gentle heat while the turmeric gives the whole jar a gorgeous golden glow beneath that vivid magenta. Pile them onto tacos, grain bowls, burgers, or a cheese board and watch them disappear. Make a jar on Sunday and you'll find yourself 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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