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    Quick and Easy Pickled Red Onions

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    Are you ready for this? These quick and easy pickled red onions are going to change your life. They are incredibly versatile and add amazing acidity to otherwise simple dishes. I put them on everything from tacos to scrambled eggs to salads and sandwiches. They take normal dishes completely over the top.

    These quick and easy pickled red onions are going to change your life. They are incredibly versatile and add amazing acidity to otherwise simple dishes. I put them on everything from tacos to scrambled eggs to salads and sandwiches. | aheadofthyme.com

    You would think that pickling vegetables is a task that would take your grandmother night and day to make but no, this is probably the easiest thing that you can make. You literally combine a bunch of ingredients into a jar, let it sit for half an hour and that's it. You can use up these pickled onions immediately, or, here's the best part, store them in the refrigerator for 3-4 weeks and use them as you please. I think that calls for a doubling/tripling of this recipe!! You’ll be so thankful to have the leftover pickled red onions on hand in your fridge.

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    These quick and easy pickled red onions are going to change your life. They are incredibly versatile and add amazing acidity to otherwise simple dishes. I put them on everything from tacos to scrambled eggs to salads and sandwiches. | aheadofthyme.com

    These quick and easy pickled red onions are going to change your life. They are incredibly versatile and add amazing acidity to otherwise simple dishes. I put them on everything from tacos to scrambled eggs to salads and sandwiches. | aheadofthyme.com

     

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    These quick and easy pickled red onions are going to change your life. They are incredibly versatile and add amazing acidity to otherwise simple dishes. I put them on everything from tacos to scrambled eggs to salads and sandwiches. | aheadofthyme.com

    Quick and Easy Pickled Red Onions


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    • Author: Sam | Ahead of Thyme
    • Total Time: 28 minute
    • Yield: 2 cups
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    These quick and easy pickled red onions are going to change your life. They are incredibly versatile and add amazing acidity to otherwise simple dishes. I put them on everything from tacos to scrambled eggs to salads and sandwiches.


    Ingredients

    • 4 cups water
    • 1 and ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon sugar
    • ¾ teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
    • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced

    Instructions

    1. In a large mason jar or sealable container combine vinegar, sugar, salt, and peppercorns.
    2. Bring water to a boil. Place sliced red onion in a colander and then pour boiling water on top to blanch the onions. Transfer onions to the container with pickling liquid, seal, and let sit for at least 30 minutes.
    3. Use the pickled onions on your favourite salads and sandwiches and store the rest in the refrigerator for 3-4 weeks.
    • Prep Time: 5 minutes + 30 minutes wait time

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    1. Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food says

      May 15, 2018 at 7:12 am

      I so agree: pickled red onions are life-changing. They bring out complex flavors in many dishes in such an amazing way. I like that you add the peppercorns to your pickling liquid—that's brilliant!

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