Use this recipe to make THE BEST Quick Pickled Onions with only 5 ingredients in just 30 minutes! They're easy to make and delicious on everything from bowls and salads, to sandwiches and tacos!
1large red onionthinly sliced - approximately ¾ to 1 pound
⅓cupwhite vinegar
⅓cuprice vinegaror apple cider vinegar
⅓cupwater
1 ½tablespoonsmaple syrup
1 ½teaspoonsfine sea salt
Instructions
Thinly slice the onion and add it to a mason jar.
In a medium saucepan on the stove, bring the white vinegar, rice vinegar, water, maple syrup and sea salt to a boil.
Whisk the mixture together and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Remove from the heat and pour the hot vinegar mixture over the onions.
Tighten the lid on the mason jar.
Let the onions pickle in the vinegar mixture at room temperature for 20-30 minutes.
Serve immediately, or place in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
This recipe will make approximately 3 cups of pickled onions. To double or triple the recipe, hover over the "servings" in the recipe card above and change it from 3 cups, to 6 cups, or 9 cups.
To make spicy pickled onions, add 1-2 sliced jalapenos or habanero peppers to the the jar with the onions.