Herb Pickled Onions

Ingredients

• 1 Large Onion, sliced thin
• 3/4 Cup Apple Cider, White Wine, or Red Wine Vinegar
• 1 TSP of Fine Sea Salt
• 2 TBSP of your favorite sweetener (maple syrup, sugar, honey)

Directions

• Place onions in a mason jar or other air tight container.
• Place vinegar, sweetener and salt in a small sauce pan.
• Heat on medium until it gets to a high simmer. Stir until sugar dissolves.
• Pour heated liquid over onions and let sit covered for 30 minutes to over night in refrigerator.

Variations:

• Herbs: Add 1/4 tsp each dill weed, Italian seasoning, cumin, and 3-4 four grinds of fresh pepper with the onion
• Garlic: Add 2 Cloves sliced thinly with the onion
• Spicy: Add some red chili flakes, or habanero peppers
• Citrus: Use 1/2 cup fresh Orange Juice, and 1/4 cup lime juice in exchange for the vinegar.

Making pickled onions. Recipe: 1 medium to large red or other onion.3/4 cup vinegar – apple, red wine, white or 1/4 cup lime and 1/2 cup orange juice.1 tsp fine sea salt2 tbsp of your favorite sweeter – sugar, maple syrup, honeyPlace onions in a mason jar or other air tight container. Place vinegar, salt and sugar in a small sauce pan. Stir and cook on medium until it gets a steady simmer and sugar has dissolved. Pour over onions. Shake it then seal it. Let cool 30 minutes in refrigerator better overnight. Make these alterations and add with onions before pouring.Make it with herbs: Add 1/8 tsp of your favorite dried herbs with onion.Garlicy:add 3-4 garlic cloves sliced thin.Spicy: Add habenero peppers or a pinch of hot chili flakes.

Posted by Todd Cazin on Wednesday, April 15, 2020