Description
Pickled Red Onions are bright, tangy, slightly sweet, and ready in minutes. This quick pickled red onions no cook recipe is simple, fast, and perfect for tacos, salads, bowls, sandwiches, and everyday meals.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large red onion, thinly sliced
- 120 ml white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 120 ml water
- 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Optional: garlic cloves
- Optional: peppercorns
- Optional: bay leaf
- Optional: chili flakes
- Optional: fresh herbs
Instructions
- Thinly slice the red onion.
- Add the sliced onion to a clean glass jar.
- In a bowl, mix vinegar, water, sugar, and salt until dissolved.
- Taste the brine and adjust sugar or salt if needed.
- Pour the brine over the sliced onions.
- Add any optional garlic, peppercorns, bay leaf, chili flakes, or fresh herbs.
- Press the onions down so they are covered by the brine.
- Seal the jar and let the onions sit for about 10 minutes.
- For deeper flavor, chill in the fridge for a few hours before serving.
- Serve with tacos, salads, bowls, burgers, wraps, sandwiches, or grilled proteins.
Notes
Slice the onions very thin for the best texture. Store pickled red onions in a sealed glass jar in the fridge for up to 1 week. The flavor often gets better after a day or two.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Condiment
- Method: No Cook
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 15
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg