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These Perfectly Pickled Onions are tart, tangy, sweet, and savory.  They go on just about anything and are so unbelievably delicious, they can make a shoe taste good!  Best part, you can make a ton of them ahead!

Perfectly Pickled Onions

Get ready for your new favorite condiment!  Perfectly Pickled Onions go on just about any savory food and are so unbelievably delicious, they can make a shoe taste good!  Tart, tangy, sweet, and savory...they are everything.  This Pickled Onions recipe uses Honey as a natural sweetener, so no refined sugar here.  Only minutes to pull together and then after a few hours soaking, you get magic!   #pickledonions #easycondiment #tacos #grilling #burgers #condiments #toppings #easyrecipes

Course Condiment, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Mexican
Keyword burgers, grilling, onions, pickled onions, tacos, toppings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Resting Time 2 hours
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author Carrie Tyler

Ingredients

  • 1 Large red onion
  • 2 Cups White or Red wine vinegar
  • 6 tablespoon Honey
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Powder

Instructions

  1. In a saucepan, bring 2 cups white vinegar, 6 tablespoon Honey, and cumin powder to a boil and then turn off the heat and stir.

    Adding Cumin to vinegar in a pot for Pickled Onions in a bowl soaking. They are tart, tangy, sweet, and savory.  They go on just about anything and are so unbelievably delicious, they can make a shoe taste good!  Best part, you can make a ton of them ahead!
  2. While the pickling liquid is heating up, cut the red onion in half and then thinly slice and separate thin slices into a bowl that is large enough to cover the onion with the pickling liquid.

    Slices of red onion for Pickled Onions in a bowl soaking. They are tart, tangy, sweet, and savory.  They go on just about anything and are so unbelievably delicious, they can make a shoe taste good!  Best part, you can make a ton of them ahead!
  3. Pour the hot mixture over the onions and push onions down to make sure they are completely covered by the liquid. Let sit until up to room temperature, then place in refrigerator to soak for at least 2 hours.

    Slices of red onion with pickling liquid in bowl for Pickled Onions in a bowl soaking. They are tart, tangy, sweet, and savory.  They go on just about anything and are so unbelievably delicious, they can make a shoe taste good!  Best part, you can make a ton of them ahead!
  4. Once the onions have soaked in the fridge and pickled for a couple hours or more, I like to transfer them into storage mason jars.  First I add the onions and then fill in the picking juice.

    Pickled Onions being transferred to a mason jar. They are tart, tangy, sweet, and savory.  They go on just about anything and are so unbelievably delicious, they can make a shoe taste good!  Best part, you can make a ton of them ahead!

Recipe Notes

Serving size is based on ¼ cup.  Therefore, you may get more servings out of this recipe if less is used.