Description
Quick Pickled Red Onions offer an irresistible flavor with simple prep and fresh ingredients like red onions and lemon juice, perfect to enhance any meal!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 red onions
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup lemon juice, about 3 lemons
Instructions
- Slice the red onions very thin and place them in a medium bowl.
- Sprinkle the salt on the onions and add freshly cracked black pepper to taste (about 1/2 teaspoon is recommended).
- Squeeze the juice from the lemons over the onions.
- Stir the mixture and let it sit for at least 5 minutes; for best flavor, let it pickle for 30 minutes to 2-3 hours while stirring occasionally.
- Use the quick pickled onions in turkey burgers, tacos, gyros, veggie sandwiches, pozole soup, quesadillas, burrito bowls, salads—whatever you prefer!
- Store leftovers in the lemon and salt brine in a sealed container for up to 2 weeks.
Notes
For added flavor, adjust the amount of black pepper to your liking.
These onions can be pickled ahead for a picnic or party to save time.
Experiment with adding herbs or spices to the brine for a unique twist.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 30
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 295mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 7g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg