Crunchy Pickled Onions

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Crunchy Pickled Onions are bright, crunchy & super delicious! Best Healthy Recipe doesn’t only taste good but makes a perfect add-on to your dish.

I was always familiar with many sorts of pickles like mixed vegetables, pickled eggplant my favorite, wild cucumber, and tomatoes. I always loved adding pickles to my salads, meals, or sandwiches. However, recently, my sister decided to introduce me to pickled onions and I can’t believe that I didn’t tick them on my pickles bucket list until now!

What does the process of pickling onions include?

The process of pickling the onion is a very quick easy recipe. You will need to chop the onions in the shape you want first. I usually cut them in wings. Once you add the chopped onion into the jar, add over sugar and salt as per the quantity mentioned in the recipe below. Then prepare equal amounts of water and vinegar and add them to the onions. The onions will then get pickled as they stay for a day in the brine bath.

Which onion is best for pickling?

None of the onions is better than the other. My sister encouraged me to use the brown onion as she is used to pickling that type. However, I always opt to pickle the red onion, to get this pinky/purple color at the end. Do not worry, you will get tasty crunchy pickled onions no matter which onion you opt for.

What ingredients you will require?

Sugar:

Sugar helps the flavor of any pickle get milder. It balanced the acidity and saltiness of both vinegar and salt, to make pickles more edible. Sugar is known as well as a natural preservative that helps pickles last longer. Some people would like to go for a natural sweetener i.e. honey or maple syrup, and that’s fine as long as they are happy with the taste.

Salt:

Salt helps take out the excess water in the vegetables. This prevents vegetables from being infected by microorganisms and refrains bacteria from multiplying, providing pickles with a long shelf life.

Vinegar:

Vinegar is the most important ingredient that constitutes the brine bath. As per PreserveandPickle.com, it is primarily the pH or acidity of vinegar that inhibits bacterial growth and this process is most commonly called pickling.

While I suggested in my recipe below to use white vinegar, this is not a rule. You may opt for example for apple cider vinegar as long as you consider its sweetness and balance the amount of your added sugar accordingly. You may as well opt for any other vinegar of your choice.

What do pickled onions go with?

The list is very long, but I will throw some ideas below:

• Sandwiches: wraps, burgers, submarines… be it meat, chicken, seafood, or even vegan
• Mexican food: quesadillas, tacos, fajitas, enchiladas, burritos…
• Breakfast meals: eggs, sandwiches…
• Salads: This is a perfect condiment that you can add to any salad: panache, crab salad, Mediterranean salad, quinoa salad, potato salad…

How long can pickled onions last?

Pickles usually last for a long period. Store-bought pickles have a longer shelf life due to the added preservatives they carry. Homemade onion pickles can last for a month. They may even last longer if they are kept in the fridge.

Watch this quick video to learn how to prepare pickled onions:

Looking for more condiments recipes to prepare at home? Here are some ideas:

• Pizza sauce
• Homemade pasta
• Eggless mayonnaise

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