Heart-Healthy Quick Pickled Red Onions
Give your meals a flavorful and heart-healthy boost with this easy recipe for Quick Pickled Red Onions. Packed with vibrant red onion rings steeped in a tangy apple cider vinegar brine, this recipe is naturally sweetened with honey and enriched with bold aromatics like garlic, black peppercorns, and mustard seeds. Ready in just minutes, these quick pickled onions offer a crisp texture and a perfect balance of sweetness and tang, making them an ideal topping for tacos, salads, sandwiches, or grain bowls. Bonus: they're low-sodium, refined sugar-free, and can be stored for up to two weeks in the refrigerator for convenient, healthy meal upgrades.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 1 large red onion
- 0.5 cup apple cider vinegar
- 0.5 cup water
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 0.5 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 clove garlic
Instructions
Peel the red onion and slice it thinly into rings or half-moons, depending on your preference.
Peel the garlic clove and gently smash it with the side of a knife.
In a medium saucepan, combine apple cider vinegar, water, honey, salt, black peppercorns, mustard seeds, and the smashed garlic clove.
Heat the saucepan over medium heat until the mixture comes to a simmer, stirring occasionally to ensure the honey and salt are fully dissolved.
Once simmering, remove the saucepan from heat and let it cool slightly for about 5 minutes.
Place the sliced red onions in a clean glass jar or airtight container.
Pour the warm pickling liquid over the red onions, ensuring they are completely submerged.
Let the onions cool to room temperature while covered. This helps them to pickle more effectively.
Once cooled, seal the jar or container and refrigerate the onions. They will be ready to eat in about 30 minutes, but for best results, let them pickle for at least 2 hours.
These quick pickled onions can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Enjoy them as a topping or side to your favorite dishes!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
165 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
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| Total Fat | 0.8 g | 1% | |
| Saturated Fat | 0.0 g | 0% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0% | |
| Sodium | 1197 mg | 52% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 34.5 g | 13% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.1 g | 11% | |
| Total Sugars | 24.2 g | ||
| Protein | 2.5 g | 5% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.0 mcg | 0% | |
| Calcium | 66 mg | 5% | |
| Iron | 0.9 mg | 5% | |
| Potassium | 356 mg | 8% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
