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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Pickled Onions

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 1 large red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, 2 med lemons
  • 1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
  • red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Recipe

  • 1 using a very sharp knife slice the onions as thin as you are able.
  • 2 place the sliced onions into a bowl and set aside.
  • 3 use only fresh lemon juice. usually 2 medium lemons will have plenty of juice. squeeze the lemons until you have 1/4 cup juice. discard the seeds and pour juice into a small bowl. add the vinegar to the lemon juice.
  • 4 sprinkle the onions with salt and red pepper to taste.
  • 5 pour the lemon/vinegar mixture over the onions and gently toss with your fingers until all the onions are wet and the salt and red pepper is evenly distributed.
  • 6 cover the bowl and allow to sit at room temperature for about 45 minutes. the onion will turn bright pink and decrease in volume.
  • 7 taste an onion slice. when it's zingy and crunchy and yummy serve with your favorite dish.

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