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Quick Pickled Onions

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Prep

5 minutes

Yield

12

These Quick Pickled Onions are vegan-friendly and perfect to add to any recipe. Eat them on their own, and on top of your favorite salad. I can't wait to teach you how to pickle onions in this recipe!

Quick Pickled Onions are so incredibly amazing to toss on your favorite Greek salad or to eat up on their own. These onions are so versatile and perfect for just about any savory recipe you’re putting together. I love the snap of flavor they provide and they’re so easy to make. So I want to spread the word on how to pickle onions because I think everyone needs to know. These are so good, I can’t keep them to myself.

Beautifully colorful Quick Pickled Onions on a white plate for the how to pickle onions instructions

Why you’ll love these Quick Pickled Onions:

  • Quick: Made in only 5-minutes. You don’t have to wait months for the pickling action
  • Minimal Ingredients: Made with less than 10 easy ingredients
  • Flavorful & Versatile: So flavorful for salads or other recipes
  • Long-Lasting: Best consumed in the first few days but can last 2-3 weeks in the fridge

Want to learn how to quick pickle other vegetables? Check out how to pickled vegetables here.

Ingredients for pickling onions

Ingredients: 

Onions: I like to use red onions but you can really use whatever you have on hand. This can be a great way as well to use up onions that are about to go bad.

Vinegar: The vinegar is what makes these babies snap! Vinegar is the key ingredient in pickling. You can really use any type of vinegar here. Each type will give the onions its own flavor.

How to pickle onions: 

You guys and girls will be shocked at how easy it is to make this recipe. Most people think of pickled items and think it requires a lot of time in the kitchen, and a lot of time with the veggie on your shelf waiting to fully pickle. However, quick pickling is so fantastic because you can make it in just a few hours.

You can use this recipe across any type of vegetable and you’ll end up with delicious, crispy pickled veggies. Try it with radishes, green beans, carrots, or whatever you have lying around. I love to quick pickle things that I don’t think I’m going to use up before they go bad. This way you have less food waste and a delicious snack. 

For more ideas for quick pickling, check out my other post here.

To make these Quick Pickled Onions, all you have to do is:

Ingredients in jar for pickling onions

1. Combine all your ingredients into a medium-sized bowl and gently stir

2. Let the ingredients sit for at least 1 hour and max 3 days before eating

Expert Tips & FAQ: 

What do you use Quick Pickled Onions on? Quick Pickled Onions are so versatile. This pickled onions recipe can be used across so many things you’re whipping up in your kitchen. Throw them on top of tacos, add them to your jackfruit pulled pork, or gyros. Throw them on top of your favorite burger, hot dog, or even in a grilled cheese sandwich. Lastly, the most obvious way is to use them in salads. They go hand-in-hand with just about any fresh salad recipe.

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Bowl of authentic Greek Salad next to a bowl of Quick Pickled Onions.

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How to Pickle Onions

4.58 from 7 votes
These Quick Pickled Onions are vegan-friendly and perfect to add to any recipe. Eat them on their own, and on top of your favorite salad. I can't wait to teach you how to pickle onions in this recipe!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Appetizers + Sides, 10 Ingredients or Less, How To's, Salad and Greens
Servings 12
Calories 31 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 medium red onion thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 tbsp. honey
  • 1 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 handful of herbs of choice I love using oregano, finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • Combine all your ingredients into a medium-sized bowl and gently stir.  Let the ingredients sit for at least 1 hour and max 3 days before eating.
  • Use pickled onions to top salads, tacos, in sandwiches, as nacho toppings, and more!

Video

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Notes

Transfer to a tightly sealed container if you are letting them sit for over 12 hours.
After 3 days, place them in the fridge!
This recipe works well with other ingredients like cucumber, garlic and radishes!

Nutrition

Serving: 12 | Calories: 31kcal | Carbohydrates: 2.4g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 2.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 291.6mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 1.9g
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Tammie

Hi,
I am going to make these tomorrow to go with the salad you shared on Intelligence of Nature. Salt says 1 1/2, is that teaspoon? Thank you, sounds like a wonderful recipe, I like your ingredients.

Maria Koutsogiannis

Hey Tammie! Sorry about that error – it’s been corrected now! tsp is correct!

Tammie

I have one more question, when you write: After 3 days, place them in the fridge!
does that mean they stay out of the refrigerator for up to 3 days and then in the fridge?

Maria Koutsogiannis

no, it means after 3 days place them in the fridge. They will last up to 1 week in the fridge.

Tammie

Thank you so much for your responses.
Looking forward to your salad this goes with.

Maria Koutsogiannis

it’s great!!

Marna

5 stars
HI!!! I used 1 1/2 tsps of salt, assuming that is what you meant… It looks like you used a course sea salt or Kosher. Anyway, stupendous!!! Thank you!

Maria Koutsogiannis

so glad you loved this!

Emilia Townsend

Thank you so much! I used this recipe to marinate my zucchini and cucumber. it was perfect!

Maria Koutsogiannis

You’re so welcome, Emilia! Thanks for the love!

Taylor Coupe

where is that bowl from?

Maria Koutsogiannis

Anthropologie!!!

Ginna

5 stars
You’re changing the game Maria! Thank you!

Maria Koutsogiannis

You’re so welcome, thank you!

Elisa S

5 stars
Best pickles onions you’ll make. So flavoursome and crunchy and no strong onion aftertaste. Have made 3 times and turn out amazing every time

Maria Koutsogiannis

Thank you so much, Elisa!

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