Pickled Red Onions

Name: Pickled Red Onions
Yield: Makes about 1½ cups
Ingredients: Salt and freshly ground pepper to your taste; 2 teaspoons sugar; Salt and freshly ground pepper to your taste; ½ cup white wine vinegar or cider vinegar; ½ cup white wine vinegar or cider vinegar; ½ teaspoon dried oregano; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced; 2 small red onions (about 8 ounces total); ½ teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted, if possible, and ground

Preparation info

Makes about
1½ cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking One on One

By John Ash

Published 2004

About

Ingredients

2 small red onions (about 8 ounces total)
½ teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted

Preserve
Spicy
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Peel the Onions and slice them into ⅛-inch-thick rings. Blanch them in a small saucepan of lightly salted boiling water for just a few seconds, then immediately drain and run under cold water.

Return the onions to the (empty) pan and add the cumin, oregano, garlic, vinegar, and sugar. If the onions are not completely covered, add some water to the pan. Bring to a boil, then immediately