Pickled Onions

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    1 cup

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Oakville Grocery The Cookbook: Seasonal Recipes from the Heart of Wine Country

By Weldon Owen

Published 2023

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Ingredients

  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • Boiling water, for blanching
  • ¼ cup rice vinegar
  • 1<

Method

Put the onion slices into a fine-mesh sieve. Hold the sieve over the sink and pour a few cups of boiling water over the onion, then drain well.

In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the vinegar, sugar, peppercorns, and salt. Bring to a boil, add the onion, return to a boil, and simmer for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and let cool completely.

Transfer the onion to a bow