Quick Pickled Red Onions with Thyme, Garlic & Honey
Thinly sliced red onions quickly pickled with crushed garlic, fresh thyme, a touch of honey and red wine vinegar. Perfect for burger night!
Ingredients
- ½ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 large garlic cloves smashed and skin removed
- 5 - 6 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 1 large red onion
Instructions
- Smash the garlic cloves with the flat of your knife and drag it on the cutting board. Set aside.
- In a large jar with a tight fitting lid (4 cup capacity), add the red wine vinegar, honey, kosher salt, smashed garlic, and fresh thyme. Close the jar and shake until all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
- Peel the onion and slice it as thinly as possible in rounds. It's ok if you need to turn the end of the onion on its side to cut more thin slices. Perfection is not needed.
- Put the sliced onion in the jar, seal the lid very tightly and shake the jar vigorously for 10 seconds.
- Leave the jar on the counter and shake every 10-15 minutes, until the onions have reduced and have sunk completely into the liquid.
- At this point, you can serve the onions or store in the fridge for about 1 week.
Notes
Pickling Liquid: The recipe above is for my basic pickling liquid. Play around with the flavorings/herbs to suite your taste. You can also try this pickling liquids for other vegetables such as radishes.
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