Quick Pickled Rubies Sweet Red Onions

There's nothing better than a batch of homemade pickled vegetables, especially during the summer!  These fabulous pickled sweet red onions are quick and easy and perfectly highlight the unique sweetness of our RealSweet® Rubies® sweet red onion. Recipe and photography by Jodi Danen of Create Kids Club.

Visit realsweetrubies.com to learn more about this treasure of a red onion! 

Can't get enough of pickled onions? Learn how to quick pickle our signature Vidalia sweet onions from our friend Tracy at FoodWineSunshine.com. 

Ingredients
  • 1 large RealSweet® Rubies® sweet red onion, sliced very thin
  • ½ cup of rice vinegar
  • ¼ cup of hot water
  • 1½ Tbsp of honey
  • 1 ½ tsp of salt
  • 10 peppercorns
  • 4 to 6 whole cloves
  • 1 garlic clove, smashed
  • pinch of red pepper flakes
Instructions

1. Bring a medium-sized pot of water to a boil.

2. Meanwhile, add ¼ cup hot water to a mason jar, then stir in the honey until dissolved. Add rice vinegar, salt, peppercorns, cloves, garlic, and red pepper flakes to the mason jar. Set aside.

3. Add sliced onions to boiling water. Cook for 60 seconds then strain. Carefully add hot onions to the mason jar. Cover and let sit for at least an hour, or overnight for best results.

If you like this recipe, try our Vidalia Onion Charcuterie Board!

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

1 minute

Yield

1 pint jar