# 3 ingredient pickled onions

A quick and easy recipe for pickled red onions with only three ingredients.

- Total time: 10 min
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 red onion
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 lime juice
- 1 water

## Instructions

1. Finely slice a red onion.
2. Put the sliced onion in a bowl or jar.
3. Cover the onion with boiling water and let it sit for about 30 seconds.
4. Carefully drain away the water.
5. Add a pinch of salt and give it a little stir.
6. Add the juice of a lime (or lemon, white wine vinegar, cider vinegar, or any other acidic liquid).
7. Top up the lime juice with a little bit of water so that the liquid covers all the onions.
8. Give it a quick stir to make sure all the onions are submerged by the liquid.
9. Leave the onions for at least 10 minutes (the longer you leave them, the crunchier and crispier they will taste).

## Equipment

- knife
- bowl or jar
- kettle

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdDvSqK8/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d17e2f16-936d-4bee-b1e7-1318a7d709da
- Extracted: 2025-02-03

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