Quick Pickled Red Onions

🥘 Ingredients

• apple cider vinegar ¾ cup
• water ¼ cup
• salt 1 tsp
• sweetener 1-2 tbsp
• bay leaf 2
• peppercorns ½ tsp
• red onion 1

Pickled Onions

1. 1

   In a small saucepan , stir together apple cider vinegar , water , salt and sweetener . Cook over medium-high heat until the mixture reaches a simmer. (Or alternately, you can heat the mixture in the microwave.) Optioannly add bay leaf and peppercorns .
2. 2

   Place the red onion in a mason jar. Pour the hot vinegar mixture over the onions, screw on the lid, and shake the onions briefly until they are evenly coated with the vinegar mixture.
3. 3

   Let the onions marinate for 30 minutes . (You may need to press the onions down with a spoon so that they are all submerged under the vinegar mixture.)
4. 4

   Serve immediately, or refrigerate the onions in a sealed container for up to 2 weeks.