Mexican Pickled Red Onions
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These Mexican Pickled Red Onions are a deliciously crunchy topping for salads, dips, stir fry’s, and so much more. The longer this dish marinates, the more flavorful it becomes!
Pickled Red Onion Recipe
These onions are a refreshing dish that you can make in minutes! Just add fresh lime juice, vinegar, and seasonings to sliced red onions. Once they marinate for an hour in the fridge, you can use them to top all sorts of dishes. Or serve them as a healthy side dish all on their own. You’ll love them.
The longer they marinate in the juices and seasonings, the more flavor in each bite. You can make a batch at the beginning of the week and use these pickled red onions in meals like tacos, pasta salads, or even soups. There are endless ways to use these delicious and healthy sliced onions.
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How To Make Mexican Pickled Red Onions
Start out by peeling and slicing the red onions. Chop off the ends, peel off the outer layer, and cut the onion in half. Then chop into thin slices. Add the onions to a medium-sized bowl.
Slice (washed) limes into quarters. Then squeeze each lime wedge over the onion slices. Fresh lime juice is really best in recipes, it has the most potent flavor.
Next add your seasonings: vinegar, salt, and pepper. Use a big spoon to mix all the ingredients and coat onions in seasonings. Place bowl in fridge to marinate for one hour before serving.
Cooking Tips
- You can use white or red wine vinegar for this dish
- Minimum time in the fridge is 1 hour, ideally the onions will marinate overnight
- Recipe good for up to a week, when stored in the fridge
Should You Soak Red Onions in Water or Vinegar For a Salad?
Depending on which liquid you use, you will get different results. Choose your method based on whether you want crunchy onions or softer onions. Place sliced onions in a bowl of ice cold water for 30 minutes if you want crunchy onions with a sharp taste. Marinate onions slices in vinegar for slightly softer onions with a sweeter taste.
Is a Red Onion Healthier Than Other Types of Onions?
Yes! Red onions contain more antioxidants.
What To Serve With Mexican Pickled Red Onions
Of course these are perfect for topping other dishes! Marinated onions would taste delicious on top of Egg Salad With Bacon, Instant Pot Frozen Tilapia, or Air Fryer Potatoes And Carrots.
Or serve them as a healthy side dish with a hearty main course such as Slow Baked Salmon, Air Fryer Bone-In Chicken Thighs, Healthy Baked Eggplant Parmesan. Definitely wholesome and flavorful dinner combinations!
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Mexican Pickled Red Onions
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Ingredients
- 2 red onions
- 4 limes washed
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Start out by peeling and slicing the red onions. Chop off the ends, peel off the outer layer, and cut the onion in half. Then chop into thin slices.
- Add the onions to a medium-sized bowl.
- Slice limes into quarters.
- Then squeeze each lime wedge over the onion slices.
- Next add your seasonings: vinegar, salt, and pepper.
- Use a big spoon to mix all the ingredients and coat onions in seasonings.
- Place bowl in fridge to marinate for one hour before serving.
Notes
- You can use white or red wine vinegar for this dish
- Minimum time in the fridge is 1 hour, ideally the onions will marinate overnight
- Recipe good for up to a week, when stored in the fridge
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