Pink pickled onions
- Portion size: Makes enough to fill a 250ml sterilised jar
- Hands-on time 5 min, plus pickling
- Difficulty: easy
Learn how to make pink pickled onions with this easy recipe. Use the bright pink, tangy onions to adorn burgers, salads and tacos.
Add a few pickled onions to this epic Kiwi beef burger with pickled beetroot and a fried egg.
Ingredients
- 1 red onion, very finely sliced into half moons
- Juice 5 limes
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp caster sugar
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
Method
- Put the sliced onions in a heatproof bowl and boil a kettle. Pour boiling water over the onions, leave them to sit for 20 seconds, then drain.
- Return the drained onions to the bowl and add the lime juice, cumin seeds, sugar, garlic and a big pinch of salt. Stir to combine, ensuring the onions are fully submerged in lime juice, then cover and leave to pickle for at least 20 minutes. Store in the fridge and eat within 1 week.
Nutrition
- 16kcals Calories
- 0.1g (0g saturated) Fat
- 0.4g Protein
- 2.9g (2.4g sugars) Carbs
- 0.7g Fibre
- 0.1g Salt
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