A quick and delicious addition to most dishes, pickled onions are easy to make and add a distinct flavor to your meals.

Slicing the onions

The hardest part about making this recipe is the slicing of the onions. You want to take your time and get a very thin translucent slice. This can be accomplished by hand or by using a mandeline. Either way you want this to be very thin. 

Add the beets

Beets add a wonderful flavor to the onions. you can roast your whole whole beets and then slice very thinly like the onions. An easier wayis to use canned beets. These will be a little harder to slice thin but do you best. We are going for flavor more than presentation.

Vinegar

Vinegars come in so many types and flavors that you probably have a few different kinds in your cupboard. The original recipe recommended using red wine vinegar. I am bad at following directions and like to experiment so I opted for Apple Cider Vinegar and a Pomegranate Balsamic Vinegar that I bought at the specialty store. Vinegar brings on such a destinct taste that most any vinegar will give you the pickled effect you are looking for. So have fun and play with the flavors a bit to get the one you like best.

Unlike pickles with are going for a sweeter pickled flavor so I would not add a bunch of spices. You want to vinegar and sugars to cut through the strong onion flavor and render a sweeter tastier version.

Be sure to check some of our other delicious meal additions like this completely plant-based Caesar Dressing.