Food
Pickled Red Onions for Trail Lunches
Crisp, tangy and sweet pickled red onions that lift any dish. Easy to make at home and bring along as a colourful kick for your trail food.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 5 min
- Total
- 20 min
- Servings
- 1 jar
Ingredients
How to make it
0/8Pickled red onions are a little thing that lifts a whole dish. They are crisp, tangy and sweet with a lovely colour, and they are easy to make at home and bring along as a kick for food on the trail. Follow the guide here and you can easily tune them to your own taste.
Tips for the trail
Experiment with different types of vinegar to hit your favourite flavour. Apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, rice vinegar or red wine vinegar are all good choices. Adjust the amount of sugar and salt to taste, and feel free to play with spices, herbs or a little lemon or lime zest for extra complexity. Make a jar at home and you will have a fresh, tangy kick ready for burgers, sandwiches and everything you fry over the fire on the trail.
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