Mexican Quick Pickled Red Onions

These addictively delicious, wonderfully simple pickled onions are made in the
Yucatecan style with the juice from bitter (Seville) oranges. No bitter oranges?
No problem - a simple combination of readily available citrus juices works just
as well.

Servings: 8 people

Author:

Prep Time
10 minutes

Resting Time
2 hours

Total Time
2 hours, 10 minutes

Course:

Cuisine:

Mexican North American

Keywords:

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🧂 Ingredients

2 small red onions

(~300 grams total)
3/4 cup seville orange juice

or 1/4 cup each orange, lime, and grapefruit juice (see note)
1 tbsp white vinegar

or white wine vinegar
1/4 tsp salt

or to taste

Instructions

1 Thinly slice the onion. Combine with juice, vinegar, and salt in a container.
Shake vigorously for about 10 seconds. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours
(overnight is best).

Nutrition Info

Name	Amount
Calories	22 kcal
Carbohydrates	5 g
Protein	1 g
Fat	1 g
Saturated Fat	1 g
Sodium	74 mg
Potassium	76 mg
Fiber	1 g
Sugar	4 g
Vitamin C	8 mg
Calcium	8 mg
Iron	1 mg