Tidbits of Happy

Lime-Pickled Onions

28 Jul 2010 2 Comments

by Trina in recipe Tags: pickled onions, recipe

I can’t recall the first time I had onions pickled this way.  I remember having fresh onions that had been marinating in lime juice for a little while at a hole in the wall in Mexico, but those onions certainly weren’t pickled.  Ah well – the purpose of this rambling is to get to the point that onions pickled in lime juice are delicious.  And SUPER easy.  I wouldn’t even really call this a recipe, as much as a technique.

What You’ll Need

• onions — For a pint jar, normally one medium to large onion does the trick.  I prefer the red, but yellow or white will do just as well.  Why do I prefer the red?  They’re prettier in the jar.
• limes — You’ll need enough limes to juice so as to cover the onions in the mason jar.  Generally, I use 10 or more key limes.  Why key limes?  That’s what is available.  There’s no reason you couldn’t use larger limes.
• salt — Kosher
• a jar with lid — I use a pint jar, and the onions normally last only two – three meals if we’re having tacos and/or leftovers.

What You Do

1. Peel, halve, and thinly slice enough onion to fill a pint jar.
2. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt to the onions.
3. Juice enough limes to fill the jar (cover the onions).
4. Put the lid on the jar, shake it up a few times, and put in the fridge.
5. Enjoy.  You can eat these now, but they’re really, really good if you leave ‘em be for a day.

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