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Pickled red onions in a mason jar

Pickled Red Onions without Sugar (Lectin-Free)

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Description

Are you looking for a healthy and flavorful way to enjoy your red onions? Look no further than this lectin-free red onions pickles recipe! Not only are these pickles delicious and easy to make, but they also contain all the health benefits of red onions, including prebiotic, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory properties. So whether you’re looking to add a tangy kick to your salads or sandwiches or simply want to try something new, give this sugar-free red onions pickles recipe a try. After all, everything tastes better with pickles. 

Ingredients

  • 3 medium red onions / or two big ones, or just enough to fill a glass jar of your choice
  • apple cider vinegar to fill half of your jar
  • cold water to fill the other half of the jar
  • 1 teaspoon natural sweetener like Swerve or monk fruit (Lakanto)
  • 1 tablespoon sea salt
  • Spices, about 2 teaspoons mix of mustard seeds, peppercorns, fennel seeds, and one bay leaf

Instructions

  1. First, measure how much water and how much vinegar the jar you are using will take (you need half vinegar, half water). You will need a little less than measured because the jar will also be filled with onions. Mix the water and vinegar with the sweetener and the salt. 
  2. Boil some water in a small pot or saucepan (for blanching the onions). 
  3. Finely slice the onions into rings, and split them in half.
  4. Blanch half of the onions in the boiling water (for 1 minute), take them out, and let them drain. 
  5. Add the spices to the empty jar.
  6. Start adding the onions to the jar by layering the blanched ones with the non-blanched ones.
  7. Pour the water and vinegar mixture over the onions until you fill the jar, or cover the onions. 
  8. Refrigerate for a few hours at least before serving.
  9. It lasts for two weeks in the fridge (this is not the type of pickle you keep in your pantry, it has to be refrigerated). 

Notes

You can blanch them all or use them all raw, but I wanted a balance between softer ones and the more vibrant ones that are not blanched. You can’t go wrong with this, so follow your heart. 

Find it online: https://creativeinmykitchen.com/pickled-red-onions/