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Pickled Spring Onions
These pickled spring onions can play a number of roles. Dolloped on top of a burger, a basic cookout becomes quite gourmet. Need to bring an appetizer to a party? Toast baguette rounds, add a smear of creamy goat cheese and top with a bit of pickled onion. A bowl of baby arugula becomes a salad with a forkful of pickled onions and a drizzle of olive oil.
About the author: Marisa McClellan is a food writer, canning teacher, and dedicated pickler who lives in Center City Philadelphia. Find more of her jams, pickles and preserves (all cooked up in her 80-square-foot kitchen) at her blog, Food in Jars. Her first book, also called Food in Jars, is now available.
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Pickled Spring Onions
About This Recipe
| Yield: | makes 1 pint |
| Active time: | 30 minutes |
| Total time: | 48 hours |
| Special equipment: | boiling water bath canner, pint jar |
| This recipe appears in: | In a Pickle: Pickled Spring Onions |
Ingredients
- 1 bunch spring onions (approximately 1/2 pound once trimmed and cleaned)
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/8 teaspoon red chili flakes
Procedures
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Prepare a small boiling water bath canner and one pint jar.
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Wash and thinly slice trimmed spring onions into thin rounds. In a small pot, combine vinegar, water, sugar, salt, mustard seeds, celery salt and red chili flakes. Bring to a boil. Once brine is simmering, add onions. Stir to combine and cook until onions are heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
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Remove pot from heat and funnel onions into prepared pint jar. Wipe rim, apply lid and ring, and process in a boiling water bath canner for 10 minutes. When time is up, remove jar from canner and let it cool. Check to ensure a good seal once jar is cool.
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Let pickles rest at least two days before using. Unopened, this pickle will keep for up to one year in a cool, dark place. Once opened, keep refrigerated and use within 2-3 weeks.
