Pickled Red Onions

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Pickled Red Onions

Recipe By : Cooking w/Master Chefs/formatted by tpogue@idsonline.com
Serving Size : 2 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories :
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 teaspoons salt
1 large red onion -- peeled and sliced
1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns
1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon Mexican oregano -- dried
2 cloves garlic -- peeled and halved
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cider vinegar

Bring 2 quarts of water to the boil in a saucepan, then add 2 teaspoons of salt
and the onions. Bring back to the boil and boil a few seconds, until the onions
have softened slightly and the red color has bled into the white. Drain, and
tur
n the slices into a bowl.
Coarsely grind the peppercorns and cumin, and fold into the onions along with
th
e rest of the ingredients. Add just enough cold water barely to cover the
onions
, and fold all together. Let stand for at least 4 hours -- or longer, until
they
take on a beautiful pink color.


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Per serving: 37 Calories; less than one gram Fat (3% calories from fat); 1g
Prot
ein; 9g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 2401mg Sodium

NOTES : Cover and store in the refrigerator, where the onions will keep for a
we
ek or more.