Easy Mexican Red Pickled Onions

This is without a doubt the easiest way to make Mexican Red Pickled Onions. It is so quick and easy, that we always have a batch of these in the fridge.

It is also the way that these are made in every street taco stand I have asked at in Mexico.

Some people will add chopped jalapeño or habanero for some heat, others will add pickling spices or vinegar, but none of this is necessary. This is so simple and delicious, there is no reason to complicate it.

Mexican Red Pickled Onions

It doesn't get any easier than this. Three ingredients, no cooking, and only a couple of minutes prep time for an amazing fresh condiment you can keep in the fridge and add to so many dishes.

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Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Mexican Red Pickled Onions, Pickled Red Onions, Red Taco Onions

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Pickling Time: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Servings: 8

Calories: 9kcal

Equipment

Chef's Knife

Chopping Board

Ingredients

• 1 Red Onion
• 1 Lime
• 1 tsp Salt We like Kosher Salt

Instructions

• Cut the onion in half length wise and slice thinly
  1 Red Onion
• Place the sliced onion in the glass jar, and add the salt
  1 tsp Salt
• Juice the lime and add this to the jar
  1 Lime
• Close the lid, and shake vigorously. Place in a fridge for an hour, shaking every 20 minutes.

Notes

Do you like it a little spicy? Some people like to add some habanero either very thinly sliced, very finely chopped to add level of spice to these onions. We prefer to add these separately if we want them, which tends to be the more Mexican way.

Nutrition

Calories: 9kcal | Carbohydrates: 2.5g | Protein: 0.2g | Sodium: 4846mg | Potassium: 32mg | Fiber: 0.6g | Sugar: 0.7g | Calcium: 10mg