Onions are used in the preparation of many dishes. The most useful fresh vegetable, and pickled has a more delicate and piquant taste. It is served as a side dish for meat and fish, added to salads, cold dishes, sandwiches. Such a spicy-vitamin snack and flavor will perfectly emphasize the taste of any dish. Pickled onion for salad is prepared very quickly from simple and affordable ingredients. We will talk about how to do this at home and how to cook a salad of pickled onions in our article.
Vinegar marinated onion for salad
Onions marinated in a universal sweet and sour marinade have a spicy taste without bitterness and unpleasant aftertaste. For its preparation, onions (3 pcs.) Are cut according to the recipe (rings, half rings, cubes, etc.) and laid out in a deep container. Next, the marinade is directly prepared. To do this, add 9% vinegar (1 tablespoon) to a bowl, a teaspoon of salt and sugar and boiled water (3 tablespoons). The marinade mixes well to dissolve the grains, after which it is poured on top of the onion. The pickling time is approximately 2 hours in the refrigerator. Pickled onions for salad can be prepared faster if hot water is used instead of cold water.
Not only delicious, but also healthy onions are obtained by pickling in apple cider vinegar. Such a vegetable helps to improve digestion, lower cholesterol and break down fats. Cooking pickled onions with apple cider vinegar is very simple:
- It is necessary to cut in half rings 6 onions of medium size and put them in a deep bowl.
- In a separate bowl, combine a tablespoon of salt and sugar (4 tbsp. Tablespoons), boiling water (80 ml), apple cider vinegar (70 ml). Mix well until the dry ingredients are completely dissolved.
- Pour the marinade into the prepared onion, mix thoroughly with a spoon or hands and cover.
- After 30 minutes, delicious pickled onions can be tasted. It must be filtered through a sieve, and then added to the salad according to the recipe.
Pickled Chives
You can marinate not only onions, but also green onions. With this cooking method, it only becomes tastier. For pickling, green onions are placed in a deep glass bowl, after cutting the ends, add a pinch of salt and sugar, a little black pepper, chopped garlic, vegetable oil and table vinegar (2 tbsp each). All the ingredients are mixed well, after which the bowl with onions is sent to the refrigerator for 2 hours. You can add such onions in salads, and as a side dish for meat.
Green onions can also be preserved for the winter. To do this, it is stacked vertically in jars, having previously been cut to the height of the container, and poured with hot marinade. To prepare the brine, 500 ml of water, 30 g of sugar and 60 g of salt, dried dill (50 g), bay leaf and peppercorns (2 pcs.) Are poured into a pan (500 g onion). After boiling, 9% vinegar (30 ml) is added to the water. Onions in jars are poured with cooked marinade and covered with lids using a can opener. You can store blanks in a cool dark place until spring.
Onions marinated with lemon
If you do not want to use vinegar in the preparation of marinade, replace it with lemon juice. Pickled onion for salad according to this recipe will be prepared in the following sequence:
- Bulbs (2 pcs.) Are cut in half rings or in another way and stacked in a bowl.
- Squeezed juice from 1 lemon on top.
- Salt and sugar are added (½ teaspoon each).
- Onions are thoroughly mixed with spices.
- Optionally, a tablespoon of vegetable oil is added on top.
- Ready onion is served as a standalone appetizer or added to a salad.
Korean pickled onions
Korean-style onions can be used not only as one of the ingredients for the salad, but also as an independent snack. Cooking pickled onions does not take much time. First marinade is prepared. For this, water (500 ml), 2 cups of soy sauce and 1 cup of sugar and vinegar 6% are combined in a stewpan. The mixture is brought to a boil and cooked over medium heat for another 5 minutes. After this, the stew-pan can be removed from the heat and, as a last resort, add the juice of 1 lemon to the sauce.
While the marinade is cooling, the onion is cut into large slices and stacked in a glass pan or jar. Chilli or black pepper is optionally added. Prepared onions are poured with warm marinade, cooled on the table, and then sent to the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Recipe for Pickled Cucumber Salad with Onion
Onions for this salad are marinated in wine vinegar. But if necessary, you can move away from the recipe and use either apple or table vinegar.
Marinated cucumber salad with onions is prepared in the following sequence:
- A large onion is cut into half rings and poured with a solution of wine vinegar (60 ml) with sugar (1 teaspoon).
- Cucumbers (500 g) are cut into circles and stacked in a deep bowl.
- A sauce is prepared from sour cream (100 ml) and lemon juice (1 teaspoon).
- Cucumber salad is seasoned with sauce, pickled onions are spread on top, salt and black pepper are added to taste.
Salad with Carrots and Pickled Onions
Such a salad can be prepared from carrots, grated on a coarse grater or sliced in circles. The subsequent cooking sequence will depend on the method of chopping the vegetable. In the first case, raw carrots are used, and in the second, the vegetable must be boiled for two minutes before being cut and cooled in cold water.
The cooking process begins with pickling onions. To do this, 2 onions are cut into half rings and mixed with apple cider vinegar (40 ml). At this time, carrots are rubbed or cut into circles, chopped green celery, parsley and cilantro. Carrots, herbs and onions are combined in a deep bowl. Pickled onion salad with carrots is seasoned with olive oil and sprinkled with lemon juice. Salt and pepper are added to taste.
Pickled Onion Salad Recipe
There are many options for preparing such a salad: with mushrooms, herbs, tomatoes and cucumbers, with and without onions. Only 3 ingredients are used in this recipe: squid, boiled eggs and pickled onions. And so that he does not crunch on his teeth, he will need to marinate in boiling water with spices for 1 hour.
Pickled onions for salad are prepared first. First, pour a glass of water into the stewpan and add ½ teaspoon of salt and sugar (3 tablespoons). After boiling, the stove turns off, and vinegar (4 tbsp. Tablespoons) and onion cut in half rings are added to the stewpan . The stewpan is closed with a lid and left in this form for an hour. At this time, boil (within 2 minutes after boiling) and cut squids, as well as boiled eggs. Onions are filtered and also added to the salad. All ingredients are seasoned with mayonnaise. It turns out a very tasty and satisfying salad.
General rules and recommendations
The following tips and tricks will help you prepare a delicious onion marinade quickly and without unnecessary trouble:
- In the preparation of marinade, you can use any kind of vinegar. From table vinegar, the sharpest and sharpest marinade is obtained; most other types give a milder taste.
- You can adjust the amount of ingredients in the marinade to your liking. For example, put less salt or sugar, change the amount of vinegar, add black or red pepper, garlic, herbs and other ingredients.
- When adding pickled onions to the salad, it is recommended to salt the dish last. This will not overdo it with spices and achieve a balanced taste.