Pickled red onions are the perfect topping for tacos, salads, and even sandwiches. This Mexican pickled red onions recipe combines onions, lime juice, jalapenos, radishes, and vinegar making it your reason for eating mini-fried street tacos as much as you can. Be warned, even if you don't love pickles, these spicy pickled onions are full of flavor and add a tangy garnish to salads as banana pepper rings do.
Habanero pickled onions were my first experience with pickled red onions. A chef at the country club I waitressed at would make this relish with habanero peppers and red onions that we would eat on top of fish tacos. It was insanely good. I still think about those spicy onions today. This pickled red onion takes a head nod from those onions.
Mexican Pickled Red Onions Ingredients
Now the ingredients for these onions are a bit more conducive for Mexican flavors but can easily be adjusted to be simply just pickled. If you are looking for pickled red onions for tacos, here are the ingredients you will need.
- Red onions
- Limes
- Jalapenos
- Radishes
- Vinegar
- Salt
- Honey
- Peppercorns
How to Pickle Red Onions for Tacos
When making anything pickled there are a few kitchen tools that will make your life easier. First, an adjustable mandoline is a must-have. I actually like the ones with a handle better than one that is self-standing. Then you will also want a bowl that the mandoline can lay across while you slice. Finally, you will need ball jars or hinged jars to the refrigerator the onions in.
Begin by slicing your onions. I used the middle setting of the mandoline to slice the onions straight into a bowl. When the onions are sliced move to the radishes. Make the radishes even thinner sliced. Slice them into the bowl as well. Finally, if you are using jalapenos, adjust the mandoline to the largest slice and slice your pepper. You can just slice them with a knife as well as peppers don't slice great in the mandoline.
Layer the onions, radishes, and peppers into the jars of choice to begin creating the pickled red onion recipe. Fill the jars to the brim. Next, cut a lime in half and squeeze the juice over the onions. Add the salt, honey, and peppercorns to the top of the onions.
Pour vinegar into the jar until half full and then finally fill to the top with water. Place the lid on the jar and shake the contents to get the honey, salt, and peppercorns throughout the entire jar.
Place the pickled red onions in the fridge for 24 hours and then enjoy. I know you want to try these pickled onions. It is worth it. Go ahead and try them. Here are some great recipes you could add these onions to for even more flavor in already great recipes.
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📖 Recipe
Easy Pickled Red Onions Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 jalapenos
- 2 red onions
- 4 radishes
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon peppercorns
- 4 limes
- 1 cup vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 2 pint jar with lid seal and ring
Instructions
- Slice the onions with a mandoline with the middle thickness. Slice the radishes with the thinnest setting and the jalapenos with the thickest setting or a knife.
- Layer the onions, radishes and peppers into the jars.
- Top with salt, honey, and peppercorns.
- Squeeze juice from two limes into each jar and then pour vinegar until jar is ½ full.
- Fill remainder with water.
- Refrigerate for at least 24 hours.
Nutrition
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Yum! Do we just split the salt, honey and peppercorns evenly between the two jars?
Yes, that is exactly what I do.