black peppercorns — optional

Source recipe

• Quick Pickled Red Onions

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• Remember

  For milder, more tender onions, pour boiling water over the slices in a colander before packing the jar.

• Remember

  Keeps in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, submerged in brine.

• Remember

  Save the leftover brine — it makes a punchy addition to salad dressings and marinades.

• Decision

  1-pint jar with a tight-fitting lid

• Decision

  Sharp knife or mandoline

• Decision

  Small saucepan or kettle

• Discovery

  apple cider vinegar — or distilled white vinegar

• Discovery

  bay leaf — optional

• Discovery

  red onion — halved and thinly sliced