Wildly Pink Pickled Red Onions Recipes

Steps:

• Put the onions in a medium bowl. Combine the vinegar, sugar, coriander, 2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook until the sugar dissolves, about 1 minute. Pour the mixture over the onions, cover and set aside until cooled to room temperature.

Steps:

• Sterilize a 1-quart Mason jar. Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil. Add onion and return to a boil. Turn off heat. Add grenadine.
• Transfer hot onions to jar. Top up jar with liquid, leaving ½-inch head space. Place top and band on jar. Place jar in boiling water to cover for 45 minutes.
• Remove jar and let cool at room temperature. Tighten lid all the way.

Steps:

• Place onion slices in medium bowl.
• Bring next 5 ingredients to boil in heavy medium saucepan; pour over onions in bowl.
• Cover; cool to room temperature.
• Chill overnight.
• DO AHEAD: Can be made 3 weeks ahead. Keep chilled.
• Drain before serving.

Steps:

• In a large non-reactive skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Add red onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 2 minutes.
• Add vinegar, oregano, sugar, salt and pepper.
• Cook, stirring, until limp and tender, 2-3 minutes. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Combine the first six ingredients in a medium saucepan, and place over medium heat. Bring to a boil.
• Meanwhile, peel the onions, cut in half, and slice as thinly as possible into half moons.
• When the brine comes to a boil, add the onion slices and stir. Remove the pan from the heat, cover, and let stand for about 25 minutes.
• Transfer the onions and brine to a large bowl, and set aside to cool at room temperature.
• When the onions are fully cooled, pour them and their brine into jars with tight-fitting lids, and store in the refrigerator. These quick pickles are ready to be eaten as soon as they are fully cold.
• They will keep, chilled, for up to 2 weeks.

Steps:

• First, make the pickled onions. Put the onion in a bowl, then bring the vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard seeds and 50ml water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir, on a medium heat, to dissolve the sugar. Once dissolved, remove from the heat and pour over the onions. Set aside for at least 30 mins.
• Meanwhile, make the pastry. Mix the flour with a pinch of sea salt in a bowl. Add the butter and use your fingers to lightly bring it together to a breadcrumb texture. Don't worry if there are some big chunks, this will help make it light and flaky. Stir in the vodka, then pour over 2 tbsp ice cold water and use a butter knife to bring the dough together. Use your hands to form into a ball. If it needs more liquid, add a dash more iced water. Turn out onto a floured worksurface and knead briefly, until smooth and pliable. Squash it into a disc, then wrap in baking parchment and chill for 30 mins.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the potatoes and mint in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Add a big pinch of salt and bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 mins until tender. Turn off the heat and allow the potatoes to cool in the water.
• Roll the pastry out until about 5mm in thickness, then transfer to a loose-bottomed 20cm tart tin. Trim the edges with a knife, then chill for 10 mins until firm. Prick the base with a fork, line with crumpled baking parchment and fill with baking beans or rice. Bake for 20 mins.
• Remove the baking beans and parchment. Whisk one of the eggs in a bowl, then brush all over the pastry. Bake for 10 mins more, then remove from the oven.
• Blitz the remaining eggs and egg wash, the wild garlic, watercress and cream to a purée in a food processor. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the drained ricotta and lemon zest. Add most of the cheese, nutmeg and a pinch of salt. Slice the potatoes into bite-sized pieces and arrange half of them in the tart case. Using a teaspoon, dot in the harissa. Pour over the green egg mixture and nestle in the remaining potatoes. Scatter over the rest of the cheese.
• Bake for 35-40 mins. Allow to rest for at least 20 mins before you remove it from the tin and slice. Serve with a watercress salad, if you like, and the pink pickled onions.

Steps:

• Bring a kettle of water to a boil.
• In a bowl, combine the vinegar, water, sugar, salt and pepercorns.
• Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• Place onion slices in a colander.
• Pour boiling water over the onion slices and drain well.
• (This wilts the onions slightly and allows them to absorb the marinade).
• Transfer the onions to the bowl with marinade and mix to coat the onions thoroughly.
• Cover and marinate several hours or overnight in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of water to a rolling boil. Add the onions and cook for 30 seconds, then drain in a colander. Let cool slightly, then transfer to a sterilized glass container with a tight lid, such as a pint canning jar. Add the thyme. You want to make sure there is enough headroom at the top of the jar so that the vinegar solution can cover the onions.
• In a second medium pot, combine the vinegar, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil and stir until the sugar and salt are dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour the vinegar mixture over the onions in the jars, making sure the onions are completely submerged. Let cool slightly.
• Cover and refrigerate until the onions turn pink and are seasoned throughout, at least 8 hours. Drain the onions and serve. The onions can be refrigerated in the pickling liquid for up to 2 weeks.