With the help of "Pretty In Pink" Pretty Pickled DIY Pickling Powder, the easiest pickled red onions and perfect topper to amazing tacos can be made in a snap. Pickled red onions are my favorite and most impressive condiment I use when feeding a crowd.

When To Use?

When serving a large group of friends, tacos are easy and popular. Especially when you have a zillion kids running around all day that probably need to eat at some point. Right? So put that glass of wine down and get to it!

I typically will make ahead a few different types of braised or sautéed meats, like chicken pibil or this amazing Weeknight Steak Tacos from Carlsbad Cravings. I almost always prepare a vegetarian option like sautéed zucchini and sweet potatoes...pretty much for just the chicas. That way there is something for everyone. I have a bunch of condiments and sides and I let them have at it...like a wild pack of wolves. The kids too! Whatever is left over I pack up for breakfast the next day.

I grab fresh tortillas from my local tortilleria, that are still warm in the package. Yep, I do have an obsession with fresh tortillas. I visit our little store once a week because anything wrapped up in a corn tortilla, fresh off the press, is perfection. Depending on how ambitious I am that day, (or not ambitious...i.e. overwhelmed), I might even grab several different ready made and fresh salsas, rice and beans just to make my life easier.

“A balanced diet is a taco in each hand”

— By: Somebody who really loves tacos, like me.

Tacos are not the only thing I eat, I mean, put pickled red onions on. I really do love them also in and on...

Avocado Toast
Pizza
Huevos Rancheros
Coleslaw
Salads
Sandwiches

Pickling Tips

So enough about tacos because this is about pickled onions!!! Yes I am hungry while writing this. I love our beet pickling powder because it gives a beautiful bright pink color to the onions. I prefer using rice wine vinegar for this pickle and I add a 1/2 cup instead of 1/3 cup because the onions need an extra zip.

Adding thinly sliced jalapeños to the jar is something I typically do. If you like the heat, then I say just do it. The jalaapeños however on their own are delicious and add a bit of heat to your...yep you guessed...taco. Or a sandwich, come on! Think Banh mi!!! Yum! Just for the record, I thinly slice both the onions and jalapeños with my all-time favorite kitchen tool - The Benriner Japanese mandolin. Please be careful and always pay attention when using it. Trust me on this one!

Quick, Right?

Pickled red onions do not need 24 hours to become awesome. Just a few. So go ahead and wait if you need to. I typically will make them a few hours before or in the morning. However, the longer it brines the brighter the pink. Just keep checking by taking a taste, but remember not to devour them completely. I am guessing you probably haven't eaten all day. Except for that half bag of tortilla chips.

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