Pickled Onions

Hi everyone!

It is time for another recipe post! Yesssss, so excited!

Today, I have a really quick and easy recipe for pickled onions and jalapenos. It takes 10 minutes to make and you'll have enough left over for days. I love to eat these pickled onions with fish or chicken tacos. They are delicious and not too spicy. Sometimes you'll get a little kick from the jalapeno but for the most part it is mild, it really depends on your jalapenos. If you are not a fan of pickles, don't worry, these do not taste anything like pickles. I really don't like pickles and I was pleasantly surprised when I tried these pickled onions.

Ingredients
1 red onion, sliced
4 jalapenos, sliced and seeded
1 bottle of rice vinegar
1tbsp of kosher salt.


Directions
Slice the onion and jalapenos and place them in a pot. Pour the rice vinegar and kosher salt in the same pot, bring over to stove and place over medium heat until it boils. Turn the heat down to a simmer and cover for 1 minute. Remove from stove and allow to cool. Carefully pour everything in the pot into a container that can be closed airtight like a tupperware or a jar. I used a jar from TJ Maxx. Store in your fridge.

These store well in the fridge for over a week. They are delicious with tacos, BBQ sandwiches, sloppy joes, turkey sandwiches and burgers. They are also a great gift to bring to a pot luck or porch party this summer or even for a Memorial Day BBQ this weekend.  

I am planning on eating tons of these pickled onions with some homemade iced tea and grilled fish tacos this weekend. There are many things going on here in DC for Memorial Day, here are a few things you can enjoy if you live in the area or don't want to travel far!

• Colonial Williamsburg is offering free admission this weekend to military members and their families. If you've never been, this is a great opportunity to check it out. Tickets are available at the colonial Williamsburg regional visitor center. 
• Friday May 24, catch a free concert by the U.S. Air Force Band Chamber Players at The Lyceum in Alexandria, VA. 
• Friday May 24 catch a showing of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" at the Rosslyn Film Festival.

• Saturday May 25 Arlington History Walking Tour option of one to 12 miles, visit Colonial and post-Revolutionary War sites, cemeteries, a Civil War outpost, log cabins, Washington & Old Dominion Railroad, historic springs and more. Sponsored by Center Hiking Society. Bring lunch and water. 9 a.m., Clarendon Metro station, 3100 Wilson Blvd. Arlington. $2. 703-243-0179.

• Memorial Day, the U.S. Air Force Concert Band. 11 a.m., Arlington National Cemetery, Memorial Bridge and Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington. Free. 202-767-5658 or www.usafband.af.mil

• Memorial Day, Arlington Bell Ringing celebrate Memorial Day by ringing a vintage Pennsylvania church bell, sponsored by the Bluemont Civic Association. Noon, Constitution Bicentennial Gardens, North George Mason Drive and Wilson Boulevard, Arlington. Free. 703-525-3786.