Pickled Red Onions #recipe by @LeslieKarst

 

I don’t know why it took me so long to try making these pickled onions, because it turns out that they’re incredibly easy to make, and SO very delicious! I like to use them in salads, with Mexican food, as a garnish for curry, even as a topping for hot dogs!

 

And be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the post, as I have exciting news about a new--and different!--book coming out this spring!

 

Pickled Red Onions

Ingredients

1 large red onion (which I forgot to photograph before I cut it)

1 cup hot water (save blanching water for this)

1 cup white vinegar

1 tablespoon salt

3 tablespoons white sugar

 

Directions

Cut the onion in half, peel off the outer skin, then slice it thinly, across the root.

 

Bring a couple cups of water (no need to measure) to a boil in a medium pot, then add the sliced onions and blanch for about 30 seconds. Drain the onions, reserving 1 cup of the hot water. 

 

Pour the 1 cup hot water back into the pot, then add to it the vinegar, salt, and sugar, and stir until dissolved.

 

Divide the blanched onions between two 16-ounce glass jars, then pour the liquid over them. 

 

Once the jars have cooled, cover them and place them in the refrigerator. (See photo at top of post.) The onions will be ready to eat within an hour or two, but will keep in the fridge for several weeks. 

 

they were mighty tasty with these red hot dogs, popular in Hawai‘i

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The daughter of a law professor and a potter, Leslie Karst learned early, during family dinner conversations, the value of both careful analysis and the arts—ideal ingredients for a mystery story. Putting this early education to good use, she now writes the Lefty Award-nominated Sally Solari Mysteries, a culinary series set in Santa Cruz, California.

An ex-lawyer like her sleuth, Leslie also has degrees in English literature and the culinary arts. She and her wife and their Jack Russell mix split their time between Santa Cruz and Hilo, Hawai‘i.

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Look what's coming from Leslie this April! 

(now available for pre-order here)

 

"a suspenseful, exhilarating memoir; Karst relays her determination to serve the 'perfect' meal to RBG alongside an uplifting, enlightening portrayal of one of the most admired justices in the history of the Supreme Court."

-Foreword Reviews (starred review)

 

"[This] book is a romp from cover to cover—and, just like a great meal, left me ready for more."

-Karen Shimizu, executive editor, Food & Wine

THE FRAGRANCE OF DEATH

the newest Sally Solari mystery

is available for purchase here!

 

 

Praise for THE FRAGRANCE OF DEATH:

 

“A page turner for me from the very first chapter, THE FRAGRANCE OF DEATH had everything I’m looking for in a mystery and more.”

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"[An] enjoyable fifth outing for Santa Cruz, Calif., chef Sally Solari.... This well-done culinary cozy should win new fans for the ever enterprising Sally."

Publishers Weekly

All five Sally Solari Mysteries are available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Bookshop.