Best Marinated Onion Recipe Tested | Lemon, Vinegar & Sumac Onion Topping for Salads & Kebabs

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a fruity note while white vinegar is more economical.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a cost-effective alternative with a neutral flavor.

Welcome to my kitchen. Today I'll make some marinated onion.

I'll make four different recipes and compare which one is better.

I'll use four medium-sized onions, but just in case, I'll take five.

I'm using sweet red onions, but you can use sweet white onions as well.

Peel the onions and slice them thinly by cutting them in half and slicing across the circular layers.

For recipe one, soak sliced onion in hot water for about 20-30 minutes.

While the onion is soaking, I'll start recipe number two by adding half a teaspoon of salt, half a teaspoon of sugar, whole black peppercorns, coriander, and a tablespoon of olive oil into a jar.

Pour in 1/4 cup of vinegar and add sliced onion, pressing it down to pack tightly.

Add hot water to cover the onion.

For recipe three, fill a jar with sliced onion to measure, then empty it into a mixing bowl.

Add salt, sugar, ground black pepper, 3 teaspoons of sumac, juice from half a lemon, and 1 teaspoon of olive oil.

Mix and squeeze the onion slightly, then add half of the chopped parsley and transfer everything back into the jar.

For recipe four, repeat the same as recipe three but add more sumac and skip the lemon juice.

Back to recipe one, add spices, salt, and sugar to an empty jar, then put the drained onion in.

Add lemon juice from the second half of the lemon and top with warm water to cover the onion.

Close the lid and shake well to dissolve the salt and sugar.

I have some extra onion left, so I'll put it in a Ziploc bag with the remaining spices and lemon juice.

All four recipes are done, but they need to sit in the refrigerator for about a day.

I'll come back tomorrow to compare the taste.

I'm back to taste the marinated onions with tacos made with corn tortillas and plant-based ground meat.

Start with onion from recipe number one, which looks light and clear.

Next, try onion from recipe two, which looks brighter and tastes great.

Then taste recipe three, which has sumac and lemon juice, and finally recipe four, which is not bad but behind the others in flavor.

My verdict is that recipe number two is the best, followed by number three.

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