Pickled red onions in a Caprese salad

July 13, 2014 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)

These are great in salads, on a grilled chicken sandwich or on burgers in the place of gherkins

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Pickled red onions in a Caprese salad

Serves: 4
Cooking Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • PICKLED ONIONS
  • 250ml (1 cup) red wine vinegar
  • 45ml (3 tbsp) sugar
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2,5ml (½ tsp) cumin seeds
  • 2,5ml (½ tsp) mustard seeds
  • a pinch of chilli flakes
  • a pinch of salt
  • 300g (2 medium) red onions, peeled
  • and cut into thin rounds
  • SALAD
  • 750ml (3 cups) baby tomatoes,
  • halved
  • 250g fresh mozzarella balls or
  • buffalo mozzarella balls
  • handful basil leaves
  • olive or avocado oil, to serve

Instructions

1

Heat the vinegar, sugar, bay leaves, cumin and mustard seeds, chilli flakes and salt in a saucepan.

2

Bring the mixture to a boil and stir in the onions. Take it off the heat immediately and allow the mixture to cool down completely.

3

Pour it into a sterilised jar and ensure that it is properly sealed. Store in the fridge until ready to use.

4

For the salad, toss all of the ingredients together, drizzle with olive or avocado oil and serve topped with pickled onions.

 

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