Quick Pickled Onions

Pickled onions make a tangy addition to a sandwich, burger or salad. Adapted from Martha Stewart's Living magazine. This recipe was made for the wagon trains going through Montana.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Yields: 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

• 1  small red onion, thinly sliced into rings
• 3⁄4 cup  rice wine vinegar
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 -2  teaspoon coarse salt (to taste)
• 2  whole cloves

Directions

1. Place onion slices into a small saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil; drain and transfer to a nonreactive bowl.
2. Bring vinegar, sugar, salt and cloves to a boil in the saucepan. Pour over the onion slices, and let cool.
3. Chill in an airtight container for at least 2 hours, or up to a month.