Quick-Pickled Sweet Onions

These snappy little onions are fantastic served on sandwiches and salads.

Ingredients:
4 medium-sized Walla Walla sweet onions, cut into rings
1½ cups white vinegar
½ cup sugar
3 tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon peppercorns

Method:
1. Bring all ingredients except onions to a boil in a medium sauce pan. Reduce heat and gently boil for one minute.

2. While mixture is boiling, pack onion rings into a glass jar as tightly as you can.

3. Remove boiling mixture from stove and pour most of the liquid directly into the jar. Allow bubbles to rise to the surface, then refill as needed, leaving a few centimeters of room at the top of the jar.