Bread-And-Butter Pickled Onions

• 1 pound sweet onions, halved and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 1 pound Kirby cucumbers, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 1 fresh red chile pepper, halved, seeded, and thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 2 cups apple cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric

1. Toss together first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Cover and let stand 1 hour. Transfer to a colander; drain 20 minutes. Pack into 3 (1-pt.) jars, filling to 1/2 inch from top.
2. Bring vinegar and next 3 ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; boil, stirring constantly, 1 minute or until sugar dissolves. Let stand 5 minutes.
3. Pour vinegar mixture over onion mixture in jars, filling to 1/2 inch from top. Cool completely (about 20 minutes). Cover with lids, and chill 8 hours before serving. Store in refrigerator up to 2 weeks.
4. Try These Twists:
5. Bread-and-Butter Pickled Onions with Green Tomatoes: Prepare recipe as directed, substituting green tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch pieces, for cucumbers.
6. Bread-and-Butter Pickled Onions with Radishes: Prepare recipe as directed, substituting radishes, cut into 1/4-inch slices, for cucumbers; white vinegar for cider vinegar; and celery seeds for turmeric. Add 2 fresh tarragon sprigs to each jar just before covering.
7. Bread-and-Butter Pickled Onions with Carrots: Prepare recipe as directed, substituting carrots, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices, for cucumbers; a serrano pepper for red chile pepper; and cumin seeds for mustard seeds.

sweet onions, cucumbers, garlic, fresh red chile pepper, kosher salt, apple cider vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds, ground turmeric

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/bread-and-butter-pickled-onions-2 (may not work)