Salada De Cebola . Brazilian Onion Salad

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 large onions
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar (to taste)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (to taste)
• salt (to taste)
• pepper (to taste)

Recipe

• 1 peel the onions and slice them into very thin slices.
• 2 separate the slices into rings.
• 3 place the onions in a bowl and cover them with ice cubes and water. refrigerate for 2 hours. the alternative used by my friends in bahia is to sprinkle the slices with sugar (2 tbsp) and refrigerate for 2 hours. both methods have worked for me.
• 4 when you are ready to serve them, drain the onion slices and rinse under cold water.
• 5 serve them in a glass bowl, drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar, and sprinkled with salt and freshly ground pepper.