Quick Pickled Beets

Total Time: 4 hrs 16 mins Preparation Time: 16 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups cooked beets
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar (substitute with vinegar if preferred)
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 layer the beets and onion in a bowl or refrigerator container and set aside.
• 2 in a 2-cup measure, mix the reserved beet juice (adding water to make 1/2 cup, if necessary), vinegar, sugar and salt.
• 3 microwave on high 2 minutes or until the mixture is hot and the sugar is dissolved.
• 4 pour the hot mixture over the beets and onion.
• 5 cool, then refrigerate, covered, for at least 4 hours, stirring occasionally.
• 6 keeps well in the refrigerator for at least a week.
• 7 to prepare the beets: wash 4 medium beets, unpeeled and with at least 1" of stem left on.
• 8 place in a bowl with 1/4 cup water.
• 9 cover and microwave at high for 10 to 12 minutes or until fork tender, rearranging twice during cooking.
• 10 let stand 5 minutes.
• 11 drain, reserving the cooking liquid.
• 12 refresh the beets with cold water, then peel and slice.