I love the pickled onions at Panera Bread and that inspired me to try pickling onions.

This recipe is less sweet than the pickled onions at Panera but close thanks to Bobby Flay and making them on Rachel Ray show. Add more sugar and this will be mock Panera Bread pickled onions. YUM.

Ingredients
1-1/2 cups red wine vinegar
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons sugar  (use more if you want a sweeter pickled onion)
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced
1 yellow onion, halved and thinly sliced

Directions: Slice onions thinly and place in a container or mason jar. Add vinegar, water, sugar and salt to a saucepan. Bring to boil. Let cool for 10 minutes off heat. Pour the vinegar mixture over the onions and refrigerate for anywhere from 4 hours to 2 days before serving.

TIP: If the pickled onions are not sweet enough, sprinkle a little sugar on them on your plate and next go-around add more sugar (or try honey) in the pickling solution.

SERVING IDEA: Use as a topping for cooked chicken, or a turkey sandwich as we did recently. Also a great addition to homemade onion dip.