Skip to main content
Epicurious
Bon Appétit

Pickled Scallions

By Claire Saffitz

2.5

(1)

This image may contain Plant Food Produce Vegetable Dish and Meal
Photo by Peden & Munk

Try these anywhere you'd use pickled onion, such as in grain bowls, on roasted carrots, or on a cheese sandwich.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 pint

Ingredients

1 bunch scallions
2 teaspoons mustard seeds
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon kosher salt

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Trim both ends of scallions and cut in half crosswise. Pack into a 1-pint heatproof jar.

    Step 2

    Toast mustard, coriander, and cumin seeds in a dry small saucepan over medium-low heat, tossing often, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add to jar.

    Step 3

    Bring vinegar, sugar, and salt to a simmer in same saucepan over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar and salt. Pour brine over scallions and seal jar. Chill at least 1 day before using.

  2. Do Ahead

    Step 4

    Scallions can be made 5 days ahead. Cover and chill.

TagsCondimentPickleScallionOnionRoot VegetableVegetableSideNut FreeDairy FreeGluten FreeVeganVegetarianKetoEasyQuickMake AheadPickle & PreserveBon Appétit

See Related Recipes and Cooking Tips

Read More
Charred Vegetable Ragù
This sauce is slightly magical. The texture cloaks pasta much like a traditional meat sauce does, and the flavors are deep and rich, but it’s actually vegan!
Béchamel Sauce
This classic 15-minute sauce is your secret weapon for homemade mac and cheese, chowder, lasagna, and more.
Smothered Italian Sausage
This is what I call a fridge-eater recipe. The key here is getting a nice sear on the sausage and cooking the tomato down until it coats the sausage and vegetables well.
Gigante Beans With Seaweed Salmoriglio
Salmoriglio is a Mediterranean sauce with herbs, garlic, and olive oil. In this version, kelp is used as the base of the sauce.
Homemade Whipped Cream
Fluffier, fresher, and fancier than anything from a tub or can.
Crispy Tofu With Scallion-Ginger Sauce
The tofu is crunchy on the outside, in part thanks to a panko-studded exterior, and squishy-in-a-good-way on the inside. It also comes together in 20 minutes.
Eggplant Roasted in Satay Sauce
Among the top tier of sauces is Indonesian satay sauce, because it is the embodiment of joy and life. In fact, this sauce is also trustworthy and highly respectful of whatever it comes into contact with—perhaps it is, in fact, the perfect friend?
Black Rice Pudding
Turn inky black rice into a dreamy coconut milk pudding you’re fully authorized to enjoy for breakfast or dessert.