Basal Mkhalel

Name: Basal Mkhalel
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Syrian
Ingredients: 500g small pearl onions; 1 cup vinegar; 1 small beet, sliced; 2 tbsp salt

بصل مخلل/bah-SAL mkhah-LEL/

Also known as: Pickled Pink Onions

About this dish

Small pickled onions marinated in vinegar and beet juice, tangy and bright pink.

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Ingredients

🧅500g small pearl onions

🍶1 cup vinegar

🍠1 small beet, sliced

🧂2 tbsp salt

Method

Serves 4

Peel the small onions.

Pack the onions into a jar with sliced beet for color.

Bring vinegar, water, and salt to a boil and pour over the onions.

Seal and let pickle for at least a week.

Serve as part of a mezze spread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Basal mkhalel is a traditional Syrian pickle, commonly served as part of a mezze spread.

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