Salada De Cebola . Brazilian Onion Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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)

Preparation

Peel the onions and slice them into very thin slices.
Separate the slices into rings.
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.
When you are ready to serve them, drain the onion slices and rinse under cold water.
Serve them in a glass bowl, drizzled with extra-virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar, and sprinkled with salt and freshly ground pepper.