Need a recipe or suggestions for pickling cippolino onions

Got some lovely cippolino onions at the Hinsdale farmer's market today. I would like to pickle them; neither google nor FoodTV were much direct help.

I'm looking for vinegary/slightly spicy, not sweet.

I bet they would make a helll of a cocktail onion, but I'd have to have a two-quart martini.

Which I'm willing to consider if I have to.

Here's a recipe for Pickled Onions adapted from from Fancy Pantry which should work.
2 pounds onions
2 tablespoons non-iodized salt
2-3 bay leaves, torn into pieces
2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
1.5 teaspoons whole allspice
1 tsp. mustard seed
2-3 hot peppers -dried
3 cups cider vinegar
1.5 cups rice wine vinegar

1. Place onions in boiling water for a minute. Drain and rinse with cold water. Peel. Mix with salt. Cover and let sit for about 8 hours.
2. Combine spices, vinegars and 1-2 additional teaspoons salt. Simmer for a few minutes. Strain.
3. Rinse onions and dry them. Pack into jars and cover with pickling solution.
4. Process 10 minutes.
5. Store 3 months before eating.

Jyoti

I forgot to add that I too purchased some cippolini at the farmer's market. I used an Italian recipe for Cipplolini glazed with balsamic - absolutely fantastic and very easy.

2 pounds cippolini
2-3 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
3/4 cup fresh orange juice

Place cippolini in boiling water for a minute. Drain and rinse with cold water. Peel.
Heat olive oil - brown onions lightly on both sides.
Add balsamic and orange juice. Cover and cook on very low heat until onions are tender and glazed.

Serve at room temperature.

Jyoti