Don’t love avocado? Maybe you hate the taste of beets? Whether apples are out of season, or whether you just don’t like banana, use this substitution vegetable and fruit list to swap ingredients.
A
Apple
Options: any variety, pear, grapes (any type), cherries, blackberries, blueberries
Arugula (Rocket)
Options: spinach, kale, watercress
Avocado
Options: roasted veggies (squash, mushroom, eggplant), banana
B
Banana
Option: avocado
Basil
Options: parsley, cilantro, mint
Beets (Beetroot)
Options: red cabbage, tomato, radish
Blueberries
Options: blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, cherries
Bok choy
Options: kale, beet greens, dandelion greens, arugula
Broccoli stalk
Options: celery, cucumber, cauliflower
Broccoli
Options: cauliflower, green cabbage, kale, chard
Butternut squash
Options: pumpkin, carrot, sweet potato, any winter squash
C
Cantaloupe (Rockmelon)
Options: mango, papaya, peach, honeydew melon
Carrots
Options: sweet potato/yam, winter squash, pumpkin, parsnip
Celeriac root
Options: celery, turnip, parsley root, kohlrabi, jicama, daikon
Celery
Options: cucumber, zucchini, jicama
Cherries
Options: raspberries, strawberries, blackberries
Chives
Option: scallions
Cilantro (Coriander)
Options: basil, parsley
Coconut water
Options: water, diluted fresh juice
Collard greens
Options: mustard greens, kale, beet greens, dandelion greens, spinach
Cranberries
Options: cherries, raspberries
Cucumber
Options: celery, zucchini, jicama
D
Dandelion greens
Options: kale, mustard or collard greens, beet greens, chard
F
Fennel
Options: celeriac root, kohlrabi, jicama, daikon, endive
G
Garlic
Option: shallot
Ginger
Option: lemon
Grapefruit
Options: clementine, orange, tangerine, blood orange, star fruit
Green beans
Options: asparagus, kale
Green cabbage
Options: red/purple cabbage, kale, arugula, chard
Green peppers (capsicum)
Options: red or yellow peppers, mushrooms
H
Honeydew (melon)
Options: green grapes, cantaloupe, apple
J
Jalapeno (chili pepper)
Options: any other hot pepper, green bell pepper
K
Kale (Tuscan cabbage)
Options: arugula, spinach, Swiss chard, green cabbage, mustard/collard/beet/turnip greens
Kiwi
Options: mango, orange, tangerine, lime
L
Lemon
Options: ginger
Lime
Options: lemon, orange, clementine/tangerine
M
Mango
Options: papaya, kiwi
Maple syrup
Options: honey
Mint
Options: ginger, sweet basil
O
Onion
Options: garlic, leeks, shallot
Orange
Options: grapefruit, clementine, tangerine, kiwi, mango, papaya
Oregano
Options: sage
P
Parsley
Options: cilantro, kale, arugula
Parsnip
Options: turnip, parsley root, celeriac, carrot
Peaches
Options: nectarines, plums
Pear
Options: apple, celery root, peach, plum, jicama
Pineapple
Options: orange, grapefruit, mango
Pomegranate
Options: pineapple, strawberries
Portobello mushroom
Options: any variety mushroom, eggplant
R
Radish
Options: red cabbage, tomato
Raisins
Options: dried cranberries, figs
Red/purple cabbage
Options: green cabbage, radish, cauliflower, broccoli, radicchio
Romaine
Options: bib lettuce, radicchio, endive, Boston lettuce, green or red leaf lettuce
S
Shallot (eschalot)
Options: garlic, onion
Spinach
Options: kale, chard, romaine lettuce
Strawberries
Options: raspberries, blackberries, cherries
Summer squash
Options: zucchini, cucumber
Swiss chard (silverbeet)
Options: kale, spinach, romaine, mustard/collard/beet/turnip greens, green cabbage, arugula, watercress
T
Tangerine
Options: orange, grapefruit
Thyme
Options: rosemary
Tomato
Options: radish, red pepper, watermelon
W
Watermelon
Options: red grapefruit, cantaloupe, honeydew, tomato, radish
White wine vinegar
Options: red wine vinegar, cider or champagne vinegar, lemon
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