Fruit and Vegetable
| Food |
Amount |
Substitute |
| Capers |
equal amount |
Chopped green olives |
| Celery |
1/2 cup (1 rib) |
1/4 cup celery flakes |
| Celery |
1/2 cup (1 rib) |
1/2 cup green pepper or fennel bulb |
| Chile, Scotch Bonnet |
equal amount |
Habanero chili |
| Chile, Serrano |
equal amount |
Jalapeño chile |
| Chives |
equal amount |
Scallion greens |
| Currants, dried |
equal amount |
Raisins or chopped dates |
| Dates, chopped |
equal amount |
Dried currants |
| Dates, chopped |
equal amount |
Chopped figs |
| Dates, chopped |
equal amount |
Chopped prunes |
| Dates, chopped |
equal amount |
Chopped raisins |
| Horseradish |
1 tbsp fresh |
2 tbsp bottled |
| Jicama, chopped |
equal amount |
Chopped water chestnuts or tart apple |
| Leeks |
equal amount |
Shallots |
| Lemon or Lime Juice (fresh) |
equal amount |
Bottled lemon or lime juice or white vinegar |
| Lemon or Lime Peel (grated) |
equal amount |
Dried lemon or lime peel |
| Mushrooms, fresh |
1 cup cooked sliced |
1 can (4 oz) mushroom stems and pieces, drained |
| Mushrooms, fresh |
1 lb |
12 oz canned mushrooms |
| Mushrooms, fresh |
1 lb |
3 oz dried mushrooms, reconstituted |
| Mushrooms, powdered |
1 tbsp |
3 tbsp whole dried mushrooms |
| Mushrooms, powdered |
1 tbsp |
4 oz fresh |
| Mushrooms, powdered |
1 tbsp |
2 oz canned |
| Onion, fresh |
1/4 cup minced |
1 tbsp instant minced onion |
| Onion, fresh |
1/4 cup minced |
1 tbsp onion flakes |
| Onion, fresh |
1/4 cup minced |
1 tsp onion powder |
| Onion, fresh |
1 med-size onion, chopped (2/3 cup) |
1 tbsp onion powder |
| Onion, fresh |
1 med-size onion, chopped (2/3 cup) |
1/4 cup instant minced or chopped onion |
| Onion Juice |
2 tbsp |
3/4 tsp instant minced onion |
| Onion Juice |
2 tbsp |
3/4 tsp onion flakes |
| Orange |
1 medium |
6-8 tbsp juice |
| Orange Peel (fresh, grated) |
1 tsp |
1 tsp dried orange peel |
| Orange Peel (fresh, grated) |
1 tsp |
1/2 tsp orange extract |
| Orange Peel (fresh, grated) |
1 tsp |
2 tbsp orange juice (for flavoring) |
| Peas, Snow |
equal amount |
Sugar snap peas |
| Pimento |
2 tbsp chopped |
3 tbsp red bell pepper, chopped |
| Peppers, Green Bell |
1 tbsp dried |
3 tbsp fresh fresh green pepper, chopped |
| Peppers, Red Bell |
1 tbsp dried |
3 tbsp fresh red bell pepper, chopped |
| Peppers, Red Bell |
1 tbsp dried |
2 tbsp pimiento, chopped |
| Potatoes, mashed |
1 lb |
1 1/3 cups instant mashed potatoes, prepared |
| Raisins |
equal amount |
Currants, dried cherries, dried cranberries, chopped dates or chopped prunes |
| Shallots, chopped |
equal amount |
Green onions (white part only) |
| Shallots, chopped |
equal amount |
Onions, dash crushed garlic |
| Tomatillo |
equal amount |
Fresh green tomatoes plus a little lemon juice |
| Tomato Juice |
1 cup |
1/2 cup tomato sauce plus 1/2 cup water |
| Tomato Paste |
1/2 cup |
1 cup tomato sauce cooked uncovered to reduced to 1/2 cup |
| Tomato Sauce |
2 cups |
3/4 cup tomato paste plus 1 cup water |
| Tomato Soup |
2 cups |
1 cup tomato sauce plus 1/4 cup water |
| Tomatoes |
1 can |
2 1/2 cups chopped, peeled fresh tomatoes, simmered about 10 minutes |
| Tomatoes, chopped |
16 oz can |
3 fresh medium tomatoes |
| Tomatoes, chopped |
16 oz can |
16 oz can stewed tomatoes |
| Truffles |
1 oz |
1 oz shiitake mushrooms |
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