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