Cooking Ingredient Substitutions Guide

Cook Smarts’ Our list of cooking ingredient COOKING INGREDIENT substitutions tells you what to use when you’re out or SUBSTITUTIONS GUIDE can’t find an ingredient.

ASIAN

INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTE WITH

1 1 Tbsp tomato paste 1 tsp soy sauce Miso Paste 1 Tbsp 2 4 tsp anchovy paste 2 tsp tahini

Tamarind Paste 1 Tbsp lime juice / rice vinegar 1 Tbsp 2 tsp brown sugar

1 2 tsp lemongrass paste Lemongrass 2 stalks 2 zest from 1 lemon

Green Curry red or yellow curry paste Paste

1 1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce

Fish Sauce 2 1 Tbsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp 3 2 tsp soy sauce 1 tsp lime juice

1 cup sriracha or sambal oelek chili sauce Harissa 1/2 tsp cumin 1 cup 1/2 tsp coriander 1/2 tsp caraway

INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTE WITH

1 apple cider vinegar Rice Wine Vinegar 2 white wine vinegar

Tahini 1 cup nut butter (almond, peanut, cashew) 1 cup 1 tsp toasted sesame seed oil

Chili Garlic sriracha + fresh garlic, minced (as needed) Sauce

Oyster Sauce 1 Tbsp soy sauce 1 Tbsp 1/4 tsp sugar

1 1 Tbsp peanut oil Sesame Oil, Toasted 2 1 Tbsp neutral-tasting cooking oil 1 Tbsp (grapeseed, canola) 1/4 tsp toasted sesame seeds

LATIN

1 Tabasco chipotle hot sauce (as needed) Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce 2 1 Tbsp chipotle powder 1 pepper or 2 Tbsp sauce 3 1-1/2 tsp smoked paprika 1-1/2 tsp cayenne powder

1 1/2 medium underripe tomato Tomatillos a squeeze of lime juice 1 tomatillo 2 3 Tbsp canned tomatillos

INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTE WITH

1 1 Tbsp canned green chilies

Jalapeno 2 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes Peppers 1 pepper 3 2 tsp (or as needed) hot sauce or cayenne pepper

DAIRY

1 almond / cashew milk 4 sour cream or plain yogurt

Milk 2 canned coconut milk 5 canned evaporated milk

3 rice / oat / hemp / flax milk

Sour Cream 1 cup plain / Greek yogurt 1 cup

1 1/2 cup Greek yogurt 1/2 cup milk Heavy Cream 1 cup 2 1 cup milk (*note: result will be less thick)

3 1 cup coconut cream

1 fontina cheese Cheese, Swiss 2 gruyere

1 provolone cheese Cheese, Mozzarella 2 monterey jack cheese

1 pecorino romano Cheese, Parmesan 2 grana padano

INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTE WITH

1 cashew butter

Peanut Butter 2 tahini

3 sunflower seed butter

1 walnuts 4 pistachios

Pine Nuts 2 sunflower seeds 5 pecans

3 almonds

1 farro (*cook for ~25-40 minutes) Bulgur 2 quinoa

PROTEINS

1 For fillets: fluke / flounder / turbot Halibut 2 For steaks: wild striped bass / cod

1 spicy Italian sausage Chorizo 2 hot soppressata

1 chorizo 3 kielbasa Andouille Sausage 2 spicy pork 4 German-smoked sausage links sausages

1 bacon, diced Pancetta 2 prosciutto

INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTE WITH

1 fresh tuna

Swordfish 2 boneless pork chops

3 steak

1 beans 4 portobello mushroom

Tofu 2 seitan 5 chicken

3 tempeh

CONDIMENTS

1 tsp dry mustard Mustard, Dijon 1 tsp vinegar 2 tsp 1 tsp water

1 1/2 mashed avocado Mayonnaise 1/2 cup 2 1/2 cup Greek yogurt

3 1/2 cup sour cream

1 cup tomato sauce Ketchup 1 tsp vinegar 1 cup 1 Tbsp sugar

PRODUCE

1 napa cabbage

Bok choy 2 swiss chard

3 spinach

INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTE WITH

1 broccoli Broccoli Rabe 2 mustard greens

1 kale 3 collard greens Swiss Chard 2 beet greens 4 spinach

1 swiss chard 4 dandelion greens Kale 2 collard greens 5 beet greens 3 spinach

1 watercress 3 mustard greens Arugula 2 curly endive 4 spinach & watercress

1 bok choy

Napa Cabbage 2 savoy cabbage

3 green cabbage (*increase cooking time)

1 kale Mustard Greens 2 collard greens

1 broccoli Asparagus 2 green beans

INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTE WITH

1 turnips 4 carrots

Parsnips 2 celery root 5 sweet potatoes 3 rutabagas

1 zucchini 3 bell peppers Mushrooms 2 eggplant 4 other quick-cooking vegetables

1 sweet potatoes

Butternut 2 carrots Squash 3 winter squashes (delicata, hubbard, pumpkin)

1 green onions

Leeks 2 shallots

3 onions

1 green beans

Okra 2 bell peppers

3 mushrooms

1 lime juice

Lemon Juice 2 orange juice

3 half as much white or white wine vinegar

Shallots 1 white parts of 4 green onions 2 Tbsp chopped or 1 bulb 2 2 Tbsp onion, chopped

INGREDIENT SUBSTITUTE WITH

1 parsley Cilantro 2 green onions

1 4-1/2 tsp cumin + 1-1/2 tsp allspice

Garam Masala 2 1-1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp cinnamon 2 Tbsp 3/4 tsp coriander 1/4 tsp cloves 3/4 tsp cardamom 1/4 tsp nutmeg 3/4 tsp black pepper

1 1 Tbsp fresh basil, chopped Mint, fresh 2 1/2 Tbsp fresh rosemary, chopped 1 Tbsp chopped

3 1/2 Tbsp fresh marjoram, chopped

Ginger, fresh 1/4 tsp ground ginger 1 Tbsp grated