Food Substitutions From the barefoot
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Food
Substitutions are seperated by the (=) sign in most
cases
J
Japanese Pears See Asian Pears
Jerusalem Artichoke or Sunchoke = artichoke heart
Jicama = daikon = raw turnip = water chestnut
Juniper Berries = a dash of gin
K
Kabocha Squash = buttercup squash = butternut squash
Kale See Greens
Ketchup 1/2 cup tomato sauce 2 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons vinegar 1/2
teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves or
1/2 cup tomato sauce 1/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons
vinegar
1 teaspoon salt Combine. Yields 3/4 cup.
Kidney Beans = pink beans = pinto beans = red beans Note: These substitutes are
smaller beans.
Kiwi Fruit = strawberries with a little lime juice Note: Use only fresh
berries.
Kohlrabi = cauliflower = artichoke = heart = broccoli = stems = cabbage =
celeriac = radish = turnip
L
Leeks = shallots = green = onions = onions (use less)
Lemon = lime
Lemon 1 medium = 2 to 3 tablespoons juice 1 medium = 1 to 2 teaspoons rind,
grated
Lemon, as flavoring = lime = lemongrass = verbena
Lemongrass = lemon or lemon rind = verbena
Lemon Juice = vinegar = lime juice = crushed Vitamin C pills mixed with water to
taste (for small amounts)
Lemon Peel, grated = equal amount of marmalade = equal amount of lime or orange peel
Note: If less than 1 tablespoon, can be omitted from recipe, especially if another flavoring or essence is
used. See Flavorings
Lentils = yellow split peas Lettuce and Salad Greens, buttery and soft = bibb,
also known as limestone = Boston, also known as butter = mache, also known as lamb's lettuce or corn salad =
oak leaf = red salad bowl
Lettuce and Salad Greens, crisp and crunchy = Cos = curly endive = iceberg = romaine = salad
bowl
Lettuce and Salad. Greens, pungent to slightly
bitter = arugula, also known as rocket = Belgian endive = chervil = dandelion
greens = escarole = lovage = mustard greens = pepper grass, also known as garden cress = radicchio, also
known as chicory = sorrel = watercress
Lima Beans = fava beans
Lime = lemon
Lime Juice = lemon juice
Liqueurs Standard flavors include:
Mint-Creme de Menthe Orange-Curagao, Grand Marnier, Cointreau
Raspberry- Cassis, Chambord Anise (or licorice) Pastis, Ouzo, Pernod, Arak Note. One liqueur can be used in
place of two in a recipe.
Loganberries = blackberries = boysenberries = raspberries
Lovage = celery leaves See Lettuce
See Greens
Lychee = peeled grapes
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