What Can I Substitute? Substitutes by Ingredient

• Butter → Coconut oil
• Milk → Almond milk
• Heavy cream → Coconut cream
• Labneh → Strained Greek yogurt
• Yellow cheese → Nutritional yeast
• Cottage cheese → Ricotta
• Yogurt → Coconut yogurt
• Egg → Mashed potato
• Egg white → Aquafaba
• Egg yolk → Blended silken tofu
• White flour → Whole spelt flour
• Self-rising flour → All-purpose flour + baking powder
• Cornstarch → Potato starch
• Breadcrumbs → Ground oats
• White sugar → Honey
• Brown sugar → White sugar + molasses
• Honey → Date syrup (silan)
• Date syrup (silan) → Honey
• Olive oil → Avocado oil
• Vegetable oil → Melted coconut oil
• Coconut oil → Butter
• Tahini → Peanut butter
• Raw tahini → Sesame paste
• Za'atar → Oregano + thyme + sesame seeds + sumac
• Sumac → Lemon zest + paprika
• Turmeric → Saffron
• Cumin → Caraway
• Smoked paprika → Sweet paprika + a little liquid smoke
• Cinnamon → Allspice
• Cardamom → Cinnamon + nutmeg
• Baharat → Allspice + cinnamon + cumin + coriander + black pepper
• Hawaij → Turmeric + cumin + black pepper + cardamom
• Garlic → Garlic powder
• Onion → Leek
• Tomatoes → Tomato paste + water
• Lemon (juice) → Apple cider vinegar
• Chickpeas → White beans
• Red lentils → Green lentils
• Tofu → Chicken breast
• Ground meat → Ground lentils
• Chicken → Firm tofu
• Fish → Tofu
• Almonds → Hazelnuts
• Walnuts → Pecans
• Pine nuts → Toasted sliced almonds
• Peanut butter → Tahini
• Chicken broth → Vegetable broth
• White wine (for cooking) → White grape juice + vinegar
• Red wine (for cooking) → Red grape juice + vinegar
• Sour cream → Greek yogurt
• Baking powder → Baking soda + vinegar/lemon
• Yeast → Baking soda + lemon
• Gelatin → Agar agar
• Soy sauce → Coconut aminos
• Sweetened condensed milk → Sweetened condensed coconut milk
• Dark chocolate → Cocoa + coconut oil + sugar
• Matzo meal → Potato starch
• Parsley → Cilantro
• Fresh cilantro → Parsley
• Mint → Basil
• Eggplant → Zucchini
• Cauliflower → Broccoli
• Potato → Sweet potato
• Sweet potato → Kabocha squash
• Phyllo dough → Puff pastry
• Bulgur → Couscous
• Couscous → Bulgur
• Ptitim → Pearl couscous
• Freekeh → Bulgur
• Pomegranate seeds → Dried cranberries
• Pomegranate molasses → Balsamic glaze
• Halva → Sesame paste + honey
• Dates → Dried figs
• Rose water → Orange blossom water
• Orange blossom water → Rose water
• Apple cider vinegar → Lemon juice
• Balsamic vinegar → Red wine vinegar + honey
• Vanilla extract → Vanilla sugar
• Whipping cream → Coconut cream (chilled)
• Mascarpone cheese → Cream cheese + heavy cream
• Zhug → Harissa
• Harissa → Zhug
• Amba (mango spread) → Mango chutney
• Pesto → Basil + garlic + olive oil + pine nuts
• Coconut butter → Coconut oil + shredded coconut
• Potato starch → Cornstarch
• Non-dairy cream → Coconut cream
• Parmesan cheese → Nutritional yeast
• Feta cheese → Seasoned firm tofu
• Soybeans (edamame) → Chickpeas
• Spelt flour → White flour