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Default Substitute for fresh peppers?

On May 15, 11:37 am, "Default User" > wrote:
> Steve Pope wrote:
> > Anny Middon > wrote:

>
> > > My DH does not like fresh green or red peppers. I just leave them
> > > out of a lot of recipes, but sometimes the recipe needs the color
> > > jolt.

>
> > > Any ideas on what I can substitute? I have used poblano peppers in
> > > place of bell peppers (it's the bell pepper flavor he doesn't like)
> > > but sometimes that flavor combination doesn't sound good to me.
> > > And sometimes I've replaced part of the onion with green onion to
> > > get that green into the finished dish. Any other ideas?

>
> > Zucchini comes in both green and yellow and is very neutral-
> > flavored.

>
> I've never seen yellow zucchini. Are you thinking of summer squash?
>


I don't know what he was thinking of, but yellow zucchini definitely
exist. I've grown them in my garden. It's much easier to see a
yellow zucchini than a green zucchini and so they don't have a
"chance" to grow to baseball bat size.

Susan B.