Can you substitute shallots for leeks?

Answer 1

Depending on the recipe, you can use onions or green onions in place of leeks. It won't be identical but it can be close.

Answer 2

You could substitute any type of onion you want, because scallion is an onion. I recommend a green onion because they are practically siblings.

Answer 3

you can , but depending on what you are preparing it could create different thing all together. but try it may be better!

Answer 4

Leeks or shallots depending on the recipe.

Answer 5

Technically sure, but leeks are a lot milder than a normal onion. You will likely have to add a little more than you would of normal onion to get a comparable flavor.

Answer 6

You can use onions in a recipe instead of leeks, yes.

Many people prefer to use onions because leeks are harder to clean as they can be full of grit, even after you cut it open.

Answer 7

Shallots.