small onion=3 ounces It can be difficult to figure out how much to buy of an ingredient when it is sold by the pound or quantity but the recipe calls for 1/2 cup. Here is a chart to help you figure out how much of an ingredient you will need to purchase saving you from throwing out unused food.
| Produce -------------------------------- small onion 3 oz = 2/3 cup -------------------------------- medium onion 4.5 oz=1 cup diced -------------------------------- large onion 7 oz=1 1/4 cup diced -------------------------------- medium shallot 1 oz = 1/4 cup mince -------------------------------- large shallot 2 oz = 1/2 cup mince -------------------------------- rib celery 2 oz = 1/2 cup dice -------------------------------- small carrot 2 oz = 1/3 cup dice -------------------------------- medium carrot 3 oz = 1/2 cup dice -------------------------------- large carrot 4 oz = 3/4 cup dice -------------------------------- large red/yellow pepper 6 oz= 1/2 cup diced 3 oz = 1/4 pepper -------------------------------- large green pepper 6 oz=1/2 cup diced 3 oz = 1/4 cup diced -------------------------------- smaller pepper (poblano) 3 oz=1/4 cup diced -------------------------------- 10 mushrooms = 4 oz -------------------------------- medium tomato = 4 oz -------------------------------- 8 ounce tomato seeded = 5 oz -------------------------------- ear of corn about 1.5 cups kernels -------------------------------- medium spear asparagus = 1/2 oz -------------------------------- beet, medium =8 ounces beets, 10 medium = 2 cups sliced/diced -------------------------------- lettuce 1 head =5 cups -------------------------------- 1 medium leaf napa cabbage = 1 ounce ------------------------------- arugula 5 ounces =4 cups ------------------------------- 1 lemon, medium =3 Tbsp juice -------------------------------- 1 lime, medium = 2 Tbsp lime juice ------------------------------- 1 medium orange =1/4 to 1/3 juice -------------------------------- apples 1 lb =2 large =3 medium =2 2/3 sliced or chopped -------------------------------- apples, cored 1 medium sliced =1 cup 1 medium chopped =3/4 cup -------------------------------- 1 medium banana = 1/2 cup mashed -------------------------------- Pears, fresh 1 lb =4 medium =2 cups sliced or cooked -------------------------------- Pineapple, fresh 2 lbs =3 cups chunks/cubes -------------------------------- berries 1 pint =2 to 3 cups | Herbs/Spices -------------------------- garlic clove, small 1/2 tsp minced -------------------------- garlic clove, large 1 1/2 tsp minced -------------------------- garlic head/bulb 8 to 15 cloves -------------------------- ginger, 1-inch piece 1 tbsp chopped -------------------------- minced ginger 3/8 ounce =1 tablespoon -------------------------- nutmeg, whole =2 tsp grated -------------------------- parsley, fresh 1 bunch =2 oz =1 1/2 cups chopped -------------------------- basil, fresh 1 bunch = 1 cup -------------------------- | Dry/Can Goods ------------------------ pasta, dry 1 cup=1 1/4 cups cooked ------------------------ pasta, 1 lb dry =10 cups dry =12 cups cooked ------------------------ rice, long grain 1 cup dry =3 cups cooked ------------------------ oats, rolled 1 cup dry= 1 3/4 cups cooked ------------------------ oats, rolled 1 lb dry= 5 cups uncooked ------------------------ oats, steel cut 1 cup dry=3 cups cooked ------------------------ pinto beans, dried 1 lb =2 cups dried =5 cups cooked ------------------------ navy beans, dried 1 lb =2 1/2 cups dried =5 1/2 cups cooked ------------------------ garbanzo beans 15 oz can = 1 1/5 cups ------------------------ black beans 19 oz can = 2 cups ------------------------ olives, ripe, chopped 4 1/2-oz can =2/3 cup ------------------------ olives, ripe, pitted 15 lg or 36 small =1 cup chopped ------------------------ olives, ripe, sliced 2 1/4-oz can =1/2 cup ------------------------ pickle 2.5 ounces =1/2 cup diced ------------------------ | Nuts/Seeds --------------------------- peanuts, in shell 1 lb =2/3 lb shelled = 2 1/3 cups nuts --------------------------- peanuts, Spanish 7 oz=1 1/4 cups nuts --------------------------- Peanut Butter 18-oz jar =2 cups --------------------------- pistachios, shelled 1 lb= 3 1/2-4 cups nuts --------------------------- pistachios, in shell 1 lb= 3 1/2 to 4 cups --------------------------- pecans, halves 1 lb =4 cups --------------------------- pecans, in shell 1 lb =2 1/2 cups = 1/2 lb shelled nuts --------------------------- pecans, pieces 2 oz package =1/2 cup --------------------------- pine nuts 5 oz package =1 cup --------------------------- pine nuts 10 grams =1 tablespoon --------------------------- Nuts, in shell =1 lb1/2 lb shelled =4 cups chopped =3 cups ground --------------------------- |
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