So I'm making some Veggie Burgers later this week (one of my friends told me it's actually a good recipe and I usually like Guy Fieri's food) but one problem: the wife and I both despise olives.

I could just take the olives out of the recipe but I'm just curious, what are some things I could substitute for the olives?  I don't think I want to put in mushrooms for them because I'm not a huge fan of mushrooms either.

Damn. No replies? I came in here hoping this would have already been answered.

I'm bumping because I want to know too.

I'd replace olives with jalapeños, but I don't know if that's for everybody. In fact, I'd leave the olives on too, and just add jalapeños. I think the textures are similar enough, so if the spicy action doesn't bother you, it just might work?

Grapes, they almost look like olives.

Will it even be noticeable? I mean you're mixing it in there with a bunch of other stuff.

Meat.

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I'm figuring they make up part of the texture of the veggie burger. Try some type of squash or zucchini.

Hmm, I like the idea of jalapenos (I love em, wife might not), squash, or zucchini. Maybe I'll just slip in a few jalapenos and not tell her...

Avocado?

But I think you're better off just eliminating the olives rather than trying to replace them.

Souls

Maybe you can just skip the olive entirely without any substitutions.

this, they are the fruit of the gods