Broccoli + Dill
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 132 recipes, and they share 238 flavor molecules: the top 4% of all ingredient pairs.
Do broccoli and dill go together?
Yes. 132 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 238 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 4% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of broccoli's flavor molecules (238 of 298) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky) and linalool (floral, citrus).
What each one brings
broccoli
The sulfurous side. Sulfurous notes make up 9% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for dill. It carries 60 molecules dill doesn't have.
dill
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for broccoli. It carries 104 molecules broccoli doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Mustard: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with broccoli, top 2% with dill.
- Beetroot: top 1% of pairs with broccoli, top 1% with dill.
- Fennel: top 5% of pairs with broccoli, top 1% with dill.
- Horseradish: top 1% of pairs with broccoli, top 2% with dill.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with broccoli and dill
Mostly mains: 29 of the 41 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of broccoli's flavor molecules (238 of 298) are also found in dill, but dill has 104 that broccoli lacks. Broccoli gives you part of dill's character without most of its herbal side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 238 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 60 only in broccoli and the 104 only in dill.
Broccoli and dill questions
Do broccoli and dill go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 132 recipes, and they share 238 flavor molecules: the top 4% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do broccoli and dill taste good together?
More than half of broccoli's flavor molecules (238 of 298) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky) and linalool (floral, citrus).
What goes with broccoli and dill?
Mustard is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with broccoli and top 2% with dill. Beetroot and fennel also fit both.
What can you make with broccoli and dill?
Mostly mains: 29 of the 41 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Broccoli Almondine in Dilled Cream Sauce, Cabbage Salad with Dill, Cabbage Slaw with Dill, Cabbage Slaw with Dill Dressing.
Can I use dill instead of broccoli?
Only partly. Most of broccoli's flavor molecules (238 of 298) are also found in dill, but dill has 104 that broccoli lacks. Broccoli gives you part of dill's character without most of its herbal side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
Compare other ingredients
Ranks compare this pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. Molecule counts are what the studies and databases we aggregate have reported for each ingredient: a measure of coverage, not a full census. How we score pairs
Cite this analysis
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Broccoli vs Dill. https://compkitchen.com/compare/broccoli-vs-dill. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Broccoli vs Dill},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/broccoli-vs-dill},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.