Dill + Almond
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 46 recipes, and they share 230 flavor molecules: the top 12% of all ingredient pairs.
Do dill and almond go together?
Yes. 46 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 230 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 12% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything almond carries, dill has too: 230 of almond's 281 flavor molecules also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What each one brings
dill
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for almond. It carries 112 molecules almond doesn't have.
almond
The roast. Roasted notes make up 9% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 5% for dill. It carries 51 molecules dill doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Fennel: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with dill, top 7% with almond.
- Beetroot: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 2% with almond.
- Sunflower: top 2% of pairs with dill, top 2% with almond.
- Saffron: top 5% of pairs with dill, top 1% with almond.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with dill and almond
Mostly mains: 6 of the 8 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of almond's flavor molecules (230 of 281) are also found in dill, but dill has 112 that almond lacks. Almond 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 230 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 112 only in dill and the 51 only in almond.
Dill and almond questions
Do dill and almond go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 46 recipes, and they share 230 flavor molecules: the top 12% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do dill and almond taste good together?
Almost everything almond carries, dill has too: 230 of almond's 281 flavor molecules also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What goes with dill and almond?
Fennel is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with dill and top 7% with almond. Beetroot and sunflower also fit both.
What can you make with dill and almond?
Mostly mains: 6 of the 8 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Broccoli Almondine in Dilled Cream Sauce, Couscous topped with almonds, Balkan Cucumber Soup, Barramundi Recipe.
Can I use almond instead of dill?
Only partly. Most of almond's flavor molecules (230 of 281) are also found in dill, but dill has 112 that almond lacks. Almond 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: Dill vs Almond. https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-almond. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Dill vs Almond},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-almond},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.