Dill + Mint
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 177 recipes, and they share 116 flavor molecules: the top 6% of all ingredient pairs.
Do dill and mint go together?
Yes. 177 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 116 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 6% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of mint's flavor molecules (116 of 166) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What each one brings
dill
The tartness. Sour notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for mint. It carries 226 molecules mint doesn't have.
mint
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 11% for dill. It carries 50 molecules dill doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Lime: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with dill, top 1% with mint.
- Lemon: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 4% with mint.
- Fennel: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 7% with mint.
- Parsley: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 7% with mint.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with dill and mint
Almost always mains: 4 of the 5 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: dill has 226 molecules mint doesn't, and mint has 50 that dill doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 116 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 226 only in dill and the 50 only in mint.
Dill and mint questions
Do dill and mint go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 177 recipes, and they share 116 flavor molecules: the top 6% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do dill and mint taste good together?
More than half of mint's flavor molecules (116 of 166) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What goes with dill and mint?
Lime is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with dill and top 1% with mint. Lemon and fennel also fit both.
What can you make with dill and mint?
Almost always mains: 4 of the 5 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Cacik, Dolmadakia, Khmeli-Suneli, Stuffed Grape Leaves.
Can I use mint instead of dill?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: dill has 226 molecules mint doesn't, and mint has 50 that dill doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. 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 Mint. https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-mint. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_dill_vs_mint_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Dill vs Mint},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-mint},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.