Dill + Shallot
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 91 recipes, and they share 206 flavor molecules: the top 5% of all ingredient pairs.
Do dill and shallot go together?
Yes. 91 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 206 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 5% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything shallot carries, dill has too: 206 of shallot's 223 flavor molecules also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal) and 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
What each one brings
dill
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for shallot. It carries 136 molecules shallot doesn't have.
shallot
The sulfurous side. Sulfurous notes make up 7% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for dill. It carries 17 molecules dill doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Capers: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with dill, top 1% with shallot.
- Chervil: top 3% of pairs with dill, top 1% with shallot.
- Sorrel: top 2% of pairs with dill, top 1% with shallot.
- Tarragon: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 1% with shallot.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with dill and shallot
Almost always mains: 2 of the 2 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of shallot's flavor molecules (206 of 223) are also found in dill, but dill has 136 that shallot lacks. Shallot 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 206 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 136 only in dill and the 17 only in shallot.
Dill and shallot questions
Do dill and shallot go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 91 recipes, and they share 206 flavor molecules: the top 5% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do dill and shallot taste good together?
Almost everything shallot carries, dill has too: 206 of shallot's 223 flavor molecules also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal) and 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
What goes with dill and shallot?
Capers is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with dill and top 1% with shallot. Chervil and sorrel also fit both.
What can you make with dill and shallot?
Almost always mains: 2 of the 2 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Christmas Crab Quesadillas, Baked Lamb Shanks.
Can I use shallot instead of dill?
Only partly. Almost all of shallot's flavor molecules (206 of 223) are also found in dill, but dill has 136 that shallot lacks. Shallot 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 Shallot. https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-shallot. Accessed 2026-11-03.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Dill vs Shallot},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-shallot},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.