Dill + Tomato
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 511 recipes, and they share 265 flavor molecules: the top 7% of all ingredient pairs.
Do dill and tomato go together?
Yes. 511 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 265 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 7% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of dill's flavor molecules (265 of 342) also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea) and damascenone (apple, rose).
What each one brings
dill
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 8% for tomato. It carries 77 molecules tomato doesn't have.
tomato
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for dill. It carries 245 molecules dill doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Basil: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with dill, top 1% with tomato.
- Fennel: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 7% with tomato.
- Coriander: top 2% of pairs with dill, top 1% with tomato.
- Cucumber: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 4% with tomato.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with dill and tomato
Mostly mains: 114 of the 152 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of dill's flavor molecules (265 of 342) are also found in tomato, but tomato has 245 that dill lacks. Dill gives you part of tomato's character without most of its fresh, green side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 265 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 77 only in dill and the 245 only in tomato.
Dill and tomato questions
Do dill and tomato go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 511 recipes, and they share 265 flavor molecules: the top 7% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do dill and tomato taste good together?
More than half of dill's flavor molecules (265 of 342) also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea) and damascenone (apple, rose).
What goes with dill and tomato?
Basil is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with dill and top 1% with tomato. Fennel and coriander also fit both.
What can you make with dill and tomato?
Mostly mains: 114 of the 152 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Chicken with Orange, Spinach and Cherry Tomatoes, Corn, Zucchini and Tomato Pie, Cucumber-Stuffed Tomatoes, Dilled Chicken Rice Salad.
Can I use tomato instead of dill?
Only partly. Most of dill's flavor molecules (265 of 342) are also found in tomato, but tomato has 245 that dill lacks. Dill gives you part of tomato's character without most of its fresh, green 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 Tomato. https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-tomato. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Dill vs Tomato},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-tomato},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.