Olive + Dill
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,223 recipes, and they share 241 flavor molecules: the top 9% of all ingredient pairs.
Do olive and dill go together?
Yes. 1,223 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 241 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 9% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of dill's flavor molecules (241 of 342) also occur in olive. Among the shared key aromas are methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty) and decanal (soap, orange peel).
What each one brings
olive
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 11% for dill. It carries 125 molecules dill doesn't have.
dill
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for olive. It carries 101 molecules olive doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Fennel: the best fit for both, top 7% of pairs with olive, top 1% with dill.
- Parsley: top 6% of pairs with olive, top 1% with dill.
- Capers: top 3% of pairs with olive, top 2% with dill.
- Thyme: top 4% of pairs with olive, 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 olive and dill
Mostly mains: 175 of the 262 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of dill's flavor molecules (241 of 342) are also found in olive, but olive has 125 that dill lacks. Dill gives you part of olive's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 241 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 125 only in olive and the 101 only in dill.
Olive and dill questions
Do olive and dill go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,223 recipes, and they share 241 flavor molecules: the top 9% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do olive and dill taste good together?
More than half of dill's flavor molecules (241 of 342) also occur in olive. Among the shared key aromas are methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty) and decanal (soap, orange peel).
What goes with olive and dill?
Fennel is the best third ingredient: top 7% of pairs with olive and top 1% with dill. Parsley and capers also fit both.
What can you make with olive and dill?
Mostly mains: 175 of the 262 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Lamb Stew with Dill and Olives, Artichokes with Rice in Olive Oil, Avocado Dill Dressing, Baked Guavas Stuffed with Mushrooms and Olives.
Can I use dill instead of olive?
Only partly. Most of dill's flavor molecules (241 of 342) are also found in olive, but olive has 125 that dill lacks. Dill gives you part of olive's character without most of its fruit. 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: Olive vs Dill. https://compkitchen.com/compare/olive-vs-dill. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Olive vs Dill},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/olive-vs-dill},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.