Peas + Dill
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 116 recipes, and they share 107 flavor molecules: the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Do peas and dill go together?
Yes. 116 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 107 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 14% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of peas's flavor molecules (107 of 171) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea) and methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
What each one brings
peas
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 22% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for dill. It carries 64 molecules dill doesn't have.
dill
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 5% for peas. It carries 235 molecules peas doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cucumber: the best fit for both, top 5% of pairs with peas, top 1% with dill.
- Mint: top 2% of pairs with peas, top 6% with dill.
- Tarragon: top 9% of pairs with peas, top 1% with dill.
- Carrot: top 7% of pairs with peas, top 1% with dill.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with peas and dill
Mostly mains: 25 of the 38 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: peas has 64 molecules dill doesn't, and dill has 235 that peas 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 107 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 64 only in peas and the 235 only in dill.
Peas and dill questions
Do peas and dill go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 116 recipes, and they share 107 flavor molecules: the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do peas and dill taste good together?
More than half of peas's flavor molecules (107 of 171) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea) and methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
What goes with peas and dill?
Cucumber is the best third ingredient: top 5% of pairs with peas and top 1% with dill. Mint and tarragon also fit both.
What can you make with peas and dill?
Mostly mains: 25 of the 38 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Barley Salad with Corn and Peas, Chicken with Green Peas, Dilled Rice Salad, Lamb Stew with Dill and Olives.
Can I use dill instead of peas?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: peas has 64 molecules dill doesn't, and dill has 235 that peas 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: Peas vs Dill. https://compkitchen.com/compare/peas-vs-dill. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_peas_vs_dill_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Peas vs Dill},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/peas-vs-dill},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.