Dill + Parsley
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 669 recipes, and they share 270 flavor molecules: the top 1% of all ingredient pairs.
Do dill and parsley go together?
Yes. 669 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 270 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 1% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything parsley carries, dill has too: 270 of parsley's 318 flavor molecules also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are p-mentha-1,3,8-triene (camphor, herbal) and myristicin (spice, warm).
What each one brings
dill
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 11% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for parsley. It carries 72 molecules parsley doesn't have.
parsley
The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 15% for dill. It carries 48 molecules dill doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Fennel: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with dill, top 1% with parsley.
- Lemon: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 1% with parsley.
- Tarragon: top 1% of pairs with dill, top 1% with parsley.
- Thyme: top 2% of pairs with dill, top 1% with parsley.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with dill and parsley
Mostly mains: 157 of the 210 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (79% of dill's and 85% of parsley's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 270 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 72 only in dill and the 48 only in parsley.
Dill and parsley questions
Do dill and parsley go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 669 recipes, and they share 270 flavor molecules: the top 1% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do dill and parsley taste good together?
Almost everything parsley carries, dill has too: 270 of parsley's 318 flavor molecules also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are p-mentha-1,3,8-triene (camphor, herbal) and myristicin (spice, warm).
What goes with dill and parsley?
Fennel is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with dill and top 1% with parsley. Lemon and tarragon also fit both.
What can you make with dill and parsley?
Mostly mains: 157 of the 210 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Broiled Catfish with Mustard-Dill Sauce, Cabbage Slaw with Dill, Cabbage Slaw with Dill Dressing, Confetti Dill Chicken and Rice.
Can I use parsley instead of dill?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (79% of dill's and 85% of parsley's are shared). 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 Parsley. https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-parsley. Accessed 2026-11-03.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Dill vs Parsley},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/dill-vs-parsley},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.