Mint + Dill
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 177 recipes, and they share 116 flavor molecules: the top 6% of all ingredient pairs.
Do mint and dill go together?
Yes. 177 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 116 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 6% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of mint's flavor molecules (116 of 166) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What each one brings
mint
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 11% for dill. It carries 50 molecules dill doesn't have.
dill
The tartness. Sour notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for mint. It carries 226 molecules mint doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Lime: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with mint, top 2% with dill.
- Lemon: top 4% of pairs with mint, top 1% with dill.
- Fennel: top 7% of pairs with mint, top 1% with dill.
- Parsley: top 7% of pairs with mint, 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 mint and dill
Almost always mains: 4 of the 5 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: mint has 50 molecules dill doesn't, and dill has 226 that mint 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 116 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 50 only in mint and the 226 only in dill.
Mint and dill questions
Do mint and dill go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 177 recipes, and they share 116 flavor molecules: the top 6% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do mint and dill taste good together?
More than half of mint's flavor molecules (116 of 166) also occur in dill. Among the shared key aromas are beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What goes with mint and dill?
Lime is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with mint and top 2% with dill. Lemon and fennel also fit both.
What can you make with mint and dill?
Almost always mains: 4 of the 5 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Cacik, Dolmadakia, Khmeli-Suneli, Stuffed Grape Leaves.
Can I use dill instead of mint?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: mint has 50 molecules dill doesn't, and dill has 226 that mint 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: Mint vs Dill. https://compkitchen.com/compare/mint-vs-dill. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_mint_vs_dill_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Mint vs Dill},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/mint-vs-dill},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.