Peanut + Dill
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 18 recipes, and they share 245 flavor molecules: the top 15% of all ingredient pairs.
Do peanut and dill go together?
Yes. 18 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 245 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 15% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of dill's flavor molecules (245 of 342) also occur in peanut. Among the shared key aromas are 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea) and 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
What each one brings
peanut
The roast. Roasted notes make up 12% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 5% for dill. It carries 140 molecules dill doesn't have.
dill
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 5% for peanut. It carries 97 molecules peanut doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Sesame: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with peanut, top 11% with dill.
- Coriander: top 5% of pairs with peanut, top 2% with dill.
- Lime: top 6% of pairs with peanut, top 2% with dill.
- Sunflower: top 6% of pairs with peanut, 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 peanut and dill
Almost always mains: 3 of the 3 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of dill's flavor molecules (245 of 342) are also found in peanut, but peanut has 140 that dill lacks. Dill gives you part of peanut's character without most of its roast. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 245 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 140 only in peanut and the 97 only in dill.
Peanut and dill questions
Do peanut and dill go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 18 recipes, and they share 245 flavor molecules: the top 15% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do peanut and dill taste good together?
More than half of dill's flavor molecules (245 of 342) also occur in peanut. Among the shared key aromas are 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea) and 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).
What goes with peanut and dill?
Sesame is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with peanut and top 11% with dill. Coriander and lime also fit both.
What can you make with peanut and dill?
Almost always mains: 3 of the 3 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Crispy Fish Sandwich, Bologna Nut Spread.
Can I use dill instead of peanut?
Only partly. Most of dill's flavor molecules (245 of 342) are also found in peanut, but peanut has 140 that dill lacks. Dill gives you part of peanut's character without most of its roast. 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: Peanut vs Dill. https://compkitchen.com/compare/peanut-vs-dill. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_peanut_vs_dill_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Peanut vs Dill},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/peanut-vs-dill},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.