Plum + Dill
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 32 recipes, and they share 245 flavor molecules: the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Do plum and dill go together?
Yes. 32 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 245 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 14% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of dill's flavor molecules (245 of 342) also occur in plum. Among the shared key aromas are damascenone (apple, rose) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What each one brings
plum
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 25% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 11% for dill. It carries 136 molecules dill doesn't have.
dill
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 5% for plum. It carries 97 molecules plum doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Fennel: the best fit for both, top 9% of pairs with plum, top 1% with dill.
- Thyme: top 6% of pairs with plum, top 2% with dill.
- Cucumber: top 9% of pairs with plum, top 1% with dill.
- Parsley: top 13% of pairs with plum, 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 plum and dill
Spread across courses: mains lead with 3 of the 8 recipes with a course label, then salads (2).
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of dill's flavor molecules (245 of 342) are also found in plum, but plum has 136 that dill lacks. Dill gives you part of plum's character without most of its fruit. 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 136 only in plum and the 97 only in dill.
Plum and dill questions
Do plum and dill go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 32 recipes, and they share 245 flavor molecules: the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do plum and dill taste good together?
More than half of dill's flavor molecules (245 of 342) also occur in plum. Among the shared key aromas are damascenone (apple, rose) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What goes with plum and dill?
Fennel is the best third ingredient: top 9% of pairs with plum and top 1% with dill. Thyme and cucumber also fit both.
What can you make with plum and dill?
Spread across courses: mains lead with 3 of the 8 recipes with a course label, then salads (2). Common dishes include Dilly Brunch Pockets, Barley Salad with Corn and Peas, Bosartma, Kharcho.
Can I use dill instead of plum?
Only partly. Most of dill's flavor molecules (245 of 342) are also found in plum, but plum has 136 that dill lacks. Dill gives you part of plum'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: Plum vs Dill. https://compkitchen.com/compare/plum-vs-dill. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_plum_vs_dill_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Plum vs Dill},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/plum-vs-dill},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.