Dill is a herb that belongs to the Apiaceae family. Its scientific name is "Anethum Graceolens". Dill has tiny green leaves and produces small yellow flowers. It is mainly used in making pickles, fish dishes, potato salads, and cucumber salads.
Dill is typically grown in the warm season, while plantation should be done in spring and harvesting throughout the summer and early fall. This article discusses the potential of this delightful herb with these 17 exciting recipes.
1. Creamy Dill Potato
The creamy dill potato recipe is a popular summer dish that is prepared from the combination of boiled potatoes, yogurt and with the presence of dill on top. Especially for the purpose of family functions, barbeques, and picnics this classic dish is a perfect fit.
From a making perspective, boiled potatoes are used when they become cooled and those potatoes are cut into small pieces and mixed with mayonnaise (we can also use yogurt). Then after, both items are mixed and chopped fresh dill is added, which adds a distinctive flavor and taste. Other ingredients used in this dish are onion, mustard, salt, black pepper, sugar, and vinegar.
If this dish is served after a few hours of making then it adds more flavor. Overall, it's a delicious and easy recipe to make for any event.
Dill pickle soup is a simple yet unique dish that originated from Europe. The unique mixture of characters such as comfort food, versatile soup, veggie soup, and winter soup makes it different from others.
This soup is made with combinations of different ingredients. At first, chopped onion and butter are taken and add that into the vegetables or with chicken as you like.
After that, in a separate bowl mix both flour and milk or cream to make thickened soup. Then after, add chopped pickles and pickle juice, and season it with salt, pepper, and fresh dill. Then your dill pickle soup is ready to serve. (Note: Let your soup simmer for around 10-15 minutes to add flavors.)
3. Creamy Lemon Dill Salmon
Creamy lemon dill salmon is a rich-in-flavor dish that is simple to make with fewer ingredients such as salmon fillets, fresh dill, lemon drill, cream, butter, black pepper, salt, and olive oil. The combination of the above items is more than enough for making creamy dill salmon. This dish is quite popular among seafood lovers.
To make this dish, simply add salt and pepper to salmon fillets and then fry it in olive oil. After frying the salmon, take one pan put some butter in it, and add chopped onion. After a minute then add a cup of thick cream and let it cook for 4-5 minutes.
Afterward, add chopped fresh dill and lemon zest into it and cook it for another 2 minutes. Then after the dill salmon is ready, garnish the items on a plate with a slice of lemon.
4. Creamy Dill Dressing
Creamy dill dressing is a combination of dill and a heavy creamy base. This cuisine is especially famous in Eastern Europe but due to its versatility, it has gained worldwide popularity. It is commonly used as a salad dressing.
The recipe to make it is like this. In a bowl, make heavy cream with a mix of yogurt/mayonnaise, or both. Add fresh chopped dill to that heavy cream, add minced garlic, add a fresh lemon juice. Season it with salt and black pepper. If you feel like dressing it thick, then thin it with some milk or water. With this creamy dill dressing is ready to serve.
[Tips: Refrigerate the dressing for at least an hour before serving, which allows flavors to meld.]
5. Creamy Dill Chicken Pasta
Creamy Dill Chicken Pasta is a comforting cuisine, that consists of chicken, creamy sauce, pasta, and fresh dill flavor. This dish is easy to make and the perfect dish for a casual dinner.
The preparation process for this dish is like this. Boil the pasta with salt water and drain it. Cook chicken in olive oil for around 10-15 minutes until it becomes brown.
Then, add diced onions and garlic in the same pan where the chicken is cooked. Add some wine if you have, and add some lemon juice with fresh dill. Finally, mix all the elements along with the pasta, dill chicken pasta is ready to serve. Overall, this dish is versatile and popular around the world.
This dish is one of the easiest and simplest to make, which is prepared with cucumbers, dill, and cream. Dill cucumbers are widely used in the summer season due to the cool features of cucumbers.
Cucumbers are sliced into thin pieces and after that creamy sauce is made with a mixture of sour cream, mayonnaise, or both. Then after, fresh chopped dill is used and seasoned with all elements with salt, pepper, and lemon juice (if you want only). Creamy dill cucumbers are made within these few steps.
Cucumbers are the star ingredients in this dish as they are cool and crispier. It makes perfect sense as a summer meal.
7. Tandoori Chicken with Dill Raita
It's a classical Indian dish, which is suitable for any sort of occasion. Tandori chicken is made with a marinated piece of chicken, mixed with yogurt then cooked. When it is cooked in a clay oven it brings a smoky flavor and texture.
First, start with tandoori chicken, chicken marinated in yogurt with masala like turmeric, cumin, and paprika. Then it's fried but traditionally it has been cooked in a tandoor, that is why it is called "tandoori chicken". Cooked the chicken until it becomes golden brown.
Then after, we make dill raita, which is prepared with a mixture of yogurt or mayonnaise, and chopped fresh dill. Season it with salt, cumin, and lemon juice.
8. Dill Pickle Spears
One of the popular summer snacks is dill pickle spears. This dish is made from crisp cucumbers with a combination of water, and vinegar, and those elements are mixed with the refreshing fresh dill and garlic. It can be served with a wide range of food such as sandwiches, rice, fried foods, and meat.
Ingredients like cucumbers, water, vinegar, pickling salt, garlic, fresh dill, and mustard seeds are enough to make dill pickle dill spears. To make it, cucumbers must be sliced into small long pieces. Then after, in any glass pot or other utensils, fill it with water, vinegar, and salt.
After that, fill the pot with sliced cucumbers and fill the pot with some garlic and fresh dill. Then for long-term storage, put your pot in boil water for roughly 10 minutes. Finally, enjoy your pickle after 1-3 weeks.
Another impressive dish that is suitable for any kind of special occasion is Dill-crusted salmon with lemon butter sauce. This dish is made from a combination of dill, salmon, lemon zest, butter, and other seasoning elements.
Start by heating the oven and mixing chopped dill, garlic, lemon zest, oil, salt and pepper. Cooked salmon fillets for around 15-20 minutes until it becomes golden brown. Side by side, melt butter in a pan, add lemon zest, garlic and dill cook it with adding salt and pepper.
Now plate the salmon fillets and lemon butter sauce and garnish it with fresh dill and lemon slices. This fresh dill recipe is so refreshing that it helps in stress management also.
10. Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs with Dill
From its name also it is clear that it is a combination of deviled eggs, salmon, and fresh chopped dill. This dish is widely recognized due to its unique features such as nutrient-rich, visual appeal, cultural fusion, and many more.
For its preparation, at first boil the eggs, cool, peel, and cut the eggs into exact half shape. Take out the yolk in a bowl and mix it with mayonnaise, mustard, lemon, and dill. Spoon the filling back into the white part of the egg. Then garnish the plate with smoked salmon and some dill.
This dish is rich in nutrients and protein due to the availability of eggs and salmon. They are perfect for holiday gatherings, special occasions, and for bodybuilders.
11. Creamy Dill Coleslaw
The term "Coleslaw" comes from the Dutch word "Koolsla", which means "cabbage salad". From its name also it is clear that it is made from a mixture of cabbage with creamy mayonnaise. The creamy dill version adds a refreshing plot to the classic recipe through the addition of fresh chilled dill because dill is well-known for its tangy flavor.
Start by mixing chopped cabbage and carrots in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl mix mayonnaise, cream, vinegar, chopped dill, and mustard, and season it with salt and pepper.
After that mix both prepared items and put them into the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes for marination and after that, it is ready to serve. This dish is popular in summertime as it provides a refreshing feeling after its consumption.
Pickled red onions with dill are rich in flavor due to it's components. They have become a well-known dish because of its versatility and unique taste. From a health perspective also red onions are rich in vitamins and contain antioxidants.
Firstly, peel the onion and slice them. Then, mix vinegar, sugar, salt, water in a pan. Also, add black pepper, sliced garlic, and mustard seed to the pan and boil them with medium heat. Pour the hot brine with onions and dill, and make sure that they are fully mixed. Put them in a cool temperature and seal the top of the jar.
Pickled red onions with dill are mixture of tang, sweetness, and herbal flavors.
13. Dill Pickle Bread
Dill pickle is a simple and easy-to-make recipe, which can be made at home without any difficulties. They are a mix of fresh dill, pickle juice, and bread.
First of all, take a bowl, and mix the baking powder, flour, soda, salt, and onion powder. After that, add chopped dill, and fresh dill to the dry ingredients. Then, in a separate bowl, blend together the dill juice, milk, melted butter, and eggs until well combined.
After that combine this mix with the dry ingredients. Finally transfer the batter into a loaf pan and bake it for 40-45 minutes and it's ready to serve.
This dish is made from roasted potatoes and add some minced garlic and a fresh cut of dill. This dish is a perfect example of using fresh, simple ingredients to make a dish, that is good in taste and less time-consuming.
For its preparation, simply mix the oil, butter, garlic, and dried dill in a bowl. After that peel the potatoes and add them in the mixture of oil and season them with salt. Then fry the chopped potatoes in a fry pan until they become golden brown. Finally, transfer the fried potatoes to a clean plate, and garnish them with the chopped dill, and serve them.
This dish is easy to make and can be matched with a range of other meals. If you are looking for recipes using dill, then this might be a fantastic idea.
15. Dill Yogurt Sauce
One of the simplest ways of using dill in a dish is dill yogurt. It can be prepared in a few steps. This recipe showcases how adding a herb can give a whole new taste and flavor to a dish.
In a small bowl, mix the yogurt, fresh chopped dill, lemon juice, and minced garlic, and season it with salt and pepper according to your taste and preferences.
Then, just by doing this, it is ready to serve but it is recommended to refrigerate the dill yogurt for at least half an hour before consuming it. Finally, you can garnish the dish as you like.
Dill Havarti Dip is creamy, smooth, buttery, and fresh in taste due to these features they are popular. Similarly, Havarti cheese is a good source of calcium and protein which aids in gaining nutritional value.
With ingredients like Havarti cheese, yogurt, mayonnaise, fresh dill, garlic, lemon, salt and pepper. Blend all the ingredients until it is well mixed and season it with salt and pepper. Before serving, refrigerate the dill Havarti dip for at least half an hour. You can enjoy the dish with vegetables, bread, and other different meals.
17. Creamy Dill Goat Cheese with Pita Bread
Creamy dill goat cheese with pita bread brings the flavor of goat cheese with the refreshing taste of dill. The creamy texture of goat cheese blends with the zest of lemon juice, garlic makes it a delightful appetizer, which can be enjoyed with pita bread.
It's an easy-to-make and less time-consuming recipe that can be enjoyed at gatherings or any occasion. First, you make creamy goat cheese with a mix of fresh dill, yogurt, lemon juice, and garlic. Mix it smoothly, and season it with salt and pepper.
After that, prepare pita bread on a stove over medium heat for a few minutes on both sides and it's ready to serve. To add flavor, you can add some fresh dill on top of creamy goat cheese right before serving.
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Uttam Thapaliya
Uttam Thapaliya is an accomplished Sous Chef at Hilton Hotel Kathmandu, bringing extensive culinary expertise from his diverse experience in prestigious international hotels. Prior to his current role, Uttam served as Sous Chef at Hyatt Centric Soalteemode Kathmandu and held the position of Junior Sous Chef at Jumeirah Emirates Towers. His earlier career also includes working as Chef de Partie at Jumeirah at Saadiyat Island Resort, where he honed his skills and contributed to world-class dining experiences.
With a passion for culinary excellence and a strong foundation in high-end hospitality, Uttam continues to make a significant impact in the culinary world. His dedication to the craft and attention to detail have made him a respected leader in the kitchen.
