Dill

dill; укроп / ukrop

Flavor and role: Thin, feathery leaves with a fresh aroma mixing anise and grass. It goes especially well with fish, potatoes and yogurt.
Typical dishes and uses: Gravlax, dill pickles, tzatziki, borscht, potato salad, grilled fish. In this book: foil-baked salmon and potatoes, and souvlaki sauce.
Substitutes: 1 tbsp fresh dill = 1 tsp dried dill. If you have none, use the same amount of fennel fronds or tarragon.
Storage: Wrapped in a damp kitchen towel in a zip bag in the fridge, it keeps 5-7 days. Frozen on the stem, 2-3 months.
Main countries: Sweden · Russia · Greece
Used in this book: Foil-Baked Salmon and Potatoes Souvlaki Ash Reshteh (Persian Herb, Bean and Noodle Soup)Avgolemono (Greek Egg-Lemon Chicken Soup)Ukrainian Borscht Kapustnyky (Ukrainian Cabbage Patties)Chicken Kyiv Çılbır (Turkish Poached Eggs on Garlic Yogurt)Deruny (Ukrainian Potato Pancakes)Holubtsi (Ukrainian Cabbage Rolls)Hot Honey Salmon with Crisp Cucumber Salad Grechnevaya Kasha (Russian Buckwheat Kasha with Mushrooms, Onion and Egg)Kopytka Kotlet Schabowy (Polish Breaded Pork Cutlet)Kuku Sabzi Manti Mastava (Uzbek Rice Soup)Olivier Salad (Russian Potato Salad)Pelmeni (Russian Meat Dumplings)Pirozhki (Russian Fried Meat Buns)Shashlik Shchi (Russian Cabbage Soup)Smørrebrød: Potato and Egg & Shrimp Solyanka (Russian Mixed Meat Soup)Spanakopita Varenyky (Ukrainian Potato Dumplings)Adjapsandali Bulgur Bowl with Herbed Yogurt and Crispy Chickpeas Classic Ash Reshteh from Dried Beans Ash Reshteh Minestrone (Persian × Italian)Ash Reshteh Herb Noodle Salad with Warm Mint Oil Whipped-Egg Avgolemono with Clear Homemade Stock Avgolemono Chicken Congee with Ginger and Scallion (Greek × Chinese)Creamy Avgolemono Chicken Orzo Skillet with Feta and Dill Bigos Breakfast Hash with Crispy Potatoes and Eggs Yeasted Buckwheat Blini with Smoked Salmon Roasted Beet and Smoked Rib Borscht Pink Borscht Risotto Mushroom and Sauerkraut Kapustnyky with Garlic-Dill Smetana Kapustnyky Okonomiyaki (Ukrainian × Japanese)Cheesy Kapustnyky Muffins with Garlic-Dill Sour Cream Chicken Kyiv on the Bone with Lemon-Herb Butter Mini Chicken Kyiv Balls with Garlic-Dill Dip Paprikash Chicken Skewers with Dill Sour Cream Dip Brown Butter Çılbır with Whipped Garlic Yogurt and Grilled Sourdough Mushroom-Stuffed Deruny with Garlic-Dill Sour Cream Deruny Waffles with Fried Egg and Garlic-Dill Sour Cream Crispy Döner Cheese Toastie with Garlic-Dill Yogurt Dip Fiskesuppe Toast Melts with Cod, Salmon and Prawns Salmon en Papillote with Herb Butter Smashed Potato Salmon Bowl Frikadeller with Brown Gravy and Cucumber Salad Mini Frikadeller Skewers with Dill Remoulade Gemista with Pine Nuts, Currants and Feta (plus Courgette Boats)Stacked Gyros Loaf with Sumac Onions and Dill Tzatziki Halászlé Paprika Fish Bowl with Dill Rice and Sour Cream Oven-Braised Holubtsi with Smoked Bacon Cheesy Unrolled Holubtsi Skillet Crispy-Skin Hot Honey Salmon with Herbed Yogurt and Cucumber Ribbons Jansson Cheese Toast Pot-Baked Buckwheat Kasha with Porcini, Smetana and Jammy Eggs Crispy Kasha-Mushroom Cakes with Jammy Eggs and Dill Sour Cream Khachapuri Baguette Boats Hand-Chopped Herb Khinkali with Beef Broth Beer-Battered Cod Kibbeling with Homemade Remoulade Oven-Baked Kibbeling Loaded Fries with Dill-Garlic Sauce Golden Brown-Butter Kopytka with Wild Mushroom Sauce Brined Bone-In Schabowy with Soufflé Crust and Kapusta Zasmażana Lemon Chicken Crispy Smashed Potatoes with Whipped Feta Oven-Baked Saffron Kuku Sabzi with Buttered Barberries and Cucumber-Garlic Yogurt One-Pan Kuku Sabzi Egg Toast with Feta and Pomegranate Molasses Sucuk Kumpir with Homemade Russian Salad Lagman Ragù Pappardelle (Uzbek x Italian)Cold-Fermented Lángos with Brown Garlic Butter and Dill Sour Cream Clay-Pot Lobio with Toasted Walnuts, Pomegranate and Fresh Herbs Manti Puff Rolls Qovurma Mastava with Bone-In Lamb and Garlic Suzma Mastava Risotto with Cumin Beef and Dill Yogurt (Uzbek × Italian)Mastava Rice Fritters with Garlic-Dill Yogurt Hermitage-Style Olivier with Poached Chicken, Shrimp and Homemade Mayonnaise Olivier Salad Cake with Egg Mimosa Top Siberian Pelmeni in Golden Beef Broth Cheesy Lazy Pelmeni Pinwheel Skillet Smoked Salmon Pikelet Bites with Lemon-Dill Cream Cheese Baked Pirozhki with Braised Beef and Golden Onion Pirozhki Toast Pockets with Garlic-Dill Sour Cream Beetroot Pkhali Toast with Whipped Feta Crispy Plov Rice Balls with Cheese Spanakopita Pupusas with Lemon-Dill Curtido Crispy Smashed Potatoes with Raclette Pour-Over and Pickle Salsa Mini Raggmunk Bites with Skagen Shrimp Topping Cumin Lamb Samsa Pinwheels with Garlic-Dill Yogurt Dip Schnitzel Bites with Lemon-Caper Dip Shashlik Lamb Rice Bowl with Dill Yogurt and Pickled Onions Oven-Braised Sauerkraut Sutochnye Shchi Miso Shchi with Pork Belly and Tofu Shchi Pot Pie with a Puff Pastry Lid Stjerneskud (Danish 'Shooting Star' Smørrebrød)Crunchy Rye Smørrebrød Bowl with Jammy Eggs Restaurant-Style Solyanka with Smoked-Rib Broth Solyanka Budae-jjigae with Kimchi and Ramyeon (Russian × Korean)Solyanka Melt Toast with Lemon-Dill Sour Cream Pork Neck Souvlaki with Homemade Yogurt Flatbread Spiral Spanakopita with Three Cheeses Hot Spanakopita Dip with Sesame Phyllo Crisps Restaurant-Style Köttbullar Plate Saffron Crispy Rice Salad with Herbs, Feta and Walnuts Kefir-Dough Potato and Twarog Varenyky with Bacon Shkvarky Crispy Potato-Dill Gnocchi Skillet (Lazy Varenyky)Caramelised Onion, Feta and Herb Zucchini Slice

Updated 2026-10-10