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Dried dill weed in a small glass jar showing the characteristic feathery, muted green flakes.

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Herbs

Dried Dill

Shelf-stable dill for dressings, dips, and fish

Convenient and aromatic, dried dill seasons creamy dressings, dips, and fish dishes year-round. Add it early to let it bloom. Keep it airtight and dark.

Dried dill (often labeled dill weed) is a convenient, aromatic pantry herb that seasons creamy dressings, dips, and fish dishes year-round when fresh fronds aren't around. Drying mutes dill's grassy brightness but keeps a recognizable anise-and-celery character, more so than many herbs lose. It's a natural in ranch dressing, tzatziki-style dips, potato salad, and on baked fish. Add it early to creamy or cooked dishes so it rehydrates and blooms, or let it steep in cold sauces for a half-hour to soften. It complements yogurt, sour cream, cucumber, and salmon especially well.

Measured in: g
Storage: Airtight
Shelf life: 540 days

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Types & varieties

Dried dill weed

The dried fronds — milder than fresh, fine for dips and dressings.

Dill seed

A stronger, caraway-like form for pickling and breads.

How to use

Stir dried dill into creamy bases — yogurt, sour cream, mayonnaise — and let it sit so it rehydrates and the flavor blooms. In cooked dishes add it early. It's especially good on fish, in potato salad, and in homemade ranch.

Let it steep in cold, creamy sauces 30 minutes
Add early to cooked dishes
About 1 tsp dried ≈ 1 tbsp fresh

Fresh vs dried

Dried dill holds its flavor better than many herbs but still lacks the bright, feathery freshness of the fronds. Use dried for dressings, dips, and cooked dishes; fresh for finishing fish, gravlax, and salads.

Common uses

Ranch dressing and dill dipTzatziki-style yogurt saucesPotato salad and egg saladBaked and poached fishCreamy soups and chowdersCompound buttersCucumber salads