Use it up · Herbs and aromatics

Dill

Have extra dill? Here’s how to choose, store and prep dill, plus 6 family recipes to use it all up, best matches first.

🍽 See the recipes 🧺 Pick a few things you have

🛒 Choosing it

Choose feathery, bright green fronds.

Best season: Late spring and summer. Timing varies by region.

🧊 Storing it

Fridge: A few days, wrapped in a damp towel in a bag

Keep the fridge at 40°F or below and the freezer at 0°F. Freezer times are for best quality; food kept frozen at 0°F stays safe. When in doubt, throw it out.

🔪 Prepping it

Snip with scissors. Great with fish, potatoes, cucumbers, eggs and yogurt sauces.

🥣 Make it from scratch

Homemade staples that use dill:

Refrigerator dill pickles

🌱 Grow it

You can grow your own: culinary herbs. The Food Garden Planner shows how much to plant for your family and when it comes in.

🌱 Plan a garden with it →

📊 Nutrition per 100 g

Fresh dill. 100 g is about 3 1/2 ounces.

Calories	43 kcal	2%
Protein	3.5 g	7%
Total fat	1.1 g	1%
Saturated fat	0.1 g	0%
Total carbohydrate	7.0 g	3%
Dietary fiber	2.1 g	8%
Sodium	61 mg	3%
Calcium	208 mg	16%
Iron	6.6 mg	37%
Potassium	738 mg	16%

% Daily Value for adults (FDA). From USDA FoodData Central 172233 (SR Legacy).

🍽 Recipes that use it up

6 recipes, the ones that use the most dill first.

With a smaller amount

Plan them into your week in the meal planner, or find recipes for two or three things at once with the “What can I make?” picker.

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Storage times and buying tips are general guides from the sources below; follow any date or instructions on the package. Cook meat, poultry, fish and eggs to the USDA safe temperatures in each recipe.