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Dill

Άνηθος · Anithos

Fresh dill fronds, a staple herb in Greek cooking
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Dill is the herb an outsider to Greek cooking consistently underestimates, since the cuisine's reputation abroad leans so heavily on oregano and mint that dill barely registers. In practice it is the herb running through an enormous share of the vegetable and rice repertoire: spanakorizo, dolmades, fasolakia, and the fish dishes of the islands all lean on it rather than on parsley.

It pairs specifically well with rice and with anything cooked in egg and lemon, which is presumably why avgolemono soups so often carry a small handful stirred in at the end. The feathery fronds go in fresh and late, since dill loses its character fast under sustained heat, in the same way it does in most other cuisines that use it seriously.

Where a recipe outside Greece would default to parsley for a green, fresh finish, a genuinely Greek version of the same dish will very often reach for dill instead, and substituting one for the other changes the dish's identity more than the small size of the herb would suggest.

Recipes with dill

41 recipes on the site use it. Here are 36 of them.

A bowl of thick white tzatziki with olive oil pooled on top and a sprig of dillTzatzikiTzatziki ΤζατζίκιDips and Sauces · 15m · serves 6A tray of spanakopita cut into squares showing green spinach filling under crisp golden phylloSpanakopitaSpanakopita ΣπανακόπιταBreads and Pies · 1h 30m · serves 8A bowl of pale golden avgolemono soup with shredded chicken, rice and a lemon wedgeAvgolemono SoupKotosoupa avgolemono Κοτόσουπα αυγολέμονοSoups · 1h 30m · serves 6A dish of baked giant beans in a rich orange tomato sauce with parsley and olive oilBaked Giant Beans in TomatoGigantes plaki Γίγαντες πλακίMain Courses · 2h 5m · serves 6A bowl of smooth yellow split pea puree topped with raw red onion, capers and olive oilYellow Split Pea PureeFava Santorinis Φάβα ΣαντορίνηςDips and Sauces · 1h · serves 6A square of Greek cheese pie with crisp layered phyllo and a pale creamy fillingTiropitaTiropita ΤυρόπιταBreads and Pies · 1h 15m · serves 8Rolled stuffed vine leaves arranged in a dish with lemon wedges and olive oilDolmadesDolmades ΝτολμάδεςMeze and Appetisers · 1h 50m · serves 8Golden Greek courgette fritters piled on a plate with tzatziki and lemonCourgette Fritters with FetaKolokithokeftedes ΚολοκυθοκεφτέδεςMeze and Appetisers · 55m · serves 6Pork and Celery in Egg-Lemon SauceHirino me selino Χοιρινό με σέλινοMain Courses · 2h 5m · serves 6A pot of Greek spanakorizo spinach and rice, deep green and glossySpanakorizoSpanakorizo ΣπανακόρυζοMain Courses · 45m · serves 4A pot of Greek prasorizo leek and rice, pale and glossy with olive oilLeek and RicePrasorizo ΠρασόρυζοMain Courses · 50m · serves 4A bowl of Greek magiritsa Easter soup with fresh dillEaster Offal and Herb SoupMagiritsa ΜαγειρίτσαSoups · 2h 30m · serves 8A plate of golden fried Greek revithokeftedes chickpea frittersChickpea FrittersRevithokeftedes ΡεβιθοκεφτέδεςMeze and Appetisers · 45m · serves 6Stuffed Florina PeppersPiperies Florinis gemistes Πιπεριές Φλωρίνης γεμιστέςMeze and Appetisers · 55m · serves 6Hand-Rolled Courgette PieKolokithopita Epirou Κολοκυθόπιτα ΗπείρουBreads and Pies · 1h 55m · serves 8A bowl of Greek giouvarlakia meatball soup in avgolemono sauceMeatball Soup in AvgolemonoGiouvarlakia ΓιουβαρλάκιαSoups · 1h 15m · serves 6Rhodes Lettuce-Wrapped Rice RollsDolmades me marouli Ντολμάδες με μαρούλιMain Courses · 1h 25m · serves 6Sifnos Lamb Baked in Wine and DillMastelo Sifnou Μαστέλο ΣίφνουMain Courses · 2h 50m · serves 6Lamb and Lettuce in AvgolemonoArni fricassee Αρνί φρικασέMain Courses · 2h · serves 6Lamb with Artichokes in AvgolemonoArni me anginares Αρνί με αγκινάρεςMain Courses · 2h 10m · serves 6A bowl of Greek marouli salata shredded romaine lettuce saladRomaine and Spring Onion SaladMarouloasalata ΜαρουλοσαλάταSalads · 15m · serves 4A bowl of Greek patatosalata potato salad with red onion and herbsPotato SaladPatatosalata ΠατατοσαλάταSalads · 45m · serves 6Greek anginares a la polita braised artichokes with potato and carrotConstantinople-Style Braised ArtichokesAnginares ala polita Αγκινάρες αλά πολίταMain Courses · 1h 20m · serves 4A slice of Greek prasopita leek and feta pie showing layered phylloLeek PiePrasopita ΠρασόπιταBreads and Pies · 1h 30m · serves 8A tray of golden Greek tiropitakia trigona cheese triangle pastriesCheese Triangle PastriesTiropitakia trigona Τυροπιτάκια τρίγωναMeze and Appetisers · 1h 10m · serves 8A slice of Greek spanakotyropita spinach and cheese pieSpinach and Cheese PieSpanakotyropita ΣπανακοτυρόπιταBreads and Pies · 1h 25m · serves 8A slice of Greek kotopita chicken pie showing layered phyllo and fillingChicken Pie in PhylloKotopita ΚοτόπιταBreads and Pies · 1h 30m · serves 8A slice of Greek hortopita wild greens pieWild Greens PieHortopita ΧορτόπιταBreads and Pies · 1h 25m · serves 8A bowl of chilled Greek tarator yogurt and cucumber soup with walnutsCold Yogurt and Cucumber SoupTarator ΤαράτορSoups · 15m · serves 4A bowl of Greek kritharosalata orzo pasta salad with tomato, feta and olivesOrzo Pasta SaladKritharosalata ΚριθαρόσαλαταSalads · 32m · serves 6A slice of Kalymnos sfougato courgette and herb frittataKalymnos Courgette and Herb FrittataSfougato Kalymnou Σφουγγάτο ΚαλύμνουMain Courses · 1h · serves 6Greek kolokithoanthoi gemisti stuffed courgette flowersStuffed Courgette FlowersKolokithoanthoi gemistoi Κολοκυθοανθοί γεμιστοίMeze and Appetisers · 1h 10m · serves 6A pot of Greek kolokithakia yiahni courgette in tomato sauceCourgette in Tomato SauceKolokithakia yiahni Κολοκυθάκια γιαχνίSide Dishes · 45m · serves 4A pot of Greek anginares me araka artichokes with peas and dillArtichokes with PeasAnginares me araka Αγκινάρες με αρακάSide Dishes · 1h · serves 4Golden fried Greek patatokeftedes potato frittersPotato FrittersPatatokeftedes ΠατατοκεφτέδεςSide Dishes · 50m · serves 6Aubergine-wrapped Greek dolmades in tomato sauceAubergine-Wrapped Rice RollsDolmades me melitzana Ντολμάδες με μελιτζάναMain Courses · 1h 30m · serves 6

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