Dill

Dill is an annual herb in the celery family Apiaceae. It is a herb that’s found throughout European and Asian cuisines

As a herb and spice, dill is commonly used to elevate the flavour of various dishes. It’s often paired with salmon, potatoes, and yoghurt-based sauces.

Dill Uses:

• Use it as a garnish for soups or roasted vegetables.
• Sprinkle it on top of cold cucumber salads.
  
• Use it in potato salads or on baked or roasted potatoes.
  
• Place it over gravlax.
  
• Stir it into yoghurt-based dips like tzatziki.
  
• Chop and add it to salads.
  
• Use it to add flavour to fish, lamb, or egg dishes.
  
• Add it to baked bread.
  
• Incorporate it into sauces, marinades, or salad dressings. 

Dill Benefits:

• Rich in antioxidants
• May benefit heart health
• Helps to lower blood sugar levels 
• May have anticancer properties
• Antibacterial properties
• Bone Health

Dill Recipes:

Dill Potato Salad

One of the best dill recipes there is: dill potato salad! It’s bursting with fresh herbs and flavoured with olive oil and vinegar. Think tangy potatoes, drenched in a naturally creamy sauce made with olive oil and vinegar, punchy fresh herbs, and savoury capers to round it out. It's full of beautiful, herby flavour.

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Homemade Dill Pickle

Here's the most classic of all dill recipes: the dill pickle! We're all about quick pickles: pickles that can be made in minutes and stored in the refrigerator. We don’t have the time or energy for canning equipment and sterilizing…and we’d rather make a quick batch for easy snacking! You can pickle just about any vegetable, but there’s really nothing like the classic dill pickle. 

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