Dill Seasoning

Ingredient Notes

These notes are here to help make this recipe a success; they cover some but not all ingredients. For a complete ingredient list, check out the recipe card below.

• Dried Dill: Often called Dill Weed, this is a great herb to use with fish and chicken. As it has such a fine texture, the dried is just as good as the fresh when cooking with it.
• Dried onion flakes: You want flakes of onion rather than onion powder. If you only have the powder, then use 1 tablespoon.
• Dried minced garlic: You want dried minced garlic rather than garlic powder. If you only have the powder, then use 1 teaspoon.
• Sea salt: I like to add salt to my spice blend for extra flavor. But remember not to salt the meat/fish when marinating it. Feel free to leave the salt out and salt your dishes separately.
• Dried chives: These add a mild onion flavor to the blend, but you can leave them out if you have none.
• Celery salt: Feel free to use extra salt if you have none on hand.

Why You'll Love This Dill Seasoning

• It is so versatile.
• It is just a few easy-to-find ingredients.
• You can adjust the salt to taste
• It makes a great homemade gift or hostess present.

Recipe Adaptions

These are all just suggestions and things that have worked in our test kitchen, but it is your dinner, so adapt it to suit your family. That is the beauty of cooking; we can all create our own delicious meals.

• Add Spice: Add some red pepper flakes or black pepper to your mix to add some background heat. 
• Add Citrus: Dried lemon or orange zest compliments the dill well. You learn how to dry your own lemon zest here.
• Add Herbs: Add extra herbs like dried basil or tarragon to the mix. 

Storing your homemade seasoning

Keep the dill seasoning in an airtight container in your pantry or storecupboard. 

Check the expiration dates on your herbs before you make the seasoning. If any are coming to the end of their life, they will dictate how long you can keep your dill seasoning for. So, for example, if your onion flakes have 6 months left, the blend will have a 6-month shelf life. 

Dried herbs don't go bad; they lose flavor and aroma. So your blend will still be useable after this time, but it might taste less intense.

Ways to use Dill Seasoning

• Use the dry mix sprinkled onto Deviled eggs, French fries, Potato salad, Scrambled eggs, Popcorn, or Hummus.
• Mix the seasoning blend with sour cream for a quick and easy dip. (adjust the measurements to suit your tastes)
• Make a flavored cream cheese for toasted bagels by mixing it with softened cream cheese.
• Add it to your mashed potatoes as an excellent side for chicken or fish.
• Mix the dill seasoning with olive oil as a marinade for chicken breasts or fish fillets. 
• Combine the dill seasoning with mayonnaise and ketchup for an excellent dip for cooked shrimp.