Category: Herb Substitutes

Making soup? Don’t have any dill? Continue reading to see some of the best dill substitutes in soup recipes that you can use instead.    When making certain types of soups like mushroom soup, cauliflower soup, salmon soup, or potato soup, dill takes the flavors of these to another level. Its fresh, grassy, and lemony, anise-licorice flavor will gently enhance the flavor of soups. However, if you don’t have any dill at the time of making any of these soups, here are the best dill substitutes to use instead. Note, if a soup recipe features dill as the main ingredient, […]

Are you making ranch dressing? Don’t have any dill and need a replacement? Or maybe you just don’t like the stuff and you’re trying to find a good substitute for dill in ranch dressing. Well, here are 10 easy ways to replace dill in ranch dressing.  Ranch dressing is an American-style sour cream buttermilk-based salad dressing that is usually made with ingredients like buttermilk, sour cream, herbs like dill, parsley and chives, spices, salt, mustard, etc. It is quite popular and most recipes use dill, but if you don’t like it or you have none, there are ways to replace […]

Are you making tzatziki? Don’t have any dill and need a replacement? Or maybe you just don’t like dill and you’d like to find a suitable way to replace it in tzatziki dip. Here are 5 of my top picks for dill substitutes in tzatziki. Tzatziki is a middle eastern yogurt cucumber garlic dip made with ingredients like yogurt, garlic, cucumber, dill, and olive oil. Since dill is not the star ingredient in tzatziki, you will find it easy to replace fresh dill with many other fresh herbs, some more popular than others. Therefore, if you’re making some tzatziki and […]

Are you making salmon, but have no dill? You may be thinking that you have to wait until you have dill weed to cook that salmon, and you’d be wrong. There are many ways to substitute dill in salmon with other herbs that you may have in your kitchen right now!  Why use dill in salmon? Dill is used in salmon mostly as a garnish after it’s been cooked or to infuse its flavor into the salmon while it cooks.  How to use dill for salmon Use it as a quick garnish. Roughly chop the fresh dill and sprinkle it […]

Are you about to make some guacamole? Did you just notice that you have no cilantro? If this is you, you’re likely trying to figure out what you can use to substitute for cilantro in guacamole, and this post has all the answers you need! We’ve shared the lime juice substitutes for guacamole here, but if you’re out of cilantro, keep reading to see ways to replace this herb in a guac recipe. Guacamole is a Mexican avocado-based dip made with ingredients like avocados, lime juice, tomatoes, onions, jalapeños, cilantro, salt, and black pepper. If you’re making guacamole and you […]

Are you about to make some salsa? If you’re out of fresh cilantro then you may be wondering if you can replace this herb with great results. Thankfully, you can do so. We’ll show you 7 easy ways to substitute for cilantro in salsa. We’ve shared the best substitutes for lime juice in salsa, and today, we thought it fit to share the best replacements for cilantro in salsa. Cilantro is a fresh aromatic herb that imparts a pungent, tangy, lemon-like flavor to dishes. It is usually used in recipes like soups, sauces, dips, tacos and and of course, in […]

Are you making bruschetta? If you are and you have just run out of basil, then you must be looking for a good substitute for basil in bruschetta. This post shares 5 of the best substitutes you can use!  Bruschetta is a starter dish from Italy that is made with common ingredients like grilled bread, chopped tomatoes, cheese, basil, olive oil, minced garlic, black pepper and salt. Basil is usually added to bruschetta as an aromatic herb to impart its minty freshness to the tomato, garlic, salt and pepper and basil mixture. It is also sometimes used as a garnish […]

Are you about to make a Caprese salad? Don’t have any basil? Then you might be wondering how to substitute for basil in Caprese salad and we will show you how right here!   Caprese salad is an Italian salad that is thought to have originated from Capri Italy. This salad is typically made with sliced mozzarella, sliced tomatoes, basil and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and salt. This salad features the colors of the Italian flag which are green, white and red to pay homage to the flag and is a famous salad in Italy for this purpose…and […]

Are you making a pesto recipe? Don’t have any basil and realized you’re all out while you’re making that delicious pesto? Here are the best ways to substitute for basil in pesto!   Pesto also called pesto alla genovese is a type of sauce from Genoa, Italy. Pesto is usually made with a combination of garlic, pine nuts, basil leaves, hard cheese, and olive oil and is used on pizza, sandwiches, in salads, spaghetti, lasagna, gnocchi soups, and more. Basil plays an important role in pesto as it gives it that signature vibrant green color and it adds some of […]