If you grow dill in your kitchen garden, you know how quickly it can go from “I have plenty!” to “What am I going to do with all this dill?”
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Making homemade Dill Vinegar is an easy way to use some of that fresh dill and turn it into a flavorful pantry staple.
Dill-infused vinegar has a fresh, savory flavor that is especially good in salad dressings, potato salads, coleslaw, marinades, and homemade vinaigrettes.
It’s also a beautiful addition to your collection of homemade flavored vinegars.
And if you’re putting together homemade gifts, a pretty bottle of dill vinegar makes a wonderful gift from the kitchen.
What You Need
- 1–2 cups fresh dill
- 2 cups white wine vinegar or white vinegar
- 1 clean pint-size mason jar
- Fine-mesh strainer
- Funnel
- Clean glass bottle or jar for storing
Fresh dill leaves and tender stems both work well for this recipe.
How to Make Dill Vinegar
1. Prepare the dill
Gently rinse the fresh dill and pat it completely dry.
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You want to remove any dirt or garden debris while keeping as little excess moisture as possible.
2. Add the dill to a jar
Place the fresh dill into a clean mason jar.
You can leave the sprigs whole or roughly chop them to help release more of their flavor.
3. Pour in the vinegar
Pour the vinegar over the dill, making sure the herbs are completely submerged.
Put the lid on the jar and give it a gentle shake.
4. Let it infuse
Place the jar in a cool, dark place for 2–4 weeks.
Give it a gentle shake every few days.
As the dill infuses, the vinegar will take on its fresh herbal flavor.
5. Strain and bottle
When the vinegar has reached the flavor you want, strain out the dill using a fine-mesh strainer.
Pour the finished vinegar into a clean glass bottle or jar using a funnel.
Add a pretty label, and your homemade Dill Vinegar is ready to use!
How to Use Dill Vinegar
There are lots of ways to use this flavorful homemade vinegar.
Try it in:
- Potato salad
- Coleslaw
- Cucumber salad
- Green salads
- Homemade vinaigrettes
- Marinades
- Bean salads
- Pasta salads
- Homemade sauces
It would also be delicious combined with olive oil, a little Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper for a simple homemade salad dressing.
Dill Vinegar as a Gift from the Kitchen
I love making flavored vinegars because they’re useful and they look beautiful in a pretty bottle.
Pour your finished Dill Vinegar into a decorative glass bottle, add a label and a little ribbon or twine, and you’ve got a simple homemade gift.
It’s especially nice as part of a larger gifts from the kitchen basket with homemade herb salts, flavored oils, or other pantry goodies.
More Homemade Flavored Vinegars
If you enjoy making your own herb-infused vinegars, try these too:
Each one gives you a slightly different flavor for cooking, salad dressings, and homemade gifts.
Dill vinegar is one of those simple projects that makes growing your own herbs even more useful. Instead of letting extra dill go to waste, you can turn it into something you’ll enjoy using for weeks to come.
That’s what I love about Kitchen Garden Living—finding simple ways to take what grows in the garden and turn it into something useful in the kitchen.
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