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Ukrainian Dill Sauce as a Spread

Easy Ukrainian Dill Sauce: Perfect for Many Dishes

Whip up an aromatic Ukrainian dill sauce in no time with this easy step-by-step recipe! You will need only a handful of ingredients: a bunch of dills, lemon, six garlic cloves, olive oil, honey, salt and black pepper.
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Ukrainian
Servings 4 people

Equipment

  • 1 Chef's knife
  • 1 food processor
  • 1 juice squeezer

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bunch of fresh dill
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 50 g olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp liquid honey

Instructions
 

  • Begin by washing the dill with cold water and patting it dry with a clean towel. Once dry, chop the dill coarsely.
    Chop the dill
  • Place the chopped dill in a medium-sized bowl.
  • Cut the lemon in half and use one of the halves to squeeze the juice. You can use a simple juice squeezer: firmly press down on the lemon half and twist it back and forth to release the juice.
    Squeeze the lemon
  • Cut the garlic cloves into rough and large pieces.
    cut garlic
  • Add lemon juice, chopped garlic, salt, black pepper, honey, and olive oil to the bowl with dill. Mix all the ingredients together until well combined.
    Combine all ingredients
  • Pour the mixture into a food processor and blend for two minutes or until the sauce is smooth and creamy.
    Blend all ingredients
  • Once blended, transfer the sauce to a serving bowl. Serve immediately, or refrigerate for later use.
    transfer the dill sauce to bowl
Keyword dill sauce, Sauce, Ukraine, Ukrainian condiment