Potatoes with Green Onion and Dill have been a family favourite for decades. We call them Ukrainian dill potatoes.
A simple and delicious side dish. Potatoes smothered in a dill and green onion sauce.

Oh, those wonderful childhood memories. Baba and mom would make these with ingredients from the garden.
New potatoes, dill, and green onion picked fresh that day. Coming from a Ukrainian family, all the wonderful ladies had huge gardens.
Every summer we would have an annual BBQ at Auntie Chris’s house. Uncle Nick would work his magic on the wood-fired BBQ cooking up some juicy steaks. To go along with them this dill potato recipe was a must.
Speaking of childhood food memories, the traditional Ukrainian Cheesecake served at Easter is still served in my house. Made with dry curd cottage cheese, this is a healthy version of a classic dessert.
RECIPE and INSTRUCTIONS for these Ukrainian dill potatoes can be found at the bottom of this post.
I love the aroma of fresh dill. It pairs beautifully with potatoes and smoked salmon. Here are some great ways to enjoy it:
This Dill Potato Recipe Needs:
- Potatoes
- Dill
- Green Onion
- Butter
- Salt and Pepper
Basic, simple humble garden ingredients are so great to work with. Lucky we can get all of these at the grocery store. Thank goodness since I don’t have a garden.
Preparing Potatoes With Green Onion And Dill Sauce
I have stayed true to the recipe (well 99% true). This dish was always prepared with boiled new potatoes, but perhaps you’ve noticed in my recipes I don’t boil vegetables. I mentioned this in my Roasted Fiddlehead Ferns recipe, and unless I am making mashed potatoes, I just don’t boil vegetables.
My version of this recipe includes baking the potatoes instead of boiling them. Full instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Wash and roast the potatoes. When they are done, let them sit for a bit to cool. You don’t want to burn your fingers as you cut them into chunks.
- Finely chop the dill and green onion.
- Melt the butter in a pan, and quickly cook the onion for about 2 minues.
- Remove from heat, and add the dill.
- Pour the dill sauce over the cooked potatoes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve.
The aroma of the onion and dill is so fragrant, and the taste is mouthwatering. Alongside a steak, this would give any potato dish a run for their money. It goes well with all meats and fish and seafood too.
Suggestions/Recipe Tips
Potatoes – Any kind of potato will work in this recipe. If they are new potatoes, I don’t even peel them. Mini potatoes are another option for making this recipe.
Butter – Always great in any sauce. You can replace it with sunflower oil, olive oil or avocado oil.
Green Onion – I used both the white and green parts of the onion. Scallions are basically the same. You could also use chives.
Storage – These potatoes will keep for several days in the fridge in a sealed container.
Reheat – They reheat beautifully. I like to place in a foil-covered baking dish in a moderate oven until heated through. You can also use the microwave if you prefer.
Potato FAQ
Want extra crispy roasted potatoes? This is what you need to know.
This is not necessary, but it will produce crispy skin on the outside.
If you place cut potatoes in a cold water bath before roasting, it will rinse off extra starch and help them crisp in the oven. Let them sit in the water for about 30 minutes.
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Ukrainian Dill Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 pounds new potatoes
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill chopped
- 3 green onions finely diced
- ¼ cup butter
- Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400º F.
- Wash, dry and prick potatoes.3 pounds new potatoes
- Place in a baking dish and cook until done (about 1 hour).
- When done, remove from oven and set aside to cool slightly.
- Cut potatoes into chunks (while they are warm) and place in serving bowl.
For the Sauce:
- Finely chop the green onion and dill.2 tablespoons fresh dill, 3 green onions
- Heat butter in a small pan.¼ cup butter
- When hot, add green onion and cook for 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and mix in dill.
- Pour sauce over top.
- Season with salt and pepper.Salt & pepper
Silvia
This is one of those comforting dishes that you want to make over and over again. Very easy to prepare. I had tons of potatoes at home and make them in no time. Delicious.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
We love this dill potato recipe so much. Now even my grandkids ask for it.
Jenny
This Ukrainian potato recipe is a showstopper. I love it. It is unique and so flavorful. BTW you have so many great recipes, I will be visiting again!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Thanks so much. So glad you enjoyed this dill potato recipe. I hope you give other recipes a try too.
Nicoletta
Just a few ingredients make a most wonderful side dish. The green onion and dill are such great compliments to potatoes! Perfect accompaniment to many mains.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I will say, these green onion and dill potatoes are a family recipe that has been enjoyed for decades, and still to this day.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
We all have some kind of similar potato recipe using different herbs. I loved the flavor of dill with my potatoes. It is so amazing to be able to learn about different cuisines using the same versatile ingredients.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
The dill really makes this potato recipe pop with flavour. So glad you enjoyed them.
Aya
I love how simple and delicious this recipe is! The use of dill adds so much flavor. Thanks for the awesome recipe!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Dill and potatoes are a match for sure. This Ukrainian potato recipe is sure to please all dill lovers.
Cathleen
Potatoes and dill are some of my favourite things to eat! This was fantastic! Definitely going to be a regular in my house ๐
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
This is a dill lovers dream recipe. The perfect match for potatoes.
Marisa Franca
I’ve made plenty of potatoes but always used rosemary instead. And since we love dill this recipe tempted me to try the dill and onion flavor. WOW!! Hubs went nuts over the taste. I followed your tips for getting the outer skin crispier. It worked like a charm. This recipe will be included at our picnics and barbecues.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
This is the perfect potato recipe for bbq parties. My daughter took the leftovers home.
Jessica
Yum, this sounds like my kind of dish! As the weather is warming up my craving for dill is amping up. I think I’ll give this a shot this weekend because I already have all of the ingredients and it looks so easy!!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Enjoy, this Ukrainian dill potato recipe is sure to please.
Linda
Love the flavors and the addition of dill in this potatoes dish. So good and delicious!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
We had these Ukrainian dill potatoes last night for dinner (again), they are my daughter’s favourite. She took the leftovers home.
Marie
I love the flavor of dill, especially with potatoes! I admit I doubled the amount of dill used in the recipe, I love it so much! This is a really satisfying dish, I served it with eggs for brunch but I think it would be just as delicious with fish for dinner.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I am making these dill potatoes for dinner tonight. I agree you can never have too much dill…add as much as you like.
Lilly
The dill really elevates the flavor of the potatoes! This was the perfect side dish for my fish. Thank you for the recipe
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
My daughter has requested these dill potatoes for dinner on Friday!
Lisa
Ukrainian American here! Thank you for sharing your memories of Baba.
My Baba was an amazing cook as well and could she make me laugh!!
No shortage of sarcasm and village jokes.
The smell of dill makes me so happy and immediately brings me back to Babaโs kitchen .
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
I am so happy this brings back memories for you too. Baba’s sure knew how to make some great meals.
Kristina
This is such an easy, delicious recipe. My family from Syria makes a similar version with parsley and mint instead of dill. The dill here is a refreshing change.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
Wow, I love when we can exchange recipes from other parts of the world. Your version sounds delicious too.
Natalie
Beautiful potato salad Gloria. I can’t wait to make this for my family this weekend. I’ll use the new baby potatoes I got from the market yesterday.
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
New potatoes work well in the dill potato recipe. My daughter has requested these for dinner too.
Addie
These potatoes are so savory and flavorful! I love this for an easy and delicious side dish!
Gloria Duggan | Homemade & Yummy
We love this dill potato recipe. My daughter has requested them for dinner this week.ENJOY!