Dill Weed is absolutely delicious for cucumber salad, chicken salad mix, dips with cream cheese, rice, lentil soup, potatoes, salmon, mahi mahi, lemon pesto, eggs, and as a pickle seasoning. This herb comes to us from the dill plant, Anethum Graveolens, which is a part of the celery family. Originating in Easter Europe and Nordic cuisine, this sweet and grassy flavor is tasty in all different types of dishes. Dill Weed has such an amazing flavor that a little can really go a long way. Dill Weed could be a natural remedy for heart burn and insomnia. It is because of the presence of Vitamin B Complex that many believe it to have a calming effect.