Easter lunch recipes
Whether you’re serving a slap-up roast to the whole family on Easter Sunday, or looking for spring dishes to enjoy over the bank holiday weekend, take a look at our Easter lunch recipes.
Want to dish up a traditional lunch? We’ve gathered together some of our best seasonal roast lamb, beef and pork recipes, There’s also plenty of seasonal starters, sides and Easter desserts to make your Easter lunch rise to the occasion.
Perhaps you’re looking for something different to serve this Easter? We’ve also included alternative recipes that put fish, vegetables and springtime flavours centre-stage.
Still can’t find what you’re looking for? Get inspired by these Easter baking ideas, this collection of show-stopping Easter cakes, or these recipes for homemade Easter eggs. Happy Easter!
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Pork recipes from around the world
Chinese pork, drunken potatoes and nashi pear sauce
Chinese roast pork is a classic. Pairing it with nashi pear sauce and ‘drunken’ potatoes in shaoxing wine gives it a Sunday roast vibe.
Caribbean recipes
Andi Oliver’s Caribbean roast pork (vinidaloush)
Looking for an impressive roast for the weekend? Andi Oliver shares a tongue-tingling recipe for vindaloush, Caribbean roast pork.
Carrot recipes
Roast carrots with shatta butter
Ravinder Bhogal gives classic roast carrots a Middle Eastern twist in this side dish recipe, serving them with pistachios and shatta butter.
Easy starter recipes
Smashed potatoes with crème fraîche and roe
Smashed potatoes with crème fraîche, chives and roe make for a decadent starter or sharing dish. They're salty, creamy and very moreish.
Roast beef recipes
Rib of beef with onions, goat’s cheese and broccoli
Richard Corrigan's rib of beef dinner with goat's cheese onions and broccoli makes a spectacular spring Sunday roast or Easter lunch.
Spring onion recipes
Spring onion soup with green oil
This spring onion soup offers a lighter take on classic leek and potato. Decorate the soup with vibrant green oil and crispy spring onions.
Gratin recipes
Baked chicory with ham
Chicory wrapped in ham and baked under a cosy blanket of cream, gruyère and parmesan makes a great side for roasts or a veg-led dinner.
Soup recipes
Pea soup with dill and wasabi crème fraîche
This elegant pea soup makes an excellent Sunday lunch or Easter starter. Wasabi peas add heat and crunch, a contrast to the velvety soup.
Potato recipes
Pommes anna with lemon and sage
Pommes anna is a French side dish of thinly sliced potatoes baked in layers with butter. It's similar to dauphinois but without the cream.
Pork recipes from around the world
Pork stifado
Stifado is a classic Greek stew. Our pork version is packed with warming spices and makes a great alternative Sunday lunch or Easter main.
Polenta recipes
Polenta chips with salsa verde
Crunchy on the outside but soft and creamy in the middle, these polenta chips are served with a tangy salsa verde and mayonnaise for dipping
Leek recipes
Creamy baked leeks
In this cosy side dish recipe, leeks are cooked slowly in cream and cheese until soft and golden. A delicious accompaniment to any roast.
Burrata recipes
Burrata with croutons and nettle and basil pesto
Creamy burrata gets served up alongside croutons for crunch and a pepped up nettle pesto, for a simple spring starter.
30-minute meal recipes
Sea bream with spring onion and brown butter rice
For a quick but impressive Sunday lunch, steam sea bream and serve with nutty, lemony brown-butter and spring onion rice with chilli.
April seasonal recipes
Crab, feta and chard quiche
This elegant crab quiche combines earthy chard, salty feta and sweet crab meat with crisp fennel-seed pastry. Perfect for Easter lunch.
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