Easter roast ideas
On the hunt for the perfect main course for your Easter celebrations? You’ve come to the right place. Our Easter roast ideas include classics like roast lamb and pork, plus plenty of other springtime favourites,
If your Easter feast isn’t complete without roast lamb, then amp up the flavour by serving your leg of lamb with an easy rosemary and garlic pesto? James Martin makes the most of spring produce with his stuffed Welsh lamb with onion and leek sauce. Or serve stuffed leg on a bed of Greek beans. for a Mediterranean twist on the classic roast.
Lamb shoulder can be a cost-effective alternative to leg. You’ll find plenty of ideas below, including a delicious Spanish slow-cooked lamb dish with sherry and olives.
Roast beef makes a great alternative to spring lamb, especially if Easter falls early in the year. Richard Corrigan’s rib of beef with goat’s cheese and broccoli sings with spring flavours.
Roast pork is another popular choice for Easter lunch. Try this pork with golden crackling. Roast chicken and whole roasted fish make for lighter alternatives to red meat, and we’ve even included a few veggie and vegan roast ideas, too. 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, but pairing it with ‘drunken’ potatoes (braised in shaoxing wine) gives the dish a...
Favourite chicken recipes
Spatchcocked crispy-skin chicken with herbs, lemon and garlic
Brined, spatchcocked chicken is a great method for roasting the bird as it really dials up the flavour and gives...
Caribbean recipes
Andi Oliver’s Caribbean roast pork (vinidaloush)
Looking for an impressive centrepiece roast for the weekend? Andi Oliver shares a tongue-tingling recipe for vinidaloush, also known as...
Roast beef recipes
Rib of beef with onions, goat’s cheese and broccoli
Richard Corrigan’s rib of beef dinner with new-season broccoli, creamy goat’s cheese baked onions and peppery watercress makes a spectacular...
Easter lamb recipes
Roast mutton shoulder with roast potatoes
“Mutton gets less of a look-in at Easter but it deserves to be the star of the show,” says food...
Roast chicken recipes
Roast chicken with leeks, peppers and olives
Roast chicken goes on holiday to the Med in this recipe full of sunshine flavours. Serve roast chicken with leeks...
Easter lunch recipes
Roast beef with tapenade, onions and mushrooms
This aromatic roast beef makes the perfect Easter or Sunday lunch served with mash. Spoon the sweet, sticky roasting juices...
Easter lamb recipes
Stuffed lamb leg with Greek beans
This roast lamb recipe champions some of the best-loved classic ingredients from Greece including feta, olives, dill and oregano. The...
Tahini recipes
Whole roasted satay cauliflower
Marcus Wareing’s whole roasted satay cauliflower elevates the humble veg to star ingredient. The moreish satay marinade works with many...
Roast chicken recipes
Wild garlic, tarragon and mint roast chicken with lettuce and peas
This springtime wild garlic roast chicken makes the most of seasonal spring produce – wild garlic and herbs like tarragon...
Summer roast recipes
Herby dijon roast beef with rosemary potatoes
This herby, dijon roast beef joint served with a zingy tarragon remoulade and herbed new potatoes is the perfect roast...
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