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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Roast lamb leg recipes
Simple roast leg of lamb with earthy spice rub
Leg of lamb is rubbed with an earthy spice blend before roasting – bringing out the deep, savoury flavours of the meat – in this simple recipe.
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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.
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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. Try it for your next Sunday roast.
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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.
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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.
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Apricot recipes
Roast pork loin with lavender honey-glazed apricots
In this lovely roast pork recipe, lavender honey-glazed apricots soak up the meat juices and are served with pork, potatoes and a salad.
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Easter lamb recipes
Roast mutton shoulder with roast potatoes
Mutton is a flavoursome, affordable alternative to lamb. Gently-spiced pot-roast mutton is cooked with the potatoes for bags of flavour.
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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Pernil (Puerto Rican slow-roasted pork)
Pernil is Puerto Rican slow-roasted pork with tender meat and crispy crackling, often served at Thanksgiving or Christmas.
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Alternative Christmas roast recipes
Marmalade porchetta with salsa verde
Cherie Denhamputs a British spin on slow-roast porchetta. The citrussy sweetness in the marmalade works wonders with the punchy salsa verde.
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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 for a spring Sunday lunch.
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Easter lunch recipes
Roast beef with tapenade, onions and mushrooms
This aromatic roast beef makes the perfect Easter or Sunday lunch with mash. Spoon the sweet, sticky roasting juices over the beef to serve.
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Easter lamb recipes
Stuffed lamb leg with Greek beans
This roast Greek lamb recipe champions some of the best-loved classic ingredients from Greece including feta, olives, dill and oregano.
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Favourite lamb recipes
Slow-cooked lamb shoulder with sherry and green olives
José Pizarro's slow-cooked lamb shoulder is poached with oregano, olives and sherry to create a wonderful mix of flavours and tender meat.
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Tahini recipes
Whole roasted satay cauliflower
Marcus Wareing's roasted satay cauliflower elevates the humble veg to star ingredient. The moreish satay marinade works with many dishes.
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Harissa recipes
Harissa-spiced slow-roast lamb
Our easy harissa-spiced slow roast lamb is served with a mint, almond and radish salad. A crowd-pleasing spring or summer roast.
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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 and mint.
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