Photographer: John Paul Urizar. Stylist: Olivia Blackmore.
However you celebrate Easter Sunday, there’s invariably a hearty feast to be had. Find inspiration in our Easter lunch ideas collection.
We’ve gathered together some of our best recipes! Find crowd-pleasing starters, main dishes like roast chicken and slow-cooked lamb, tasty side dishes like our double cheese potato bake, and salads. Plus, we’ve included some decadent desserts for your Easter long weekend planning. And seafood dishes for those who observe Good Friday traditions.
Slow cooker lamb shoulder
Need to feed a crowd? This mango chutney lamb is great for casual entertaining.
Slow-roasted pork neck with roast plums
A flavoursome dinner party centrepiece.
Air fryer cob loaf
A spanakopita-inspired twist on the party food favourite.
Baked brie fondue on the barbecue
Baked brie as you’ve never made it before!
Mini chicken & asparagus quiches
A filling entree or easy to make canape.
Crusty cob loaf with garlic butter prawns
This cob loaf recipe combines two favourites – crusty garlic bread AND garlic prawns. Yum!
Prawn Caesar salad
Plate the salad with all the elements separated on a large platter. This way guests can build their own and add as much or as little dressing as they like.
Roast chicken with herb stuffing
The perfect dish for any occasion.
Easiest-ever ocean trout
Roasting a whole side of fish is perfect for entertaining and an oily fish like ocean trout is very forgiving. If you happen to over cook it by a few minutes, it’s still moist and juicy.
Air fryer prawns with green chilli sauce
A Christmas seafood favourite with a twist!
Slow cooked lamb shoulder
A beautifully braised lamb dish with quinces and pearl couscous.
7-hour lamb shoulder
A rustic, low-effort dish.
Baked salmon with watermelon & pomegranate salsa
A festive alternative to turkey and ham, that’s fresh, light and super easy to prepare.
Chicken & potato salad with zesty yogurt dressing
A fresh and flavourful dish that’s perfect for any occasion.
Crispy pork belly with apricot, tomato & fennel salad
You can make it in the air fryer or the oven!
Roasted sweet potato with green goddess dressing
Any leftover dressing can be used drizzled over a Greek salad, grilled chicken or steamed fish.
Air fryer whole snapper
With a flavour-packed Asian-style sauce.
Butterflied leg of lamb with pearl barley salad & tahini yoghurt sauce
A fast way to feed a crowd at your next barbecue.
Slow roasted lamb shoulder
Slow roasted to tender perfection, this gorgeous lamb shoulder dish is the ultimate comfort food for a hungry family. Served with crisp baked potatoes, it’s a dinner dish the whole family will love.
Air fryer broccolini with mushrooms
A quick and easy side dish.
Air fryer carrots
A fast side dish of sweet carrots, garlicky maple syrup glaze and crunchy hazelnuts.
Spice-crusted lamb racks and roasted carrots
Jazz up dinner time with these delicious lamb racks. They are rolled in a delicious seed and spice mix, and served with juicy roasted carrots for the ultimate family meal.
How to make the perfect roast lamb
It doesn’t need to be Sunday to cook a roast.
Homemade mint sauce
Nothing like the kind you buy in a jar.
Slow-cooked Greek lamb with chilli garlic broccolini
Tender and completely delicious.
Greek roast lamb with skordalia and lemony potatoes
This Greek roast lamb recipe is cooked low and slow until the meat is tender. It’s not just the meat that’s spectacular, the sides are too!
Roast vegetable salad with garlic mustard dressing
This popular salad recipe is a vibrant and flavour-packed dish that serves 8.
Cauliflower cheese with leek and fennel
Take cauliflower and cheese to a new level.
Broccoli steaks with quinoa and ricotta
Looking for ways to cut down on meat in your diet? Try these tasty grilled broccoli ‘steaks’ from The Australian Women’s Weekly’s ‘Super Foods and Power Juices’ cookbook – lovely served with a zesty ricotta quinoa salad.
Roasted cauliflower with miso glaze
Whether you’re following a meat-free diet or are just looking for creative ways to up your vegie intake, try this delicious whole roasted cauliflower.
Mushroom-stuffed butternut pumpkin
Serve this stunning plant-based dish at your next dinner party or as a Christmas main.
Perfect potato salad
Creamy, fresh and completely delicious.
Double cheese potato bake
Better make extra because this one will be popular!
Crispy roast potatoes
It’s crunch time.
Roast pumpkin wedges with walnuts & fetta
This tantalising pumpkin side will add colour, variety, and pizzazz to any main course.
Honey roasted carrots with labne
Sweet honey-roasted carrots pair perfectly with creamy labne for a Mediterranean-style side dish
Crunchy noodle coleslaw
This crunchy noodle coleslaw is a great dish for picnics, just pack each salad ingredient in a separate sandwich bag, take the dressing in its jar and toss it all together when ready to eat.
Orzo pasta salad
It’s a fresh & vibrant addition to any casual (or not so casual) gathering.
Rice salad
This rice salad is perfect for hot summer days – it’s refreshing, crunchy and very simple to prepare.
Cauliflower steaks
Vegies never tasted so good.
Cauliflower and cheese pasta bake
Bake it till you make it! A creamy cauliflower and pasta bake everyone will love.
Overnight hot cross buns
Enjoy straight from the oven or lightly toasted.
Easter egg sundaes
An egg-cellent way to use up those choccie eggs, and serve up a festive dessert this Easter.
Hot cross bun waffles
A fun idea for Easter breakfast or dessert
Easy hot cross buns
There’s nothing better than eating fruit-studded, delicately spiced hot cross buns straight from the oven.
Hot cross bun tiramisu loaf
An epic Easter dessert for the grown-ups.
Easter carrot cake with buttercream & caramel sauce
Layered with spiced buttercream and drizzled with caramel sauce.
Chocolate Easter egg cake
How can you improve on chocolate cake?
Cheat’s hot cross bun dessert
Use up leftover hot cross buns (if such a thing exists).
Apple carrot cake
Carrot cake is made even better with the addition of grated apple.
Hot cross bun bread and butter pudding
Save some hot cross buns just for this!
Double Biscoff cheesecake with white chocolate
An irresistible finish to a dinner party or special birthday.
Easter egg hunt smash cake
‘Smash’ the top and reveal the chocolatey Easter eggs inside.
Easter trifle
This recipe is a great way to use the abundance of hot cross buns available around Easter time.
