12 Irresistible Easter Recipes
Everybody’s gotta eat, right?
If you’re looking for the top Easter recipes to whip up, look no further than these twelve. It doesn’t matter if it’s a recipe for lunch or dessert for your family, you can be sure we’ve got you covered.
Easter has always involved many food traditions and recipes, many of which have been passed down from one generation to another. You’ll get that here. You’ll also get something fresh for people who want to try something new.
Here are the best Easter recipes you need to give a try!
1. Parmesan-Crusted Smashed Potatoes
For this recipe, you need to boil your potatoes until they are tender.
Mash your potato before adding your Parmesan, roasted garlic, and fragrant rosemary, then roast in your oven.
You’ll notice that your potatoes are cheesy and delicious. Be sure to allow it to cool down for 7 -10 minutes after it is out of the oven so it gets crispy. Enjoy this meal as a side dish or as an appetizer.
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2. Coconut Turmeric Pie
This meal is gluten and dairy-free. It is derived from haldi doodh which is a native Indian Ayurvedic drink.
It’s flavored with cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, and coconut milk. Instead of honey which is used in haldi doodh, maple syrup is used here.
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3. Pizza Rustica
This is a native Italian Easter pie with a twist: it has absolutely no link with pizza despite its name. In many Italian homes, it is an essential Easter brunch eaten on Good Friday.
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4. Shepherd’s Pie
The meal has been a wonderful native British meal but it is now enjoyed in different parts of the world.
This meal is a mix of mashed potatoes and hopped lamb topped with cream, fresh herbs, and milk which is folded into the potatoes to make it pleasant.
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5. Charred Asparagus and Dates with Goat Cheese
This meal can be prepared within a short period, a maximum of 15 minutes.
You’ll need crunchy radishes, goat cheese, snappy asparagus as well as chewy charred dates which are the stars of this dish. For toppings, add any vegetable of your choice to give it an amazing flavor.
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6. Lemon-And-Pickled-Pepper-Glazed Ham
This meal is great for people who love pickled peppers. It has a sweet and sour brine as well as a fruity flavor that makes it appealing to everyone.
For this recipe, you can use any pickled pepper of your choice. However, I don’t advise that you add your pickled pepper at once. Introduce it to the ham gradually.
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7. Tie-Dye Easter Eggs
For this meal, the eggs are dyed and pickled with various vegetables as well as spice-based brines to get the colors. There’s blackberry to give mauve color, turmeric to give color yellow, blueberries for the icy blue color, and beet for magenta. Your eggs will taste as good as they look.
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8. Carrot-And-Orange Cake with Sour Cream Glaze
Everyone needs a cake for Easter, especially carrot cake. It’s enjoyable when served with tea, coffee, or any beverage of your choice.
This cake is infused with candied orange peels and dried apricots to make it taste fruity. The pistachios give texture to the already soft cake to make it fluffy and wonderful.
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9. Roasted Carrots and Red Onions with Fennel and Mint
This meal can serve as a side dish or appetizer. The great thing about this dish is that, once it’s sitting at room temperature, it doesn’t lose the taste even after three hours.
Make sure the veggies are at room temperature before serving. This means you need to take them out of the refrigerator for about an hour before serving them. To make sure the taste is top-notch, you can peel off the mint and stir it to evenly distribute the vinaigrette before you serve it.
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10. Creamy Vegan Pasta with Greens, Peas, and Lemon Zest
You’re not thinking I’m only focused on foods for non-vegans right? Here’s something for you if you’re vegan.
For this pasta dish, the sauce is king. It includes garlic, blanched greens, white miso, and spring onions. You can add your plant-based cheese to this dish if you want. Preparing this meal takes about 50 minutes.
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11. Grilled Rosemary Pork Roast
Even though many would skip pork, especially during Easter, because of its bland taste, this recipe helps you get the best taste out of pork. You should be done making this meal in about 75 minutes.
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12. Mushroom Risotto
If you’re a cheese lover, then mushroom risotto is ideal for you this Easter. Plus, anyone thinking about risotto is undoubtedly thinking about a good meal. Be sure that your stock is warm and you need to keep stirring this meal while you’re cooking.
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The other thing that makes your Easter recipe wonderful and inviting is family and the warmth that comes with it. For someone else, it’s enjoying a simple meal in quiet and peace or maybe watching your favorite movie.
Whatever works for you, make sure you enjoy your meal and have a happy Easter.