Neil Perry's slow-roasted lamb shoulder.

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30 ultimate Easter lamb roast recipes

Thirty showstopping centrepieces for your Easter Sunday roast, from the classic (hello creamed spinach and mint jelly), to something from further afield (garlicky Greek, lip-tingling Sichuan, Tunisian harissa or Middle Eastern spiced shawarma - pop that last one inside a pie).

30 recipes

Cook once, eat thrice: Slow-roaster lamb shoulder.

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RecipeTin Eats' 12-hour Greek slow-roasted lamb shoulder

March 29, 2021
Nagi Maehashi

Lamb with 40 garlic cloves.

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Lamb with 40 garlic cloves

2 hrs +
Jill Dupleix

Serve this slow-roasted lamb shoulder with aioli. — EASY

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Neil Perry's slow-roasted lamb shoulder

2 hrs +
Neil Perry

Slow-roasted lamb with tarragon, peas and crispy potatoes. — EASY

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Slow-roasted lamb with tarragon, peas and crispy potatoes

2 hrs +
Adam Liaw

Greek tomato-baked lamb with orzo.

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Greek tomato-baked lamb with orzo

2 hrs +
Jill Dupleix

The lamb perfumes the vegetables as they roast. — EASY

Roast

Karen Martini's roast leg of lamb on root vegetables

1-2 hrs
Karen Martini

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Tip: Slicing across the grain makes the lamb more tender.

Roast

Neil Perry's roast leg of lamb with creamed spinach

1-2 hrs
Neil Perry

Adam Liaw's Croatian-inspired lamb roast.

Roast

Lamb and vegetable peka

2 hrs +
Adam Liaw

Whole roast lamb shoulder with Sichuan sauce, coriander and mint paste and sesame flatbread.

Roast

Whole roast lamb shoulder with Sichuan sauce

2 hrs +
Andrew McConnell

Lemon-brined lamb with mint salad.

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Lemon-brined lamb with mint salad

2 hrs +
Adam Liaw

Roasted lamb shoulder and garlic milk gravy.

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Roasted lamb shoulder recipe with garlic milk gravy

1-2 hrs
Adam Liaw

Middle Eastern slow-roasted lamb shoulder. — EASY

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Zaatar roasted lamb shoulder with pomegranate salad

2 hrs +
Katrina Meynink

Leg of lamb with herb and pinenut stuffing. — EASY

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Leg of lamb with herb and pinenut stuffing

1-2 hrs

Mediterranean-inspired braised lamb shoulder with potatoes.

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Braised lamb shoulder with oregano and preserved lemon

2 hrs +
Danielle Alvarez

Serving suggestion: Neil Perry's Moroccan-style lamb roast with a simple orange and fennel salad. Just add couscous.

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Moroccan-style slow-roasted lamb leg with eggplant

2 hrs +
Neil Perry

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It's a wrap - Slow cooked lamb with garlic yoghurt and wholemeal milkbread.

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Adam Liaw recipe: Slow-cooked lamb with garlic yoghurt and milkbread

2 hrs +
Adam Liaw

Shortcut Sunday roast lamb. — EASY

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Shortcut Sunday roast lamb

30 mins - 1 hr
Jessica Brook

Roast lamb shoulder shawarma.

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Roast lamb shoulder shawarma

2 hrs +
Adam Liaw

Chef Peter Gilmore's roast rack of lamb with rosemary salt recipe. — EASY

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Roast rack of lamb with rosemary salt

30 mins - 1 hr
Peter Gilmore

Lamb leg.

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Roast leg of lamb with mint jelly and parsnip puree

2 hrs +
Neil Perry

Greek roast lamb.

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Slow-cooked Greek lamb

2 hrs +
Brigitte Hafner

Crying roast lamb with pumpkin, peas and potatoes.

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'Crying' roast lamb with pumpkin, peas and potatoes

2 hrs +
Adam Liaw

Neil Perry's Middle-Eastern-inspired slow-roasted lamb shoulder with almonds.

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Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with almonds

2 hrs +
Neil Perry

Spiced lamb slices resting on a bed of creamy white bean puree, scattered with spiced herb gremolata.

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Butterflied harissa lamb with white bean and feta puree

1-2 hrs
Katrina Meynink

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Pair this juicy North African-inspired lamb shoulder with fluffy cous cous. — EASY

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Tunisian slow-cooked lamb with rosemary recipe

2 hrs +
Adam Liaw

Slow roast lamb shoulder with balsamic-braised radicchio and aioli — EASY

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Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with balsamic-sautéed radicchio

2 hrs +
Neil Perry

Lamb shoulder with tahini yoghurt, pickled cucumbers, pomegranate and herbs.

Roast

Slow-cooked lamb shoulder with tahini yoghurt

2 hrs +
Neil Perry

Neil Perry's slow-cooked lamb shoulder.

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Slow-braised shoulder of lamb with aioli

2 hrs +
Neil Perry

Three Blue Ducks' slow-cooked lamb shoulder.

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Sticky lamb shoulder with zucchini salad

2 hrs +
Darren Robertson and Mark LeBrooy

Roast lamb rack with peperonata.

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Roast lamb rack with peperonata

1-2 hrs
Neil Perry

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