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April 20, 2024

Easter menu: recipes for an unforgettable menu

The best recipes for your Easter menu

Appetizer: Colorful potato canapés

The beauty of these canapés: You can make them colorful to your heart's content and adapt them to the taste of your guests. Everything that stimulates the appetite is very welcome here. Let your imagination run wild!

To the recipe: potato canapés

Main course: herb lamb with oven tomatoes and guacamole

Instead of the classic leg of lamb we serve as a highlight of the Easter menu, a delicate herbal lamb, which was marinated in a homemade herbal oil. Tomatoes and guacamole provide extra flavor.

The recipe: herbal lamb with oven tomatoes and guacamole

Alternatively, we recommend the braised leg of lamb or the roasted wild rabbit with herbs.

Dessert: Coffee crème brulée with apricot compote

The tart coffee aroma of the cream meets the pleasant sweetness of the apricots. The good thing about it: You can prepare the dessert the day before - and then caramelize for dessert.

The recipe: coffee crème brulée with apricot compote

Vegetarian Easter menu

It does not always have to be lamb, owl or rabbit for Easter. Even without meat you can conjure a delicious Easter menu. We show you our favorite recipes:

Vegetarian starter: yellow pepper soup

We love the bright yellow of this pepper soup, which reminds us of the warming rays of the spring sun. Cress and radicchio put cheerful splashes of color in the delicious soup.

The recipe: yellow pepper soup

Vegetarian Starter: Warm bean salad with pistachio pesto

We also put a strong emphasis on the vegetarian main course: the beans come in the rich green of the freshly grown grass, while beans and tomatoes create a colorful play of colors - and full aroma. The homemade pistachio pesto is a force!

To the recipe: Warm bean salad with pistachio pesto

Vegetarian dessert: cream puff with stracciatella cream and strawberries

For dessert, we treat ourselves something really delicious: Profiteroles with homemade Stracciatella cream and fresh strawberries. Chocolate sprinkles complete the whole thing. We love it!

The recipe: cream puff with stracciatella cream and strawberries

Alternatives for the meatless Easter menu

As a vegetarian main courses are also our pine kernel risotto or tofu with leek onion salsa. You can find even more recipes in our article on the vegetarian Easter menu.

Easter menu: Traditional Italian recipes

Enjoy your Easter menu but this year once in the traditional Italian way: In Rome, the celebration was celebrated first - and there is the end of Lent until today with an Easter menu duly appreciated.

Easter is the highest feast of the Catholic Church - it is clear that it is celebrated in Rome very special! After the Pope's Mass in St. Peter's Square, the next highlight will be in Roman families: the traditional Easter menu!

The Romans celebrate the end of Lent with luscious delights: The Easter menu is of course lamb on the table, also typical Italian "Dolci" - especially the Easter pigeon "Colomba pasquale" must not be missing on the Italian Easter menu.

Brodo pasquale - Easter soup

The Easter soup opens the Roman Easter menu: made of fine lamb and beef stock, with lemon juice and egg yolk alloyed and plenty of fresh Parmesan cheese. Decorated with lemon slices and marjoram.

The recipe: Brodo pasquale

Arrosto d'agnello - leg of lamb

Lamb leg - the classic main dish for the Easter menu, not only in Rome. The meat comes with the potatoes in the oven, the small artichokes are fried.

To the recipe: Arrosto d'agnello

Colomba pasquale - Yeast pastry

The peace dove in its most beautiful form. The yeast pastry is traditionally the Easter menu, the Romans mix plenty of orange pulp under the dough, which gives a refined taste. Let's go to the Easter bakery.

To the recipe: Colomba pasquale

Zuppa Inglese

Delicious dessert for the Easter menu: The biscuit dough is soaked in rum, filled with ricotta cream and candied fruit and topped with meringue.

To the recipe: Zuppa inglese

Easter menu in Greek: traditional recipes

In Christian Orthodox Greece, Easter is also the highest church holiday - and a happy celebration, celebrated with colorful processions, festive church services, fireworks and exquisite food.From far away, the Greeks travel to their homeland on Easter to celebrate "Pasha" with their families - that's the name of Easter in Greece.

In Holy Week in Greece strict fasting is common: meat, fish, dairy products and fat are taboo. But then it will be feasted on Easter - especially on Easter Sunday. Traditionally, there is Easter lamb, often grilled outdoors over the open fire, served with various appetizers, the so-called mezedes.

By the way: In Greece, Easter is usually celebrated a few weeks after us. The reason: The Orthodox Church is based on the Julian calendar - and this deviates from the Gregorian calendar. So if you want, you can even celebrate Easter twice a year: first with us in Germany and then in Greece.

Easter cakes

The loose yeast dough is flavored with cardamom and anise. If you like, make it a thick Hefezopf. Do not forget: bright red eggs are a must for Greek Easter!

To the recipe: Easter cake

Souvlaki

Uncomplicated and good: Marinated pork comes first on the skewers and then on the grill. There are missing for Easter happiness only fresh lemon and a piece of bread.

To the recipe: Souvlaki

Stuffed eggs with feta

The best Easter recipe! Because what else should we do with the many colored eggs? The yolk is refined with feta, anchovy paste and capers.

Recipe: Stuffed eggs with feta

Filled dumplings

Crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside: The puff pastry is filled with spinach, feta, nuts and mint and sprinkled with sesame seeds. A great combination for Easter brunch.

Recipe: Stuffed dumplings

Stuffed Keffethes on wild herb salad

Small meatballs filled with feta and seasoned with herbs. The wild herbs are half as wild as in Greece: the spring salad is mixed with dandelion, sorrel, rocket and watercress.

Recipe: Stuffed Keffethes on wild herb salad

Baked cheese

At the Olympus he is called Saganáki and is served as an appetizer. The feta or firmer "halloumi" comes with olive oil and lemon juice in the oven and melts deliciously there. This fits white bread.

To the recipe: baked cheese

Greek dips

Eggplant purée, garlic cream and tsatsiki are served as an appetizer with olives or grilled meats. Made from olive oil and white bread, the garlic cream also tastes great with tuna.

To the recipe: Eggplant puree and To the recipe: Tsatsiki

Lemon soup with chicken

Just right after a long Easter walk: The fine soup with chicken and rice is so creamy and greek with egg yolk and lemon juice.

The recipe: lemon soup with chicken

Grilled tuna with garlic cream

Good Friday is already over? Never mind. The fish always tastes good with garlic, lemon and a lot of parsley. The garlic cream with thick olives goes with it.

Recipe: Grilled tuna with garlic cream

Leg of lamb with garlic

At Easter, lamb belongs, often in the form of lamb shoulder. Here, however, a leg of lamb comes along with eggplant and of course a lot of garlic on the table. In addition the typical rice noodles Kritharáki.

The recipe: leg of lamb with garlic

Alternatively, there is a classic lamb roast here.

Yogurt with honey

Where's the best yoghurt? Of course in Greece. That's why you do not need more than honey, a few nuts and lemon juice to make it a winner's dessert.

The recipe: yogurt with honey