Six Easter Menus
Enjoy six spring-fresh Easter menus, featuring holiday favorites such as spring peas, asparagus and leg of lamb.
Intimate Easter Dinner for 4
This menu packs big flavor with jalapeño-spiked cocktails, wasabi dip, and a chocolate fondue spiced with cinnamon, clove, cardamom and ginger.
- Passionate Pepper Cocktail
- Crudités with Wasabi Dip »
- Saffron Oysters with Leeks
- Veal Medallions with Fig and Almond Cream Sauce (cut recipe in half)
- Sweet Potato Oven Fries (cut recipe in half)
- Roasted Beet Salad with Orange Dressing
- Spiced Chocolate Fondue (cut recipe in half)
Easter Tea Party for 8
Crunchy cheese straws, fluffy scones and a delicious bite-sized riff on a ham and cheese sandwich make this a perfect light menu for Easter. Serve with assorted hot teas.
- Cheddar-Polenta Biscuits with Ham Salad (double recipe) »
- Blue Cheese Straws
- Mini Beef Wellingtons (cut recipe in half)
- Orange-Rosemary Scones
- Three-Cranberry Conserve
- Persimmon Goat Cheese Wedges
Easter Lunch for 8
The flavors of spring star in this fresh Easter menu featuring Artichoke Bruschetta; Spring Peas with Potatoes, Herbs and Watercress; and Roasted Asparagus with Olive Oil and Lemon.
- Limoncello Collins »
- Roast Beef Grissini
- Artichoke Bruschetta (double recipe)
- Cold Cucumber and Yogurt Soup with Dill (double recipe)
- Spiced Smoked Ham with Mango-Cranberry Chutney
- Spring Peas with Potatoes, Herbs and Watercress (double recipe)
- Roasted Asparagus with Olive Oil and Lemon
- Angel Food Cake with Three-Berry Compote
Easter with Chile’s Wine Visionaries
Four generations of the Huneeus family give Easter a Latin accent with pork empanadas and herb-crusted lamb, all matched with their phenomenal (and inexpensive) wines.
- King Crab and Avocado Shooters
- Sweet and Savory Pork Empanadas
- Herb-Crusted Leg of Lamb
- Crispy Creamy Potato Puffs
- Cannellini and Green Bean Salad »
- Chilean Tomato and Onion Salad
- Dulce de Leche Napoleons
A Winemaker’s Perfect Easter
Star winemaker and brilliant home cook Jim Clendenen creates a lovely Easter menu with a rustic French lamb stew called navarin.
- Mâche Salad with Goat Cheese and Fennel Mustard Vinaigrette »
- Lamb Stew with Root Vegetables
- Octavio’s Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Truffle Oil
- Apple Pies with Orange Muscat Cream Sauce
Cal and Mike’s Excellent Easter
When a chef and musician swap lessons, one learns how to grill a juicy leg of lamb, the other how to play guitar for a post-dinner jam.
- Cauliflower and Roasted Beet Salad with Rich Herb Dressing
- Grilled Leg of Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary
- Oven-Braised Lamb with Gremolata
- Creamy Fennel Mashed Potatoes
- Lemon Upside Down Cake »
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