Easter is the perfect time for feasting and celebrating togetherness with family or friends. It’s time to invite everyone over, hit the kitchen, and enjoy some domestic goddess bliss. We have everything for your perfect Easter lunch – from the recipes, to the shopping list, we even roped in some Chef Tips from The White Rabbit’s chef Benjamin Tan to make your Easter celebration impressive, and easy.
So, don the Betty Draper apron, ’cause we’re hitting the kitchen in style.
Minted Pea Soup
We kicked off with a bowl of warm, soothing Mint Pea Soup. For the time-starved (like us), use ready-made vegetable stock, frozen peas, and a box of fresh mint leaves. Serve the soup with a dollop of fresh yoghurt, a sprinkle of pepper, and a few leaves of fresh mint to garnish.
Herb Crusted Salmon
Salmon is one of the easiest (and healthiest) fish to prepare and makes a good choice for the main dish. We coated salmon fillets with crushed pine nuts and herbs before frying them lightly in a non-stick pan. Chef Benjamin Tan recommends we complement the herb crusted salmon with his special tangy, buttery citrus beurre blanc sauce, and sides of roasted asparagus and tomatoes.
Pesto Baby Asparagus Potato Salad
This salad is scrummy. Think sweet roasted baby tomatoes, (they look amazing, are totally delicious and are easy peasy), combined with pesto, asparagus and potatoes. We made our own pesto sauce according to the recipe, but you can always cheat (we won’t tell) with jars of store-bought pesto.
Hot Cross Choc Pots
You can never go wrong with dessert if it’s a rich, warm and chocolate, so we tried our hand at Hot Cross Choc Pots – basically molten chocolate cake cups with ‘hot cross bun’ white frosting for the overall ‘Easter effect’. Another totally easy recipe, and utterly rewarding…sinking your spoon into the silky smooth lava chocolate is a sweet, sweet ending.
We’ve included all four recipes, the citrus beurre blanc sauce recipe, and a comprehensive shopping list, in PDF, so all you have to do is hit print. You’re welcome, and happy Easter!
This article was sponsored by FairPrice Finest.
We’d like to thank our prop suppliers - ShivaDesigns for the gorgeous Bonnie and Neil tablecloth, and Bowerbird Home for the Mother of Pearl inlay tray. Do we have to give them back really?