A Guide to Easter Brunch Recipes

We still have a couple weeks to go before the Easter holiday rolls around, so it’s a great time to start planning your menu. In this article, I’m sharing my favorite recipes for the Easter table, from these tasty classics to other seasonal dishes… and a few unconventional choices, too. Happy Easter!

Let’s start with the best of the best. These are some of the Easter Sunday recipes that you’ll see on my table pretty much every year—they’re family traditions.

A Guide to Easter Brunch Recipes

Depending on what you choose as a main dish, the options for salads are seemingly endless. Here some great options—you’ll be sure to find a nice pair, no matter what your entrée is!

Italian Chopped Salad with Homemade Vinaigrette➝

No-Mayo Nutty Coleslaw➝

Honey Citrus Summer Fruit Salad➝

Classic French Niçoise Salad with Tonnino Tuna➝

Lucky Black-Eyed Pea Salad➝

Leftover Easter Egg Salad➝

Mary’s No-Mayo Farmers Market Potato Salad➝

Mary’s Heirloom Tomato Panzanella Salad➝

Roasted Beet and Burrata Salad Recipe with Pink Peppercorn Vinaigrette➝

Brussels Sprout, Wild Rice, and Cranberry Salad Recipe with a Maple Dijon Vinaigrette➝

Honey Citrus Summer Fruit Salad➝

Brussels Sprout, Wild Rice, and Cranberry Salad Recipe with a Maple Dijon Vinaigrette

It’s not a feast without a couple of great side dishes. My favorite holiday sides usually involve carbs, but I threw in a couple of healthy Easter side recipes for you too.

Mary’s Holiday Brussels Sprouts➝

Mary’s Potato Dish➝

Mom’s Sunday Gravy➝

Homemade Cornbread Muffins➝

Terri’s Wild Rice Corn Chowder

White Bean and Ham Soup➝

Easy Spiced Carrot Lentil Soup➝

Loaded Smashed Potato Bites➝

Herby Mushy Peas➝

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate Molasses Oranges and Hazelnuts➝

Roasted Potato Wedges➝

Festive Leek and Potato Soup with Blue Cheese and Roasted Garlic➝

Harissa Honey Carrots Recipe with Feta, Pistachios, and Lemon➝

Green Gazpacho with Avocado and Fresh Herbs➝

Bloody Mary Deviled Eggs➝

Baked Brie with Saffron Honey and Lemon Fennel➝

Mary’s Potato Dish

It seems like every family has their own traditions for each different holiday meal. Here are a few of the classics for you—and a couple options for when you want to try something new.

Easy Brown Sugar Glazed Salmon➝

Simple Honey Mustard Glazed Ham➝

Modelo Negra Beer Batter Fish Fry➝

Mary’s Classic Croque Monsieur Sandwich➝

Herb Roasted Turkey➝

Mary’s Shepherd’s Pie➝

Seafood Moussaka➝

Beef Tenderloin Recipe with Cocoa Fennel Crust and Red Wine Sauce➝

Cider-Braised Brisket with Roasted Root Vegetables and Rosemary-Fig Glaze➝

Lamb Tagine with Preserved Lemons and Olives➝

Herb Garlic Leg of Lamb Roast➝

Easy Shepherd’s Pie Twice-Baked Potato➝

Can’t go wrong with a few more Easter dessert recipes! Try one (or more!) of these sweet treats to round out your Easter meal.

Carrot Cupcakes with Mascarpone Frosting and Marzipan Carrots➝

Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Cake with Lemon Glaze➝

Grandma Papaleo’s Lemon Knots➝

Easy No-Bake Brown Sugar & Lemon Meringue Pie Bites in Phyllo Cups➝

Easy Fresh Key Lime Tartlet Recipe➝

Cherry Amaro Chocolate Pots with Coffee Cream➝

Poached Pear Recipe with Ginger Cream and Gingersnap Oat Crisp➝

Spiced Pear Bundt® Cake with Hazelnuts➝

I like to make different drinks all year round. Here are a few of the fun and easy Easter cocktail recipes my company is going to find on the table this year.

Maple Tintoretto (AKA the Pomegranate Bellini)➝

Woodford Reserve Bourbon Ginger Pear Cocktail➝

Rum Chai Hot Toddy➝

Spiced Coconut Bourbon Old Fashioned with Maple and Citrus➝

Smoky Ginger Pimm’s Cocktail with Mezcal and Lemon➝

Paloma with Grilled Grapefruit Garnish➝