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Adam Liaw's roast lamb shoulder makes a great Easter main.

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From fall-apart roasts to fast cutlets: 50 lamb recipes the whole crew will love

Cooked low and slow in the oven, grilled on the barbecue, or popped into a pie – there’s a luscious lamb recipe for everyone in this classic collection.

49 recipes
Madras lamb cutlets.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s madras lamb cutlets

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Adam Liaw's roast lamb shoulder makes a great Easter main.

Adam Liaw’s roast lamb shoulder with garlic and lemon, and ‘broken’ potatoes

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
The black vinegar sauce on these Sichuan-style cumin and lamb skewers also serves as a glaze.
EASY

Sichuan-style cumin and lamb skewers

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Katrina Meynink
Sticky orange and sumac lamb skewers with pickled cucumber tzatziki.
EASY

Sticky orange and sumac lamb skewers with pickled cucumber tzatziki

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Gently spiced lamb and a herb-strewn grain salad make a healthy and satisfying meal.
EASY

Barbecued lamb fillets with Mediterranean chickpea salad

  • < 30 mins
  • Sarah Pound
Spiced lamb with cous cous and pickled dates.
EASY

Lamb cutlets with cous cous and quick-pickled dates

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
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Souvlaki-meets-taco: Lamb and feta wraps with mint salsa.
EASY

Lamb and feta tacos with mint salsa

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Lamb chops with onion, mustard and garlic vinaigrette.
EASY

Lamb chops with OMG vinaigrette

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Spicy lamb skewers with cucumber yoghurt and cherry tomatoes.
EASY

Neil Perry's spicy lamb skewers with cucumber yoghurt

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Argentinian-style barbecued lamb steaks with mint chimichurri.
EASY

Argentinian-style lamb steaks

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Lamb backstrap with charred potatoes and fresh figs.
EASY

Karen Martini's lamb backstrap with olive dressing, charred potatoes and figs

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Kebab-style lamb chops.
EASY

Kebab-style lamb chops

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Lamb loin chops with deep-fried or roasted cauliflower, and garlic and lemon yoghurt.
EASY

Lamb chops and cauliflower with garlic and lemon yoghurt

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Jacket sweet potato with sumac lamb mince and yoghurt.
EASY

Jacket sweet potato with sumac lamb mince and yoghurt

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
RecipeTin Eats' Greek feast.

RecipeTin Eats x Good Food: Turn two Greek-style lamb shoulders into three meals

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Serve this slow-roasted lamb shoulder with aioli.
EASY

Neil Perry's slow-roasted lamb shoulder

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Greek tomato-baked lamb with orzo.

Greek tomato-baked lamb with orzo

  • 2 hrs +
  • Jill Dupleix
The lamb perfumes the vegetables as they roast.
EASY

Karen Martini's roast leg of lamb on root vegetables

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Karen Martini
Adam Liaw's Croatian-inspired lamb roast.

Lamb and vegetable peka

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Roasted lamb shoulder and garlic milk gravy.

Roasted lamb shoulder recipe with garlic milk gravy

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Middle Eastern slow-roasted lamb shoulder.
EASY

Zaatar roasted lamb shoulder with pomegranate salad

  • 2 hrs +
  • Katrina Meynink
Mediterranean-inspired braised lamb shoulder with potatoes.

Braised lamb shoulder with oregano and preserved lemon

  • 2 hrs +
  • Danielle Alvarez
Shortcut Sunday roast lamb.
EASY

Shortcut Sunday roast lamb

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Crying roast lamb with pumpkin, peas and potatoes.

Crying roast lamb with pumpkin, peas and potatoes

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
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Neil Perry's Middle-Eastern-inspired slow-roasted lamb shoulder with almonds.

Slow-roasted lamb shoulder with almonds

  • 2 hrs +
  • Neil Perry
Pair this juicy North African-inspired lamb shoulder with fluffy cous cous.
EASY

Tunisian slow-cooked lamb with rosemary recipe

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Moroccan mince.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s Moroccan mince

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Spiced lamb flatbreads with quick chilli and vegetable pickle.
EASY

Spiced lamb flatbreads

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Danielle Alvarez’s grilled lamb cutlets with spiced burghul salad.

Grilled lamb cutlets with spiced burghul, carrot and date salad

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Danielle Alvarez
Lamb and sourdough salad with harissa dressing.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s lamb and sourdough salad with harissa dressing

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Cumin lamb skewers with quick chilli pickle and noodles.
EASY

Cumin lamb skewers with quick chilli pickle is your new weeknight go-to

  • < 30 mins
  • Jessica Brook
Easy lamb chops.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s easy lamb chops with herb crumbs

  • < 30 mins
This perfectly warming midweek meal uses mostly pantry ingredients.
EASY

Creamy braised beans with lamb meatballs

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Jessica Brook
Neil Perry’s classic baked moussaka.
EASY

Neil Perry’s classic baked moussaka

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Neil Perry
Braised lamb necks, pearl onions and garlic.

Braised lamb necks, pearl onions and garlic

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Neil Perry
Lamb stew with red wine, anchovies and parmesan

Lamb stew with red wine, anchovies and parmesan

  • 2 hrs +
  • Jill Dupleix