Sometimes it pays to switch things up a little. So this festive season, why not try a Christmas roast recipe that isn't ham or turkey?
Dec 05, 2023 2:20amThe obvious roast choices for your Christmas feast are the ham and turkey. But sometimes it pays to switch it up a little. A roast side of trout makes for an impressive centrepiece for the Christmas spread, and to keep things luxe, a roast duck or goose will be sure to please guests. Roast pork, lamb and chicken? We have these Christmas-ready recipes, too, plus roast beef recipes galore. Time to carve it up.
Not ready to take the plunge just yet? We still have Christmas ham and Christmas turkey recipes at your disposal.
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Sean Moran's famous roast chicken with bread sauce
Photo: Ben Dearnely
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Roast pork rack with lemon myrtle and cranberry stuffing
Photo: John Paul Urizar
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Coral trout with saffron and Sherry-roasted onions
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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Harissa-roasted lamb rump with pomegranate and eggplant
Photo: James Moffatt
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Slow-cooked ocean trout with peas, and Meyer lemon and fennel salsa
Photo: William Meppem
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Roast ocean trout with cucumber and preserved lemon salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Soy-roast duck with mandarin
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Phil Wood's baked snapper with pistou
Photo: Mark Roper
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Roast beef with Yorkshire pudding
Photo: Chris Court
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Sean Moran's pork belly roasted with fennel, radicchio and figs
Photo: Chris Court
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Andrew McConnell's roast goose with prunes, port and walnuts
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Spiced roast duck with peaches and oranges
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Duck with orange and quatre épices
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Roasted mustard-glazed duck with peach, fennel and almond salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Andrew McConnell's roasted duck breast with spiced quince, anise crumb and mead sauce
Photo: Mark Roper
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Slow-roast duck with orange
Photo: William Meppem
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Spice-roasted duck with figs
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Roast duck with cherries and roast kipfler potatoes
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Burnt honey and pineapple-glazed duck
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Nonna's rice-stuffed chicken by Matteo Tine
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Roast chicken with preserved lemon and herbs
Photo: Kara Rosenlund
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Yoghurt roast chicken
Photo: William Meppem
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Lardo-barded lemon chicken
Photo: William Meppem
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Indian-spiced roast chicken
Photo: Vanessa Levis
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Restaurant Hubert's chicken fricassée
Photo: William Meppem
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Paul Carmichael's curried lamb leg
Photo: Prue Ruscoe
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Roast lamb leg with pan gravy by Leonardo's Pizza Palace
Photo: Mikkel Vang
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Roast rolled lamb loin with anchovies and rosemary
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Eight-hour lamb shoulder with Israeli couscous and labne
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Slow-roasted lamb rack with white beans and black garlic aïoli
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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How to make porchetta
Photo: Dean Wilmot
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How to make the perfect roast pork
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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Roasted pork with the best crackling and roasted nectarines
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Spice-roasted pork with coleslaw
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Roast shoulder of pork
Photo: John Laurie
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Sean Moran's slow-roasted pork shoulder with fennel
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Slow-cooked pork shoulder with plums
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Embla's fennel-spiced pork rack
Photo: Mark Roper
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Roast pork shoulder with ajo blanco
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Barbecued lamb in baharat and yoghurt
Photo: Alicia Taylor
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