Best Christmas roast recipes that aren't ham or turkey

The 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.

Christmas roast chicken with bread sauce

Sean Moran’s famous roast chicken with bread sauce

Roast pork rack with lemon myrtle and cranberry stuffing

Roast pork rack with lemon myrtle and cranberry stuffing

Christmas roast coral trout

Coral trout with saffron and Sherry-roasted onions

Christmas roast lamb rump with pomegranate and eggplant

Harissa-roasted lamb rump with pomegranate and eggplant

Slow-cooked ocean trout with peas, and Meyer lemon and fennel salsa

Slow-cooked ocean trout with peas, and Meyer lemon and fennel salsa

Christmas roast ocean trout with cucumber and preserved lemon salad

Roast ocean trout with cucumber and preserved lemon salad

Soy-roast duck with mandarin

Soy-roast duck with mandarin

Phil Wood’s baked snapper with pistou

Phil Wood’s baked snapper with pistou

Christmas roast beef with Yorkshire pudding

Roast beef with Yorkshire pudding

Christmas roast pork belly with fennel, radicchio and figs

Sean Moran’s pork belly roasted with fennel, radicchio and figs

Christmas roast goose with prunes, port and walnuts

Andrew McConnell’s roast goose with prunes, port and walnuts

Spiced Christmas roast duck with peaches and oranges

Spiced roast duck with peaches and oranges

Duck with orange and quatre épices

Duck with orange and quatre épices

Roasted mustard-glazed duck with peach, fennel and almond salad

Roasted mustard-glazed duck with peach, fennel and almond salad

Cutler & Co's roasted duck breast with spiced quince, anise crumb and mead sauce — Photo: Mark Roper

Andrew McConnell’s Christmas roasted duck breast with spiced quince, anise crumb and mead sauce

Andrew McConnell’s roasted duck breast with spiced quince, anise crumb and mead sauce

Slow-roast duck with orange

Slow-roast duck with orange

Spice-roasted Christmas duck with figs

Spice-roasted duck with figs

Christmas roast duck with cherries and roast kipfler potatoes

Roast duck with cherries and roast kipfler potatoes

Burnt honey and pineapple-glazed Christmas duck

Burnt honey and pineapple-glazed duck

Nonna’s rice-stuffed chicken by Matteo Tine

Nonna’s rice-stuffed chicken by Matteo Tine

Roast chicken with preserved lemon and herbs

Roast chicken with preserved lemon and herbs

Yoghurt roast chicken

Yoghurt roast chicken

Lardo-barded lemon chicken Christmas roast

Lardo-barded lemon chicken

Indian-spiced roast chicken

Indian-spiced roast chicken

Restaurant Hubert’s chicken fricassée

Restaurant Hubert’s chicken fricassée

Roast chicken with bread sauce

Roast chicken with bread sauce

Paul Carmichael’s curried lamb leg

Paul Carmichael’s curried lamb leg

Roast lamb leg with pan gravy by Leonardo’s Pizza Palace

Roast lamb leg with pan gravy by Leonardo’s Pizza Palace

Roast rolled lamb loin with anchovies and rosemary

Roast rolled lamb loin with anchovies and rosemary

Eight-hour lamb shoulder with pearl couscous and labne — Photo: Ben Dearnley

Eight-hour lamb shoulder with Israeli couscous and labne

Eight-hour lamb shoulder with Israeli couscous and labne

Slow-roasted lamb rack with white beans and black garlic aïoli

Slow-roasted lamb rack with white beans and black garlic aïoli

How to make porchetta

How to make porchetta

How to make the perfect roast pork

How to make the perfect roast pork

Roasted pork with the best crackling and roasted nectarines

Roasted pork with the best crackling and roasted nectarines

Spice-roasted pork with coleslaw

Spice-roasted pork with coleslaw

Roast shoulder of pork

Roast shoulder of pork

Slow-roasted pork shoulder with fennel

Sean Moran’s slow-roasted pork shoulder with fennel

Slow-cooked pork shoulder with plums

Slow-cooked pork shoulder with plums

Embla’s fennel-spiced pork rack

Embla’s fennel-spiced pork rack

Roast pork shoulder with ajo blanco

Roast pork shoulder with ajo blanco

Barbecued Christmas lamb in baharat and yoghurt

Barbecued lamb in baharat and yoghurt

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