Mothers Day brunch recipes

and all the components you need to design a brunch menu

May 10, 2024

It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday so I thought I’d put together a few recipes and menu ideas for a brunch. I love the idea of a brunch because it provides two meals in one, and can be very festive. This is the perfect occasion to prepare family-style dishes and serve them casually. Things can be more indulgent and easy with mimosas and bubbly being poured before midday.

Here are a few ideas.

Mother’s Day Brunch menu:

What you need to create a good brunch menu:

A good brunch needs something fruity, light or salady to start. Some sort of egg main dish (this could be a quiche or tart)and then at least one sweet thing. I love to add good bread and a baked item to the mix too such as cake.

Cheese and charcuterie do not go amiss either. Aside from any of the warm dishes, most can be made in advance and served buffet style.

Since brunch is so close to lunch, seafood dishes and smoked salmon are also very nice.

To start:

Bacon & egg salad with blue cheese

Melon, mozzarella & parma ham salad with a honey & mustard vinaigrette

Pineapple carpaccio with a ginger, mint, lime and chilli dressing

Pear, blue cheese and walnut salad with maple vinaigrette

Egg-centric main dishes:

Menemen (Turkish scrambled eggs with tomatoes & peppers) is my favourite scrambled egg recipe of all time and is perfect to feed a crowd. I even made a video to show you how.

Smoked salmon omelette with chive crème fraiche. This is my favourite fancy pants omelette recipe that will definitely impress.

Shakshuka is a classic and comforting brunch recipe that can be made in advance and the eggs added on the day. This recipe has been adapted from Ottolenghi.

Croque madame with spinach & smoked salmon is a twist on this bistro classic.

The most delicious cheese & onion quiche. This is my favourite quiche and is deliciously old-school. It’s also a fab item to make in advance if you don’t feel like cooking something on the day.

Egg & bacon in bread baskets

French toast with miso & Parmesan

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Something cheesy:

Roast fig tartines with blue cheese, prosciutto & honey

Roast fig tartines with blue cheese & honey recipe

Zesty spinach & feta pies

Perfect spinach and three-cheese phyllo pie

A sweet ending:

Dutch baby pancake with blueberry & lemon. This is a delectable and crowd-pleasing sweet breakfast treat and perfect to feed a few people.

Dutch baby pancake with caramelised pink lady apples & cinnamon

Blueberry pancakes with ricotta and orange

Guavas poached in chamomile syrup with vanilla & cinnamon

Mango, passionfruit & yoghurt brulee

Baked things:

Orange and pecan muffins. This is my favourite muffin recipe of all time. It’s also the easiest.

Possibly the best banana bread ever

The best banana bread with pecans & raisins

Olive oil chiffon cake. This is the perfect not-too-sweet cake to serve at a brunch. It’s delicious with ricotta cheese, fresh fruit & honey.

Butternut scones with cheese & herbs

My perfect cheese scones

A recipe to make perfech cheese scones that are light and fluffy

Lemon & poppyseed madeleines with a lemon glaze

Poached quince tarte tatin

Pear & halva crumble loaf with pecans, honey & maple. This is probably my favourite sweet quick bread loaf recipe of all time.

Bread

Easy cheese & onion bread with herbs

Easy no-knead focaccia

Drinks:

For any special brunch occasion, bubbly is mandatory. Otherwise, choose a few of these cocktails. Simply take out the booze to make them mocktails. Fresh fruit juices or juice blends are another great idea and serve them in a jug.

Pomegranate lemonade

Melon cocktail with strawberry & basil

Mixed berry margarita with jalapeno

Berry smoothie with banana & almond butter

Green juice with apple, cucumber, mint & gingerYou can find all my Mother’s Day Brunch recipe ideas right HERE