Everyone is complaining about the “hot and dry summer” Britain is supposed to be experiencing at the moment. Anything but! After five years of living in this country I’ve learnt to ignore any weather forecasts but check out the Met Office’s Rain Radar instead and if all seems clear, make a mad dash for the park! If there is time left after basking in glorious sunshine we even have a picnic (full review here). Now this is where I get curious…
Tell me: What is your favourite picnic meal? Recipes welcome.
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crusty bread and cheese
my favourite savoury item is the Pizza Rustica (an Italian inspired pie) from Nigella Lawson’s book Domestic Goddess, it is great for making in advance & eating chilled. It serves 8 (very generous portions) and is full of lots of wonderful Italian ingredients like mozerella, provolone, prosciutto & mortadella… Very tasty indeed!
Chicken with Oregano and Red Peppers on bed of spinach and rice.
Fry the chicken then add a little stock some white wine and tomoates for a really healthy and tasty dish.
Anything thast wasps and ants don’t like.
Crusty bread and butter, And scotch eggs.
celery and an apple
We like to take an assortment of fruit and veg sticks, and various dips and soft cheeses, along with Doritos or Pringles. It;s lovely to sit by a babbling brook with your wine chilling in the water, and dip carrot or apple sticks into soft cream cheese/chive dip, or dunk Pringles into cheese and spring onion baked potato topping.
English muffins with cream cheese, fresh chives and smoked salmon. Scones with fresh cream and pineapple & passionfruit curd. Washed down with pimms & lemonade.
egg and cress sandwiches, cloudy lemonade & fruit salad. Ymmmm!!!
So simple yet so reminiscent of glorious childhood days – it has to be egg and tomato finger rolls with a few cooked chicken legs for those with a big appetite. Always room for a bowl of lush strawberries covered in thick clotted cream and a sprinkling of sugar. Cloudy lemonade to wash down this offering and even a flask of tea at hand for when the inevitable downpour starts and you are banished to the car!
Cold chicken in a baguette with kettle chips followed by strawberries.
Home baked focaccia bread with a selection of cheese and roasted vegetables
I love tuna sandwiches and crisps
I love to take some rice medley – fried bacon/onions/peppers mixed with cooked rice, sweetcorn, peas, pineapple: delicious!
Home made scotch eggs
Pringles and pork pies!!
crusty baguette, a selection of cheeses, fresh olives and sun dried tomatoes
Smoked salmon & Cream cheese sandwiches on crusty wholemeal bread, with a chilled glass of rose wine to wash them down
Shikh Kebab
I like to make my own Quiche Squares, I use seasonal vegetables and leftovers from our family meals, they are perfect finger food for picnics.
Very fresh baguette, ripe tomatoes and ripe brie. All washed down with a lovely rose wine.
Quiche, salad, pork pies, chicken drumsticks and crusty bread.
Pitta breads with houmous ann salad, and def coleslaw
Mini scoth eggs and a packet of Walkers crisps. Maybe a can of Strongbow or two.
Picnics are for long ,sunny(?) days and are for relaxing, so no long hours in the kitchen preparing!! So … chunks of fresh baguette,houmous,cherry tomatoes,cucumber cubes,roasted chicken drumsticks followed by any berry fruits and something chocolately for a treat!
Fresh home made sandwiches and home made cheesecake
yummy
Instead of your boring old sandwiches try a stuffed loaf instead they are ideal for a picnic:
Ingredients:
A crusty loaf (pref round)
Salami, Parma ham etc
Your favourite cheese
Sun dried tomatoes
Olives
Roasted peppers
Method:
Slice the top off the loaf and take out the bread inside.
Layer all your ingredients inside.
Place on a place and cover with clingfilm.
Put in fridge
Place a plate on top weighed down with a couple of cans of beans
Leave for about 2 hours
Slice and serve
Quiches with salads, crisps and fruit
simple, but lovely, condensed milk sandwiches and a bottle of pop.
Peanut butter and banana sandwiches and homemade chocchip cookies!
Pitta bread with chick pea curry and Couscous pulav
I don’t think you can beat plain but good quality ham & mustard, and cheese sandwiches, a tube of pringles, good quality sausage rolls or a chicken leg, and some sort of fresh fruit. Oh, and some Cadburys Mini Chocolate rolls!
My favourite is quite simple, but delicious. Half a baguette filled with slices of turkey and cranberry sauce. Not forgetting a glass or two of white wine. Forgot to mention the most important ingredient of the meal – the other half gets eaten by my sexy companion!
Taramasalata & stilton on crackers
Forget the food. 6 bottles of red and 6 bottles of white will do nicely
firstly some olives / crudites and dips
followed by french bread creamed cheese and smoked salmon then a dainty but very naughty strawberry tart all accompanied by a chilled glass of wine or fizz if the occasion merits
crisps
fish and chips! at least then i don’t have to make it!