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Summer season sandwiches
We’ve an awesome number of beautiful sandwiches youngsters and adults will love. Children may also help put together our vibrant stuffed rainbow baguette. Pile it excessive with vibrant veg akin to beetroot, pink pepper, carrot and inexperienced leaves, together with hummus, pesto and slices of cheddar – every mouthful shall be a feast. The baguette is well transportable when you wrap it in baking parchment tied with string. Keep in mind to take a bread knife together with you so you possibly can slice it.
If in case you have a big household, then this irresistibly tacky garlic tear-and-share bread will even go down a deal with. For one thing smaller, our triangular egg & cress sandwiches are delightfully dainty and fast to make, or vegans might go for our egg-less mayo sandwiches. Toast the bread frivolously for distinction with the creamy filling, and skewer every sandwich with a choose to maintain them collectively when carrying your picnic.
Discover extra tremendous sandwiches and picnic breads:
Pressed picnic sandwich
Crispy rooster & smashed avocado baps
Spiced prawn cocktail picnic subs
Pitta bread
Leek, cheddar & bacon loaf sandwich
Pesto focaccia sandwich
Discover extra sandwich and baguette recipes. Want some inspiration in your sarnies? Learn our guides on sandwich fillings for youths.
Flatbreads and wraps
Wraps are a simple method to transport numerous tasty fillings with out spillage en route. Give your picnic meals a Greek twist with these rooster skewer & tzatziki wraps that may be barbecued or cooked on the griddle beforehand, then wrapped with inexperienced salad. Or attempt our veggie-packed wraps which you’ll customise with a variety of mouthwatering fillings, together with pickled onions, roasted veg, coconut tzatziki and spicy inexperienced sauce.
Attempt our different favorite picnic wraps:
Lemon & yogurt rooster flatbreads
Veggie olive wraps with mustard French dressing
Turkish kebabs with tomato chilli sauce
Turkey, pea guacamole & radish wrap
No-cook burritos
Uncover extra wrap recipes.
Savoury snacks
Arm your self with an array of completely sized savoury snacking choices. Our mini cheese & onion pasties are full of a gooey cheddar, mustard, thyme and onion filling, encased in a buttery shortcrust pastry. If brief on prep time, our sticky lime & coconut rooster drumsticks ship on flavour with minimal components. The mix of candy honey and zingy lime varieties a scrumptious marinade, whereas additionally tenderising the rooster. As these are greatest eaten along with your palms, we advise bringing wipes for sticky little fingers!
Savoury muffins are a neat different to sandwiches that you would be able to bake the night time earlier than, then field up. Our tacky Greek salad muffins are flavoured with feta which you’ll improve with parmesan – or, even higher, the Greek cheese kefalotiri if you will discover it on the deli. Even speedier to prep are mini chorizo, pea & potato frittatas that you would be able to bake in muffin tins for an simply transportable, kid-friendly snack.Whip up a batch of candy potato crisps for nibbling, too.
Attempt our different savoury snacks:
Rooster tikka pasties
Smoked salmon scotch eggs
Seeded cheese & chive flapjacks
Spinach & cheese pide
Pea & ham picnic eggs
Chorizo & manchego scones
Triple cheese & onion muffins
Welsh rarebit muffins
Coronation rooster scones
Simple cupcakes
Wish to get artistic? Attempt making our simple vanilla cupcakes with swirled buttercream icing for a reasonably snack. Or mimic the colors of a preferred ice cream combo with these attractive Neapolitan cupcakes utilizing chocolate chips, cocoa powder and vibrant frosting. Our primary cupcakes are additionally a fast and straightforward recipe that may be whipped up in solely 35 minutes!
Get the youngsters baking with extra picnic cake recipes:
Fairy desserts
Chocolate cupcakes
Strawberry cupcakes
Caramel button cupcakes
Unicorn cupcakes
Brown butter & cherry friands
Get your baking hats on and whip up extra cute cupcake recipes.
Jazzy jars
Enliven your picnic hamper with home made meals jars – they’re simple to move and look engaging, too. These tasty pink berry granola pots are a very summery dessert, made with strawberries and raspberry coulis, topped with a layer of creamy yogurt and crunchy granola. For a veggie jar full of goodness, attempt making up our coconut rooster noodle salads. Layer up noodles, beans, cherry tomatoes, spinach and rooster and drizzle with a tasty coconut and peanut dressing.
For extra candy and savoury picnic jar concepts:
Strawberries & cream cheesecake jars
Layered rainbow salad pots
Berry yogurt pots
Griddled salad jar
Stripy hummus salad jar
Picnic pies
Load your picnic hamper excessive with scrumptious pies and pastries. Seize the tastes and colors of summer time with our stunning rainbow veggie pie that may make a surprising centrepiece for any picnic blanket. Half tortilla, half pie, this kaleidoscopic composition is fashioned by layering up beetroot slices, peppers, squash, onions, feta, potatoes, peas, eggs and herbs. Now that is what you name an ideal pie.
Whether or not you want Marmite or not, we expect our Marmite & cheese sausage rolls could also be the very best you will ever style, or attempt our veggie and vegan sausage rolls for meat-free options. Get extra meaty bites with South American-style beef & chorizo empanadas which have a contact of spice. For one thing lighter, attempt our roasted tomato, parmesan & pancetta quiches – youngsters will love them.
Tuck into extra tasty pastries:
Mini pizza quiches
Picnic pie
Quiche Lorraine
Pickled onion pork pies
Picnic quiches
Tomato tarts
Simple picnic drinks
Settle down on a sizzling summer time’s day with cute and fruity mini milkshakes. There are three scrumptious flavours to select from – banana, strawberry & raspberry, or mango & coconut – so no person shall be dissatisfied. Retailer within the fridge earlier than transporting these and serve in milk bottles with vibrant straws. For one thing slightly spicier, bottle up our home made ginger beer and revel in topped up with glowing soda water.
We have loads extra refreshing picnic drinks to quench your thirst:
Watermelon lemonade
Peach iced tea
Mint & mango iced tea
Home made elderflower cordial
Rhubarb cordial
Watermelon & strawberry slushie
Sunshine smoothie
Settle down with extra of our greatest picnic drinks concepts.
Sharing meals
Curate the last word picnic sharing platter for al fresco eating. With a choice of cooked and smoked salmon, stuffed eggs, cucumber, yogurt and dill salad, you will be spoilt for selection! Or make our simple prosciutto or chorizo skewers by alternating the meat with manchego cheese, mozzarella, juicy grapes and basil for super-tasty finger meals. To serve younger youngsters, slide every little thing off the skewers.
Extra sharing concepts:
Cheese, chorizo & tomato scone loaf
Courgette, potato & feta slices
Cowboy caviar
Cheese, chive & ham tear-and-share bread
Grazing platter
Spring sharing board
Tear-and-share feta flatbreads
Sweets and treats
This picnic path combine gives a pleasant combo of candy and salty flavours to munch on when you discover the countryside. Full of nuts, dried fruit, pretzels and chocolate chips, they’re simple to customize with no matter you will have within the storecupboard. Our candy and fruity cherry & coconut flapjacks are additionally simple to make forward, divide up and pack away. For all cookie monsters and chocoholics, we have additionally acquired the perfect snack mixture in our simply transportable peanut butter cookie cups.
Extra candy treats:
Tropical rocky street
Millionaire’s shortbread
Strawberry & cinnamon streusel bars
Peanut butter cookies
Lemon sherbet jammy dodgers
Simple honey flapjacks
Fulfill your candy tooth with extra picnic dessert recipes.
More healthy snacks
Searching for a lighter chunk? Attempt our apple ‘doughnuts’ – youngsters will love making these ring-shaped apple slices with nut butter and vibrant sprinkles. For one thing savoury, our veggie falafel scotch eggs mix the very best of two snack favourites.
Attempt extra more healthy choices:
Chocolate & berry mousse pots
More healthy flapjacks
Fruity coconut lotions
Lighter spanakopita
Lighter gingerbread
Browse our wholesome picnic recipes for lots extra gentle summer time treats.
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