All Women's Talk

47 Ideas for Picnic Food That Are Easy to Make and Delicious to Eat ...

By Neecey

Picnic food can encompass anything you like. It totally depends on the style of picnic you’re having. Whether dining al fresco at a table with proper place settings or copping a squat on a fabulous picnic blanket, to my mind the ingredients for a successful picnic are great food and great company. And, even chips and dip can taste fab when you’re with your nearest and dearest of BFFs. I’ve found you some great recipes and ideas for picnic food and hope they inspire you to pack a basket at least once this summer.

1 Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus

Source: Things I want to eat
Picnic food should look as good as it tastes. Delicious finger food that looks like a gourmet treat. Use bacon as an alternative.

2 Antipasto Kabobs

Source: Antipasto kabobs
Make antipasto easier to eat on a picnic by threading the tidbits onto kabob sticks.

3 Chicken Cordon Bleu Wraps

Source: Chicken Cordon Bleu Wraps | ...
Wraps are a great alternative to the traditional picnic sandwich - let your imagination go wild with ingredient combos.

4 Seattle Style Spinach Balls

Source: Battle of the Spinach Balls ...
What a great way to serve spinach.

5 Vietnamese Spring Rolls

Source: Vietnamese rice paper rolls
Perfect picnic food. Try all sorts of paper roll fillings.

6 Strawberry Hand Pie

Source: Gourmet Picnic Recipes
Get your pie fix in this easy to handle version.

7 Ham and Cheese Crescent Roll Ups

Source: Lunch Ideas
Don't they look yummy? Who doesn't love ham and cheese?

8 Lemon Pasta Salad

Source: Spring BBQ Recipes
Cold pasta salads have been staple picnic fare for like, since forever.

9 Easy Caprese Bites

Source: In the kitchen
Change up the simple but delicious Caprese salad by threading the bits onto toothpicks.

10 Corn Chickpea Salad

Source: Gourmet Picnic Recipes
Get bag on trend by serving picnic food in jars.

11 Apple Crumb Bars

Source: My Kitchen Snippets: Apple Crumble ...
Give the humble apple star treatment.

12 Pressed Picnic Sandwich

Source: Pressed Picnic Sandwich | DonalSkehan.com

Pressed sandwiches are all the rage right now. Nothing worse than making a delicious deep-filled sandwich only to have all the filling fall out when you eat it.

13 Lasagna Cupcakes

Source: Lasagna Cupcakes
Yes! You can eat lasagna at a picnic - when you make it into cupcakes!

14 Basel Tart

Source: The English Kitchen: Basel Tart
What's a picnic without a good tart? This beauty is made with golden onions and gruyere cheese

15 Crispy Shrimp and Mango Spring Rolls

Source: Crispy Shrimp and Mango Lettuce ...
Shrimp isn't just for the picnic barbecue

16 S'more Squares

Source: weelife: Picnic Food: S'more Squares
S'mores gets a picnic makeover.

17 Spinach and Orzo Salad

Source: Pack a perfect picnic
A refreshing change to pasta or rice salad. Or is it? Orzo is a rice shaped pasta. Oh well! It's delicious anyway.

18 Rhubarb Pie in a Jar

Source: Recipe Roundup: 10 Easy Upgrades ...

Oh yes! Pies in jars. I'll have me some of that.

19 Eggplants and Zucchini Rolls

Source: Summer Picnic Ideas | Picnic ...
Two fabulously healthy (and scrummy) vegetables served in an oh so cute way.

20 Empanadas

Source: Picnic's Anytime
Empanadas are easy to handle and pack a powerful punch of flavor in every bite.

21 Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Source: Buttermilk Fried Chicken with Spicy ...
Can you really have a picnic without some juicy, yummy chicken?

22 Trifle in a Mason Jar

Source: HOW TO: Trifle in a ...
As a Brit I am sooo in love with this. I love trifle and putting it in a jar means I can enjoy it anywhere.

23 Broccoli and Gouda Muffins

Source: Top Healthy Memorial Day Picnic ...
Savory muffins are ideal for munching on at picnics.

24 Grilled Potato Salad

Source: 11 Foods You Never Thought ...
Grilled potato salad? Don't knock it 'til you try it.

25 Rainbow Salad in a Glass

Source: 9 Best DIY Picnic Food ...
Colorful food is so much more attractive. Build this in layers of all your favorite colors.

26 Picnic Loaf

Source: Perfect picnic food
This is so easy to make. Buy a gorgeous huge loaf and cram it with your favorite sandwich ingredients the day before the picnic. Wrap it up and weigh it down. Leave in ridge overnight. Carve it up in great chunks when ready to eat.

27 Watermelon, Grape, Feta & Mint Salad

Source: Blogger
The best picnic salads are fresh, fruity and refreshing. And, of course, healthy and delicious.

28 Rhubarb Slaw

Source: Gourmet Picnic Recipes
Add some rhubarb to your slaw for a tart upgrade.

29 Bacon Colby Jack Sliders

Source: Bacon Colby Jack Sliders
When sliders become picnic food.

30 Roasted Peppers

Source: Healthy picnic food ideas: roasted ...
There are so many recipes for stuffed roasted peppers and so many of them work cold.

31 Deviled Eggs

Source: stayathomefoodie.com
Don't just boil your eggs. Devil them!

32 Pulled Pork & Red Wine Caramelized Onion Sandwich

Source: I Just Love My Apron: ...
Here's a gourmet sandwich that will have your picnic guests smacking their lips.

33 Tangy Pasta Salad with Spinach

Source: Tangy Pasta Salad with Spinach ...
We all need a good, healthy and great tasting pasta salad in our repertoire of picnic recipes.

34 Ricotta Spread

Source: Over the Crescent Moon: Italian ...
An interesting alternative to meat pates.

35 Apple Canapés

Source: english-food-spotlight.com
Here's a different way to serve up apples.

36 Crepes

Source: SteamCircus.com - Timeline Photos | ...
Such an easy dessert to make and serve. Who doesn't love crepes and fruit?

37 Salmon & Quinoa Salad

Source: Tartelette: An Impromptu Picnic: Salmon ...
Make the most of nutty, healthy quinoa by teaming it with delicious salmon. Quite a feast.

38 Tri-Tomato Salad

Source: Gourmet Picnic Recipes
Get lots of lovely lycopene from eating tomatoes galore. It's so easy to make. It looks fab. It tastes fab.

39 Watermelon Salsa

Source: go.tipjunkie.com
So delicious. So pretty.

40 Berry and Chocolate Friands

Source: Perfect picnic food
Dessert anyone?

41 Rice Cake Spicy California Roll

Source: Open-faced spicy California roll recipe ...
You can even dress up rice cakes for a picnic.

42 Ladybug Canapés

Source: Rindy Mae: Ladybug Crostini
Now these are ladybugs I wouldn’t; mind invading my picnic.

43 Mayo-Free Creamy and Healthy Potato Salad

Source: 6 Picnic Food Favorites Get ...
It's still creamy, it's still yummy; it's a yummy, scrummy, creamy, no-mayo potato salad.

44 Chilled Pea and Coriander Soup Recipe

Source: Chilled pea and coriander soup
I always thought soup was too much hassle as a picnic food but with this new fashion for food in jars, I think chilled soups are a great option.

45 Cannolli Filled Strawberries

Source: allyummyrecipes.com
Can you have a picnic without strawberries?

46 Piggies in Blankets

Source: Healthy Pigs in a Blanket ...
Each one is only 55 calories. Pop a few!

47 Roast Pumpkin, Zucchini, Capsicum and Feta Crustless Quiche

Source: Perfect picnic food
This sounds so cordon blue. Impress your friends!

Did you get some great ideas? If you’ve got a favorite picnic food recipe please share.

Please rate this article

Popular

Related

Recent

Readers questions answered