The great thing about picnicking is that you can do it practically anywhere you can spread a blanket. If you can't make it to a park or lawn, you can also sit in your yard, on your porch, or on another flat surface with some grass in the sun (or shade, if you prefer). The most important thing is that you enjoy the wonderful weather and of course eat lots of delicious snacks. Here are some of the best and easiestPicnic snack recipes, which you can prepare straight away and then enjoy the sun outside.
Picnic snack ideas: delicious and quick breadsticks
These breadsticks are tooYour favorite finger food! Be careful, they are made with white wine but are the perfect idea for a picnic snack.
Ingredients:
350g plain flour
100 ml extra virgin olive oil
100 ml dry white wine
1 tbsp roasted fennel seeds
1 EL Mohnsamen
1 tbsp white sesame seeds
1 tsp salt
Preparation:
Place the flour, olive oil, wine and salt in the food processor fitted with the dough hook. Mix the ingredients on low speed until the dough comes together well and is smooth. If the dough is a little dry, gradually add 2 tablespoons of water and continue mixing until the dough is smooth. Dust additional flour into a bowl. Place the dough in the bowl and let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 200°C and line a large baking tray with baking paper. Divide the dough into 14 pieces (about 40g) and roll each piece into a thin log.
Fill a large, deep, heavy-bottomed nonstick skillet with 1 inch of water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and poach the sticks for 1 – 2 minutes on each side. Then remove them from the pan and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle them immediately with fennel seeds, poppy seeds and sesame seeds so that the seeds stick to the dough. Bake the delicious breadsticks for 35 – 40 minutes or until golden. You can serve them with a dip of your choice.
Delicious recipe for fresh and vegetarian pasta salad
Pasta salad can be combined with almost anything you want to add: for example, broccoli, peppers, tuna, hard-boiled eggs, olives, etc. You can find a recipe belowonly with vegetablesas ingredients.
Ingredients:
350g elbow macaroni, cooked
2 sticks of celery, diced
1 red pepper, chopped
70g black olives, sliced
1 medium carrot, grated
Freshly chopped parsley, for garnish
For the dressing you need:
150 g Mayonnaise
2 tbsp wine vinegar
1 tsp sugar
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Preparation:
In a large bowl, combine the elbow macaroni, celery, peppers, olives and carrots. Then prepare the dressing: In a medium bowl, mix the mayonnaise, vinegar and sugar. Season the picnic snack with salt and pepper and stir until well mixed. Then pour the dressing over the pasta mixture. Finally, garnish the pasta salad with parsley before serving in the park.
Healthy, easy corn on the cob with basil butter
It just isn't summer without sweetcorn. The classic, cooked sweet corn gets a special kick from cayenne pepper. Prepare your picnic basket usingof our delicious recipesfor picnic snacks!
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
40 g fresh basil, finely chopped
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
Salt
6 fresh corn cobs, peeled
Preparation:
Mix the butter, basil, cayenne pepper and salt in a bowl. Boil the fresh corn and let it cool slightly. Then break the corn cobs into 3 pieces and serve the finger food with the basil butter.
Picnic without a club sandwich? No go!
With ham, turkey, bacon and 3 slices of bread, the club sandwich is one of the best sandwiches to bring to a picnic. The order in which everything is served is important and traditional, so stick to it.
Ingredients:
3 chairs
Butter, softened
3 THE Mayonnaise
Roman salad
2 tomato slices
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 pieces of bacon, cooked
1 thick slice of cheddar
2 slices of turkey breast
2 slices of ham
Preparation:
Toast the toast until golden, then spread each slice thinly with butter on both sides and one side of a slice of bread with mayonnaise. Top the bread with lettuce and tomato slices and season lightly with salt and pepper. Then place the bacon slices on top. Spread a second piece of bread on both sides with mayonnaise and place it on top of the bacon. Then top the stack with cheddar, turkey breast and ham. Spread one side of the last piece of bread with mayonnaise and place the bread, mayo side down, on the sandwich. Finally, secure the whole sandwich with toothpicks and cut it into 4 triangles.
Picnic snacks: fruit salad for dessert
This easy honey citrus dressing brightens up strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries and takes this classic summer salad to a new level. You can for this saladany kind of fresh fruituse - blackberries, bananas, cherries, pineapples etc. - there are no limits to your imagination.
Ingredients:
450 g strawberries, quartered
200 g blueberries
200g raspberries
3 kiwis, peeled and sliced
1 orange, peeled and cut into wedges
2 apples, peeled and chopped
1 mango, peeled and chopped
300g grapes
For the dressing you need:
40 g Honig
40 g freshly squeezed orange juice
Zest of 1 lemon
Preparation:
In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, orange juice, and lemon zest. Place the fruit in a large bowl, pour the dressing over it and stir the fruit gently. Now that's itdelicious, healthy dessertready for your outdoor picnic!
