Picnic recipes

It’s hard to beat a picnic on a beautiful sunny day. Warm weather, good food and the great outdoors – what could be better? Check out our delicious picnic ideas for the ultimate sandwiches, pies and tarts packed with seasonal produce, as well as portable sweet treats, plus more ideas that are perfect for popping in your basket.

Riganada tart with anchovies and tomatoes sliced up in a baking tray

Riganada tart with anchovies

Wild garlic butter tear & share rolls

Wild garlic butter tear & share rolls

1 hr

Minty courgette tart on a wooden board, with one slice missing

Minty courgette tart

1 hr 35 mins

Slice of rhubarb and custard tart on a plate, topped with flaked almonds with pot of fruit syrup

Rhubarb & custard tart

2 hrs 30 mins

Super-silky houmous

Super-silky houmous

5 mins

The interior and exterior of a scotch egg

Scotch eggs

Six prawn cocktails in jam jars packed with green dressing, pancetta and herbs all in a wooden tray

Jam jar prawn cocktails

Savoury seeded crackers

Savoury seeded crackers

Pretty pickled veg

Pretty pickled veg

Greenhouse couscous salad

Greenhouse couscous salad

Quiche with two different fillings

Quiche

Scarlett Moffatt's Scotch eggs

Scarlett Moffatt's Scotch eggs

1 hr 10 mins

Super salad platter

Super salad platter

A Spanish tortilla cut into wedges with a bowl of salad in the background

Spanish tortilla

Haggis scotch egg

Haggis scotch eggs

40 mins

Involtini

Involtini

25 mins

picnic pie

Picnic pie

2 hrs 20 mins

Ham and leek quiche

Ham & leek quiche

1 hr 10 mins

Tomato, black olive, feta and anchovy tart

Tomato, black olive, feta & anchovy tart

1 hr 10 mins

Asparagus & Halloumi Salad

Asparagus & halloumi salad

15 mins

Decorated fruit tablecloth with a silver tray of puff pastry vegetable tartlets, a jar of dressing, a white plate of green salad and a fresh basil plant

Vegetable tartlets

35 mins

Incredibly delicious chicken salad

Incredibly delicious chicken salad

15 mins

Couscous salad with broccoli and feta in lunch box with jam jar dressing

Super couscous salad

10 mins

A bowl of superfood salad with quinoa and sweet potato

Superfood salad

40 mins

Gluten free veggie pasties

Gluten-free veggie pasties

1 hr 30 mins

Chicken wings recipe

Ginger & honey chicken wings

45 mins

spicy pasties

Spicy pasties

1 hr 30 mins

rainbow jam tarts

Rainbow jam tarts

35 mins

Homemade scotch eggs on a board with cheese and pickles

Proper Scotch eggs

40 mins

Beautiful scotch egg

Wee Scotch eggs

40 mins

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