Waiter! There's something in my... picnic basket! - the round-up

A phantastic collection of picnic ideas contributed by food bloggers around the globe... this list will ensure you never run out of picnic ideas - savoury recipes as well as sweet, breads, salads, quiches, tarts and much, much more!

The recipes are organised by category and show the main (or rare) ingredients, so you know at one glance whether the recipe is right for you. ENJOY!

BREADS
Beer bread
Green Gourmet Giraffe (Australia)
A bread for grown-ups and kids alike... wonderfully simple, yet delicious!
Ingredients: lager, flour, salt, sugar

Blue cheese & butternut bread
gastroplod (UK)
Easier to transport than a full-blown meal, but equally satisfying…
Ingredients: stilton, butternut, sage, pecans, olive oil dough

Cucumber parsley focaccia with spicy whipped butter
Charche Chauke Ke (USA)
Fresh and fluffy bread dunked in deliciously spicy butter.
Ingredients: flour, yeast, honey, herbs, butter, lime, chilli powder

Gramflour coriander squares (Kothimbir Vadi)
Tongue Ticklers (India)
Wonderfully exotic bread alternative – and a recipe for apple & fig milkshake!
Ingredients: chickpea meal, ginger, garlic coriander, turmeric

Eric Kayser’s Baguette Monge
Apple Pie, Patis, & Pâté (USA)
For the hobby bakers among you, an irresistible recipe for traditional baguettes.
Ingredients: liquid levain (100%), bread flour, instant yeast, water

Fake Focaccia
Food & Family (South Africa)
Italian staple with sea salt and rosemary – fill any way you like!

Mini bagel chips
Cherrapeno (UK)
Ideal for snacking and dipping, ready to enjoy anywhere - no need to go on a picnic!
Ingredients: home-made bagels, olive oil, dried herbes, spices, parmesan

Olive, herb & parmesan sticks
Technicolor Kitchen (Brazil)
Irresistible savoury treat for snacking in the grass or on your carpet.
Ingredients: yeast dough, parmesan, herbes de provence, olive oil

Quick crisp flatbread
Kitchen Parade (USA)
There’s no picnic without bread and this is a great alternative to a store-bought loaf…
Ingredients: flour, olive oil, herbs, maldon salt, toasted seame seeds

Spinach parathas
Annarasa (USA)
Indian flatbreads, used cold for wraps or hot with pickles, cucumber and yoghurt.
Ingredients: wholewheat flour, spinach, garlic, onion, chillies, spices, ghee

SANDWICHES & WRAPS:

Bombay grilled sandwich
My Food Blog (India)
Celebrated food-on-the-go, but not that easy to take along… ticket to Mumbay essential!
Ingredients: bread, tomato, potato, onion, cheese, chutney, chaat masala

Cheese & tomato croissant
Sukanya's Musings (Singapore)
Quick and easy snack for taking along just anywhere.
Ingredients: croissants, tomatoes, cheese

Chicken club sandwiches
What’s For Lunch, Honey? (Germany)
Healthy version of a club house classic with deliciously marinated chicken.
Ingredients: chicken breast, avocado, spices, tomato, lettuce, coriander

Italian grinder
TastyCurryLeaf (USA)
Healthy, refreshing sub sandwich Italian style.
Ingredients: zucchine, broccoli, marinara sauce, mozzarella, bread

Picnic Wraps
SpittoonExtra (UK)
Heart-warming meal in a tortilla, enjoyed along the river with a glass of wine and a paper.
Ingredients: chicken, apple, red onions, bacon, pine nuts

Vegetable sandwich
Sukanya's Musings (Singapore)
Nutritious and healthy sandwiches to be assembled on the spot.
Ingredients: bread, potatoes, beetroot, cucumber, tomatos, chutney

SAVOURY MEALS-IN-ONE:

Goat's Cheese and Caramelized Red onion tart
My Easy Cooking (South Africa)
Eternal French classic with a new twist and perfect harmony of savoury and sweet.
Ingredients: puff pastry, red onions, goat’s cheese

Leek, asparagus and goat’s feta tarts
Cook (almost) Anything at Least Once (Australia)
Great for the colder days of spring, a delicious revival of an old classic!
Ingredients: leek, asparagus, goat’s feta, filo pastry, eggs, cream, milk, parmesan

Onion tarts
~Foodie...Cook-ie~ (Australia)
Classic bistro food that tastes equally good cold.
Ingredients: shortcrust pastry, onions, eggs, sour cream, cheese

Roasted pumpkin, bacon & feta frittata
Gourmet Chick (UK)
Perfect for a picnic, a classic Italian dish with an autumnal twist!
Ingredients: pumpkin, onion, bacon, eggs, cream, parmesan

Savoury pepper cake
Kopiaste.... to Greek Hospitality (Greece)
Excellent for using up left-overs and preparing a quick treat for a trip to the lake.
Ingredients: ham, turkey, peppers, halloumi, evaporated milk, eggs

Summer rolls
Lekker Lekker Lekkerste (Netherlands)
Vietnamese-style rice paper rolls with crunchy vegetables and own peanut sauce.
Ingredients: rice paper, spinach, carrots, mange tout, chicken

Tortilla suprema
Simplicious (Jordan)
Wonderful for a picnic in the park or in your lunch box – Spanish tortilla & more!
Ingredients: potatoes, onion, minced beef, cheese, eggs

SALADS

BBQ pasta salad
Tasting Spoons (USA)
Hot sauces spice up this pasta salad and the variations are endless!
Ingredients: pasta, scallions, bell pepper, celery, mayo, hot BBQ sauce

Couscous salad
1x umrühren bitte aka kochtopf (Spain)
Tasty, yet healthy and refreshing salad using veggies left-over from the BBQ.
Ingredients: couscous, grilled vegetables, lemon juice, parsley

Orzo salad
Equal Opportunity Kitchen
Pasta salad with grilled vegetables, warmed on a camping stove or served cold.
Ingredients: orzo pasta, Italian sausages, zucchine, tomatoes, pepper, chicken stock

Pasta salad with ham, cheese & apples
thepassionatecook (UK)
Sweet & sour the European way – a filling pasta salad for any occasion.
Ingredients: ham, cheese, apples, maccaroni, onions, gherkins, mayo, parsley

Potato and tomato pesto salad
Dragon’s Kitchen (Canada)
Light potato salad inspired by Italian flavours – perfect for picnic and BBQ.
Ingredients: potatoes, tomatoes, bacon, pesto, pine nuts

Potato salad with runner beans & pesto
A Year From Oak Cottage (UK)
Light and summery potato salad with a nod to our Italian friends.
Ingredients: potatoes, runner beans, pesto, balsamico, pine nuts, spring onions

Roast potato soy salad
What Smells So Good? (Canada)
A mayo-free, yet creamy and lightly spicy salad made with roasted potatoes.
Ingredients: potatoes, garlic, silken tofu, dijon, mustard, herbs

Salad oliv'e
Columbus Foodie (USA)
A bowl that contains a bit of everything - therefore liked by all!
Ingredients: potatoes, carrots, peas, eggs, pickles, cucumber

Southwestern Layered Salad
Cafe Lynnylu (USA)
Warning! Basket also contains water melon agua fresca and delicious empanadas!
Ingredients: pasta, black beans, corn, olives, cheddar, lettuce, spices and herbs

SWEET TREATS
Baby fruit cakes
Kitchen Delights (UK)
These will delight even in the colder season – and they’ll keep forever!
Ingredients: dried fruits, spices, butter, flour

Banana bread with chocolate chips and walnuts
Dragon’s Kitchen (Canada)
Moist and sweet treat with the wonderful aroma of toasted nuts.
Ingredients: bananas, chocolate, walnuts, lemon juice, eggs, butter

Blackberry, mint & whisky jam
Dhanggit's Kitchen (France)
Jam prepared for your picnic or from what you gather during your picnic…
Ingredients: berries, mint, sugar, whisky

Brioche berry galette
eat the right stuff (UK)
This is just the ticket for all sweet-toothed picnickers who adore fruits!
Ingredients: mixed berries, mascarpone, crème fraiche, plums, almonds, brioche dough 

Double chocolate brownies
Exceeding the speed limit
Exceedingly indulgent dessert for a picnic – apparently great with wine!
Ingredients: eggs, butter, chocolate, flour, chocolate chips

Energy-O bars
vegetarian in ME (United Arab Emirates)
Energy with every bite: perfect for those moments when you think you won’t make it home…
Ingredients: fruits, nuts, orange zest, bran flakes, butter, syrup, honey

Fruit turnovers
Dine & Dish (USA)
Perfect for breakfast or a treat on any journey, however far.
Ingredients: flour, water, butter, pie filling

Mini pistachio tarts
Cook Sister! (UK)
Almost too beautiful too eat, a great twist on the old American classic pecan pie!
Ingredients: syrup, honey, butter, rum, pistachios, shortcrust pastry

Nuts, chocolate & banana bread
La Tartine Gourmande (USA)
Wheat-free alternative to a perennial favourite… a wonderful sweet treat!
Ingredients: quinoa, tapioca starch, rice flour, bananas, nuts, chocolate, eggs, butter, oils, pumpkin seeds

Peach & plum galette
Passionate About Baking (India)
Delightful, flaky pastry topped with seasonal fruit – a delight inside and out!
Ingredients: flour, buttermilk, butter, sugar, fruits and spices

Raspberry & lime cheesecake
Greedy Gourmet (UK)
Best made for a picnic on a coolish day, this will bring out the sunshine in no time!
Ingredients: digestives, quark, double cream, raspberries, limes, gelatine

Vegan carrot cake
TONGUE TICKLERS... (India)
A sweet, guilt-free treat that isn’t as sticky as many other vegan cakes.
Ingredients: carrots, jaggery, flax seeds, coconut, soy milk

This collection of recipes has been put together as part of the series "Waiter! There's something in my..." organised alternatingly by Jeanne of Cook Sister!, Andrew of SpittonExtra and Johanna of thepassionatecook.

Thanks for another excellent round of our favourite food blogging event - you are amazing!

Comments

[Alanna @ Kitchen Parade]

What a collection, Johanna. I loved this topic!

[Margaret]

Wonderful - I don't know which site to go to first!

[Jeanne]

Wowee wow! What a list of recipes. I can tell you one thing - I really want to be invited to this picnic! :) Great theme and great roundup!

[Tartelette]

Well, I missed it again...I was trusting the IMBB site where it read the deadline was August 25th. I should have come back to your original announcement. Great spread!

[Johanna]

great roundup (like the ingredients lists) - I would happily sit down on a corner of rug and share this picnic - thanks

[Manggy]

Whoa, that is a LOT of entries! It's going to be a "can't-get-up" picnic :) Nice round-up!

[nina]

This is one amazing round-up and a lot of hard work has gone into it.Well done. It was a great event and I look forward to next month

[Valisa]

wooo hoo roaring international event! this is one picnic nto to be missed. Fantastic event, Joanna!!!

[Bellini Valli]

I would have loved to attend this picnic. Look at all those flavourful dishes:D

[Meeta]

wow! Shame summer is almost coming to an end. I would have loved to try so many of these ideas. Looks like we'll have to have picnics in the living room! Thanks for hosting such a fun event!

[arundathi]

that's an amazing round-up! thank you!

[Patricia Scarpin]

Johanna, there are so many delicious ideas here! My "to try" list has just gotten longer... :)

[Nicisme]

Wow, fabulous Johanna! There's loads of great ideas to keep everyone happy here!!

[Psychgrad]

Great job on the roundup! I'll have to refer back to this roundup for future camping/picnicing trips. Thanks!

[Dragon]

Can't wait to go exploring! Thanks for the great roundup, Johanna.

[Deborah Dowd]

What a great round-up and so many great recipes and sites to visit!

[justfoodnow]

What an incredible article - what an amazing site!

I had such fun here!