For a lavish spread of snacks, think tarts with fresh salads, quick cakes and pull-apart loaves, to flasks of colourful drinks and popped corn, plus the ultimate picnic food – muffaletta. We've got you covered in the snacks and tracks department for when the time comes for you to step outside and see your friends and family once again.
Let there be picnics...
Crab your haloumi
This recipe is such a treat! Even though it’s a tart (no, not like that!), crab and haloumi really make this case for pastry exciting. This tart is great hot or cold, which is why it's great to take on your next adventure with your friends and family. It's easy and impressive, so you'll look probably win some new friends along the way.
Carried away with a spin and dip
Havuc is a simple and rich Turkish dip made with shredded carrot, the almighty garlic toum and Greek yoghurt. Perfect served with crudites, pita bread, crispbreads or simply with a tablespoon. Mind the double-dip - it's been done...
Pivot with a pull-apart
A loaf you don't need to slice?! We have you covered.
Simply pull sections apart to serve. The secret is in the way the uncooked dough is cut, coiled then placed into the tin - it’s actually simple to do. You can vary the filling ingredients too if you like, by adding slices of salami or prosciutto, using chopped sundried tomatoes instead of olives, or substituting basil leaves for the oregano. A great way to use up sad-looking herbs and the offcut of your cheeses.
Maca and choc rock
Dark choc, roasted wattleseeds, chopped macas all in one damper. Ready to be wrapped and propped under your arm like a satisfying bag of goodies. In fact, it really is a bag of goodies all in one loaf.
Ricey body roll
Kimbap is the other seaweed roll that hails from Korea. Traditional versions use bulgogi meat, assorted vegetables and omelette. The rice is seasoned with sesame oil and salt rather than vinegar and sugar. There is no need for dipping sauce as everything is properly seasoned to create that perfect well-balanced mouthful.
THAT Highland fling
Originally a sandwich developed in New Orleans by Sicilian migrants, a muffaletta is an excellent and portable picnic dish. Layer your favourite smallgoods, cheeses and grilled vegetables into a hollowed-out loaf and you’re just about ready to go.
Speaking of layers, how about that cold pizza fling from the night before? #nojudgementonlylove
Pop, lock and drop it (into your mouth)
Expect great things from this salty-sweet combination of cumin-spiced popcorn, crisp curry leaves, peanuts and currants - it's a play on the Indian bar mix known as bhuja or chiwda and it's the quintessential can't-stop-won't-stop snack of any picnic dream.
Heard it through the grapevine
Variety is the spice of life and this neverending sherbet is all kinds of fruity variety. You can keep adding cores and skins of any hard fruits that take your fancy and this fermented colour pop of a drink should break the ice over with good conversation starters and perhaps a game of charades. The liquid will continue to ferment gently and you can keep refreshing the drink with water for up to three months. Don't worry if it starts to taste like vinegar, the easy fix is to use it as vinegar and make another batch.
Do the pocky
Just when we thought grissini had no game in swoops a choc and sprinkle finish to mimic the Pocky sticks we all know and love. Look at those sprinkles, people! Talk about a sensational snack for kids, big and small...
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