Picnic recipes

Rich, moist and sticky, this ginger drizzle cake is topped with lime-spiked cream cheese icing...

This impressive pork and egg pie by Gill Meller would make the perfect addition to...

Use leftover cheese and chutney in this wonderfully indulgent cheese tart recipe. You can use...

A non-alcoholic cocktail – made with cucumber, basil and lemon – is the perfect summertime...

Cut through the golden flaky pastry to reveal a gorgeous pistachio frangipane filling topped with...

This is the perfect summer pasta salad: vibrant and fresh. The orzo pasta is dressed...

This focaccia is everything you need from a bread. It’s laced with olive oil so...

Chef Diego Cardoso learned how to make these beef and pepper empanadas from his mum...

Chicken marinated in cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric, cumin honey and lemon, before roasting, is a gorgeous...

Use our step-by-step guide to create chef Calum Franklin’s show-stopping raised chicken pie recipe. Unlike...

An easy fruit and herb buckwheat salad that can easily be made ahead of time,...

Great as a pack-and-go picnic dish or wonderful as a 20-minute midweek meal, this radicchio...

Chorizo sausage and peppers are cooked in sherry and brown sugar until caramelised, then served...

These chilli-spiced sweet potato and black bean empanadas make great picnic fare as they can...

A gorgeous cheesy bread, flecked with feta and fresh herbs, is something great to share...

A make-ahead salad recipe, with pearl barley and aubergine, that’s great for a packed lunch...

A simple vegetarian starter recipe; red peppers are slow-cooked – with tomatoes, thyme and capers...

Perfect for an alfresco summer spread, this marinated goat’s cheese goes well with lots of...

Why have bacon and egg in a sandwich when you can have it in a...

This fluffy focaccia recipe, made with vine tomatoes and fresh pesto, is a staple in...

Our easy coronation chicken, made with Greek yogurt and homemade mayo, is even better than...

Olia Hercule’s recipe for fruit leather, also known as tklapi in the Caucaus region, is...

An easy, yet impressive, recipe using ready-made pizza dough to make a gorgeous spiral stuffed...

Forget sandwiches, Gill Meller’s wonderful pasties, made with smoked haddock, fresh parsley and tangy mature...