Picnic recipes
Put down a rug and enjoy the outdoors with our picnic recipes including easy-to-share salads, pies, bread and tart recipes.
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Vegetarian tart recipes
Cheeseboard tart
Use leftover cheese and chutney in this wonderfully indulgent cheese tart recipe. You can use...
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Non-alcoholic drink recipes
Cucumber and basil cocktail
A non-alcoholic cocktail – made with cucumber, basil and lemon – is the perfect summertime...
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Peach recipes
Peach and pistachio galette
Cut through the golden flaky pastry to reveal a gorgeous pistachio frangipane filling topped with...
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Broad bean recipes
Orzo with broad beans, basil and feta
This is the perfect summer pasta salad: vibrant and fresh. The orzo pasta is dressed...
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Picnic recipes
Herby gooseberry focaccia
This focaccia is everything you need from a bread. It’s laced with olive oil so...
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Beef and pepper empanadas
Chef Diego Cardoso learned how to make these beef and pepper empanadas from his mum...
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Healthy chicken recipes
Persian chicken with spiced yogurt
Chicken marinated in cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric, cumin honey and lemon, before roasting, is a gorgeous...
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Chicken pie recipes
Coronation chicken pie with mango jelly
Use our step-by-step guide to create chef Calum Franklin’s show-stopping raised chicken pie recipe. Unlike...
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Summer salads and sides
Fruit and herb buckwheat salad
An easy fruit and herb buckwheat salad that can easily be made ahead of time,...
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Picnic recipes
Radicchio and orzo pasta salad
Great as a pack-and-go picnic dish or wonderful as a 20-minute midweek meal, this radicchio...
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Picnic recipes
Sherry braised chorizo sausages with smashed lemon &...
Chorizo sausage and peppers are cooked in sherry and brown sugar until caramelised, then served...
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Black bean and sweet potato empanadas
These chilli-spiced sweet potato and black bean empanadas make great picnic fare as they can...
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Savoury bread recipes
Tear and share feta and herb bread
A gorgeous cheesy bread, flecked with feta and fresh herbs, is something great to share...
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Aubergine recipes
Barley, aubergine and pomegranate salad
A make-ahead salad recipe, with pearl barley and aubergine, that’s great for a packed lunch...
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Summer recipes
Roasted red peppers with basil
A simple vegetarian starter recipe; red peppers are slow-cooked – with tomatoes, thyme and capers...
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Picnic recipes
Marinated goat’s cheese
Perfect for an alfresco summer spread, this marinated goat’s cheese goes well with lots of...
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Savoury bread recipes
Theo Randall’s focaccia with pesto and vine tomatoes
This fluffy focaccia recipe, made with vine tomatoes and fresh pesto, is a staple in...
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The best coronation chicken
Our easy coronation chicken, made with Greek yogurt and homemade mayo, is even better than...
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Picnic recipes
Plum fruit leather
Olia Hercule’s recipe for fruit leather, also known as tklapi in the Caucaus region, is...
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Picnic recipes
Sausage, chilli and mozzarella stuffed flatbread
An easy, yet impressive, recipe using ready-made pizza dough to make a gorgeous spiral stuffed...
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Picnic recipes
Smoked haddock, cheddar and parsley pasties
Forget sandwiches, Gill Meller’s wonderful pasties, made with smoked haddock, fresh parsley and tangy mature...
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Potted pork rillettes with gooseberries and tarragon
Gill Meller’s pork rillettes is a fancy picnic recipe served with a quick gooseberry and...
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Salami and sun-dried tomato pretzel rolls
If you like sausage rolls, you’re going to love these spicy ‘nduja and salami pretzel...
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Best of British recipes
Egg mayonnaise with spring onion, mustard and chives
A good egg mayo is something not to be overlooked. Try Dan Doherty’s recipe piled...
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