3 Meals That are Perfect for a Picnic

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Summer is the perfect time for a nice picnic with your family, friends, or beau! Whether you drive to your local park or hike up into the mountains, you’ll want an easy, portable meal that won’t go bad and will be delicious to munch on while lying out in the grass. So for your inspiration, here are three awesome meals that are perfect for a picnic!

Antipasta Salad

This beautiful pasta salad uses all your favorite antipasti vegetables…or in fact, whatever vegetables you like. Luckily it’s meant to be served cold and all of its ingredients should last all day before they’ll need to be refrigerated. Depending on your tastes, you can dress your salad before you leave or bring the dressing in a separate container to drizzle on top when you sit down to eat.

Spring Rolls

They do take some assembly, but spring rolls are an instant crowd-pleaser. Since each is individually filled and rolled, you can take each attendant’s dietary needs and preferences into account, and create a few different filling and dipping sauce options for a picnic day that includes a whole group. If you’ll be out all day long, they are easily made vegan with fresh vegetables and tofu that won’t go bad…or if you’ll be eating them soon after packing them you can use fish and seafood as well!

Finger Sandwiches

Everyone knows that the only thing better than a given food is that same food but in miniature! And sandwiches are no exception. Again a crowd-pleaser, cutting up your sandwiches into bite-size pieces will make eating them tons of fun, as well as make it easier to portion control and pass around.