8 perfect picnic Recipes

seeded & chopped plum tomatoes, chopped chopped red oranges or 1 cup yellow pepper, chopped pitted black olives (i use kalamata olives), chopped red onion (i increase this to 1/2 cup), garlic cloves, minced, fresh basil, chopped (do not skip this ingredient!), balsamic vinegar or 2 tsp red wine vinegar, drizzle olive oil, lunch meat, cheese

butter, unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped, eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, chopped walnuts

chopped celery, grated lemon rind, chopped green onions, chopped fresh tarragon, canola mayonnaise, fresh lemon juice, dijon mustard, kosher salt, black pepper, ground red pepper, lobster meat, steamed and chopped, new england-style hot dog buns, toasted

green beans, trimmed and halved, tomatoes, halved, chopped fresh basil, minced red onion, chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained, extra-virgin olive oil, thawed orange juice concentrate, white wine vinegar, salt, black pepper

firm aubergine, sliced into rounds, red pepper, sliced into strips (capsicum), baby vegetable marrows, sliced into half inch thick rounds, mild cheese, bread, buttered, dried thyme, olive oil, fresh ground black pepper

hard salami , folded into a triangle, deli pepperoni , folded into a triangle, provolone cheese cubes, black olives, green olives, tomatoes, red onions , sliced into triangle, fresh spinach tortellini or 1 lb other durable pasta, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, basil, oregano, salt, pepper