Spring is the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors, and what better way to celebrate the season than with a picnic? With fresh ingredients and vibrant flavors, these 30 easy recipes will help you create a delightful spread that everyone will love. From light salads to grilled chicken, there’s something for every palate to enjoy while soaking up the sunshine.
Black Lentil Salad with Feta
Mediterranean Black Lentil Salad with Feta is full of delicious flavors. It's simple to prepare, packed with protein, and perfect for lunches or dinners, featuring healthy lentils, creamy feta, fresh veggies, and a light vinaigrette.
Tuscan Pasta Salad
Tuscan Pasta Salad is a simple and quick dish perfect for summer. With fresh veggies, beans, and optional cheese, it’s a delicious option for a meal or a side.
Tex Mex Chicken Pasta Salad
This Tex Mex chicken pasta salad is packed with flavor and color. It's a great option for a filling dinner that combines the best of southwest ingredients.
Roasted Sweet Potato & Feta Cheese Salad
This sweet potato salad is a great option if you're looking for something healthy. Prepare it the day before and enjoy it cold at your picnic.
Caprese Pasta Salad
Caprese Pasta Salad is a simple and tasty salad that highlights fresh ingredients. With a zesty balsamic dressing bringing together juicy tomatoes, creamy mozzarella, and soft pasta, this dish is a great addition to any picnic or barbecue.
Bacon Steak Wraps with Blue Cheese Dressing
Bacon steak wraps with chuck steak and homemade blue cheese dressing are filling and flavorful. You can customize them with your favorite toppings like bacon, blue cheese crumbles, and fried onions, making this a simple and satisfying lunch option.
Cherry Caprese Pasta Salad
This pasta salad combines sweet and savory flavors, making it perfect for summer picnics and potlucks. It's vegetarian-friendly and can be easily adapted to be vegan.
Spicy Southwest Salad
Marinated chicken with honey and lime juice is grilled until it's just right. Served on a bed of lettuce with avocado, fresh veggies, and a zesty homemade ranch dressing, this salad is a real winner!
Halloumi Wraps
Halloumi wraps are a hit with everyone, from kids to food lovers, and they’re perfect for your next picnic or road trip. With halloumi cheese, red pesto, avocado, and walnuts, these wraps are full of flavor, quick to prepare in just 20 minutes, and simple to put together.
Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad
This chicken pesto pasta salad is a quick and easy meal that's perfect for warm weather. With creamy pesto, grilled chicken, spinach, and tomatoes, it’s a refreshing option that you can whip up in under 20 minutes.
Roasted Garlic Blue Cheese Pasta Salad
This creamy pasta salad is packed with fresh ingredients and dressed in a rich roasted garlic miso sauce. If blue cheese isn't your thing, you can leave it out and still enjoy the delicious umami taste from the miso.
Grilled Lemon Chicken
This Lemon Chicken Marinade is quick and easy to whip up with healthy ingredients. It's perfect for grilling, pan frying, or baking, and works well for picnics when made ahead and served cold.
BBQ Pasta Salad
This pasta salad is perfect for BBQ fans. It combines elbow noodles, corn, tomatoes, scallions, and BBQ tofu crumbles in a creamy dressing for a tasty twist.
Roasted Beet Pasta Salad
This pasta salad offers a fresh twist on a classic dish. It's easy to prepare and a great choice to take along to a picnic.
Southwest Salad with Honey Chipotle Chicken
This Southwest Salad is packed with black beans, corn, avocado, and spicy honey chipotle chicken, all topped with a zesty cilantro lime dressing. It's a filling salad that's fresh, flavorful, and simple to prepare!
BLT Pasta Salad
This BLT Pasta Salad combines crispy grilled bacon with a simple mayo dressing. It's perfect for potlucks, barbecues, and any gathering with friends.
Watermelon Panzanella
Watermelon Panzanella salad is a simple and refreshing dish that's great for summer. With just a few fresh ingredients, you can create a colorful salad that's easy to adapt to your preferences.
Orzo Pesto Salad
Orzo pesto salad is filled with fresh vegetables and mozzarella, all mixed together with a tasty nut-free basil pesto. It's perfect for lunch, dinner, or taking along to a picnic.
Buffalo Chicken Pasta Salad
As the weather warms up, pasta salads are a great choice for lunch or dinner. Buffalo chicken pasta salad is a delicious option that's perfect for sharing at picnics and potlucks.
Tuna Pasta Salad
Tuna pasta salad is full of fresh veggies and flavors. This dish skips the mayo, making it a light and healthy option that's great for sharing.
Chicken Pesto Pasta Salad
This chicken pesto pasta salad is great for summer gatherings. It's a healthy and easy dish that you can whip up quickly, making it ideal for a BBQ.
Creamy French Potato Salad
Try the best easy, homemade Vegan Potato Salad! Without mayo, eggs or any dairy products it's made creamy the traditional French way with a Dijon mustard dressing - which makes it naturally vegan, gluten free and dairy free.
Strawberry Balsamic Tofu Pasta Salad
With the arrival of warm weather, this Strawberry Balsamic Vegan Tofu Pasta Salad combines juicy strawberries, marinated balsamic tofu, fresh spinach and basil, along with creamy feta cheese. It's a great side dish for picnics, BBQs, or even a simple weeknight dinner.
Avocado Pasta Salad
Avocado pasta salad is a healthy and simple dish that works great as a side for summer gatherings. It's light and refreshing, making it a perfect addition to any picnic.
Caprese Orzo Pasta Salad
Caprese Orzo Pasta Salad is a simple and fresh dish featuring orzo pasta, grape tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil. It's quick to prepare and ideal for picnics or gatherings.
Vegetable Pasta Salad
This vegetable pasta salad is a great choice for a picnic dinner, especially if you're looking for something vegan or vegetarian. It's easy to prepare and packed with fresh flavors.
Tortellini Salad
This simple summer tortellini salad has just 6 ingredients and can be ready in 20 minutes. It's perfect for potlucks, backyard BBQs, or a light meal on a warm day.
Caprese Salad with Spinach & Cashews
This caprese dish is simple to prepare and hearty enough to serve as a main meal. It's perfect for a relaxed dinner or a spring picnic.
Red Pesto Pasta Salad with Veggies
This red pesto pasta is quick to prepare, taking less than 30 minutes with only 15 minutes of hands-on time. It's loaded with veggies and flavor, and you can enjoy it hot or cold, whether you use homemade or store-bought pesto.
Antipasti Pasta Salad
Antipasto Pasta Salad is a great choice for any gathering. It’s quick to prepare in under 30 minutes and packed with delicious ingredients like salami, pepperoni, grape tomatoes, and Parmesan cheese, making it a satisfying dish for everyone.
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