How To Make The Perfect Picnic

Forget fast food and takeaways, there’s no better way to enjoy a day out than taking your own picnic containing all the families favourite foods, to enjoy together. Here we will take a look at how to make the perfect picnic this summer.

Packing a Picnic

The traditional picnic hamper is definitely the best way to picnic in style, they also offer a practical way to carry everything.

Optima Naturals have a great selection of hampers which have everything you could ever need for a perfect lunch in the countryside or at the beach. For example, this four person picnic basket includes cutlery, napkins, a flask, food cooler and it even goes down to the smallest detail of a salt and pepper shaker.

When packing your hamper, here is a checklist of some necessities you should never forget to take with you on a picnic:

• A blanket to make sure you have somewhere comfy to sit
• Cooler blocks to keep food cool and fresh (if your hamper doesn’t already come with one)
• Rubbish bags to make sure you clean up after yourself and don’t leave any litter
• Wipes / sanitizer to clean hands when you have finished eating
• Bottle opener if you are taking a bottle of wine
• Sauces such as tomato or mustard

Top 5 Picnic Foods

Sandwiches
The perfect picnic food, sandwiches are easy to make and will stay fresh all day as long as you pack some food coolers.

Salads
Be creative and make different types of salad, for example potato salad is always a favourite at a picnic. Make it on the same day and store in a tupperware container for the perfect side dish or main at your picnic.

Savoury snacks
You want to take snacks which are easy to carry and add more variety to your picnic menu, savoury snacks are perfect for this. Some favourites are: sausage rolls, scotch eggs, deli meats, cheese, crisps, and don’t forget the dips!

Fruit
Grapes are a picnic favourite because they are easy to pack and are the perfect ‘picky’ fruit.

Scones
Always take something sweet to enjoy as a dessert! Scones are a Great British favourite but don’t forget to pack the cream and jam to enjoy them with.

Wine
As long as you are not the designated driver, a nice bottle of wine can compliment a picnic perfectly; what better way to enjoy a day relaxing in a beautiful setting with good food, good company and a glass of wine.

Now all you need is some nice weather to enjoy your next picnic! To buy the perfect picnic hamper visit our website where we have a full range of picnic baskets and hampers to make sure you picnic in style.

If you are stuck for some great picnic recipes visit the BBC Good Food website where they have loads of great recipes for all of the top picnic foods mentioned in this post, there’s nothing better than homemade!

Published May 16th, 2014 by Jordan. Article ref 2767

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