Do not know what to do on weekends? What can be more wonderful than a picnic in the open air! Sunny weather, fresh air and charming scenery give a good mood and evoke the feeling of hunger, and everything seems to taste better.

We offer you some practical advice as well to organize picnic food ideas and please your friends with a spontaneous outdoor recreation.

Any impromptu requires careful preparation. In order not to spoil outdoor recreation with an unpleasant surprise, do packing and work out picnic food ideas beforehand. Ideal variant is to buy a special picnic set.

1. Blanket or oilcloth;
2. Plastic plates, cups and cutlery;
3. Paper napkins and towels (the more the better);
4. Corkscrew (floating pieces of cork in a glass will spoil any wine);
5. Folding knife (ideally combines in a corkscrew, bottle opener for bottles and cans, scissors, etc.);
6. Salt, pepper and sugar;
7. Means of protection against insects;
8. A warm sweater or jacket (in case of weather changes).

What food to take with you? The basic rule - fresh ingredients and simplicity in cooking, delicious recipes and thin sauces should be left for a dinner party. Meat, fish, chicken and eggs must undergo a full heat treatment. On a hot day, it is desirable to take a portable fridge or cold batteries.

Bring the dishes that you can eat with your hands. But this does not mean you have to restrict yourself only with sandwiches and cakes. For example, you can make rolls of thin lavash stuffed with boiled chicken and vegetables or ready-made burgers wrapped in lettuce. Instead of classic salad, bring fresh vegetables and sauce separately: radishes, young carrots and cucumbers, you can simply dip them in a sauce of aromatic herbs. Slice bread at home, so as not to bother with crumbs, or replace it with loaves and crackers. For dessert, bring apples, watermelon, melon.

Successful picnic food ideas

Cheese starter

You will need:

Suluguni cheese - 300 g
nonfat cottage cheese - 300 g
garlic - 2 cloves
dried tarragon - 1 tsp
ground pepper, salt
lettuce.

Salt cottage cheese and pepper, add tarragon, crushed garlic and whip. Cut cheese into bars. Lay lettuce leaves in plates, on each of them - 2 tablespoons cottage cheese and 3 wedges cheese.

Grilled fish

Wrap fish in foil or wrapping paper and bury in fire hot ashes. Make a fire again. Time to prepare fish depends on its size and hot coals. Usually - 5-10 min. Then take out the finished fish, salt and eat.

By the way, along with fish, do not forget the cult dish - baked potatoes. For better hygiene bake potatoes in foil, pre-preparing it at home as follows: washed unpeeled potatoes are placed in a bowl and poured with vegetable oil, then add salt and garlic to taste.

Then each potato is wrapped in foil and baked in the oven until half ready. At the picnic, you will have to finish baking on fire without removing the foil. Potatoes will be soft, nourishing and already seasoned, and peeling is not necessary - after such «processing» peel becomes tender and tasty, retaining all vitamins.