Recipes

12 Recipes for a Perfect Picnic

When it comes to summertime activities, nothing quite beats a picnic in the park. Whether it’s a casual get together with friends or a family reunion, packing up a picnic basket and heading for the great outdoors is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. Portable, healthy, and delicious meals and snacks can be an absolute breeze if you keep the dishes egg-centric. Just follow our handy picnic guide and you’ll be a picnic pro in no time!

Classic Egg Salad Sandwiches

Egg salad sandwiches are not only a fan favourite but they’re super easy to make and travel well. Delicious on any type of bread, they are an absolute summer staple. Best of all, the recipe can be tweaked to suit any palate, from mild to spicy.

Big Caesar Salad

Keep things fresh and healthy by adding a big Caesar salad to your picnic repertoire. Protein-rich and filled with tasty hard boiled eggs and prosciutto, it serves well as either a side dish or a main!

Curried Egg and Potato Salad

This potato salad is a classic with a twist & plenty of room for variation; read the recipe & find out more today.

Perfect Devilled Eggs

What’s a picnic without Devilled Eggs? Perfect your spread with this completely customizable snack that your fellow picnic goers would be crazy not to love. Whether you keep them simple or add your own signature twist, devilled eggs are a picnic must-have.

Avocado Egg Salad Sandwich

Add a gourmet twist to your classic egg salad sandwiches by including avocado. Courtesy of Chef Lynn Crawford this spruced up sandwich will surely impress the whole picnic party!

Fudgy Brownies

End your day on a sweet note with delectable fudgey brownies. With a moist middle and a creamy icing, they will satisfy every sweet tooth.

Niçoise Salad

This Niçoise salad is the perfect picnic for two, but can easily be doubled or even tripled to serve more. It contains all the classic Niçoise ingredients, including tuna, black olives, green beans, hard boiled eggs and is finished off with a tangy lemon Dijon vinaigrette. Pack up your salad in a basket, grab a baguette from the bakery, find a local park to roll out your picnic blanket and dig into this incredible salad.

Herbed Scotch Egg with Garlic Aioli

Cold Scotch eggs are a classic picnic food and we’ve given them a little upgrade with the addition of a garlic aioli for dipping. We can almost guarantee you’ll have no leftovers!

Green Goddess Devilled Eggs with Prosciutto

A picnic just isn’t a picnic without devilled eggs. We’ve combined the always popular Green Goddess dressing with our traditional devilled egg filling for a new twist on the classic recipe.

Egg Muffuletta Sandwich

A muffuletta is an excellent way to make sandwiches for a crowd. A large round loaf is hollowed out and filled with all your favourite sandwich fixings. Best of all, it can be made the day before, so all you have to do is pack it and go on picnic day.

Egg BLT Pasta Salad

A pasta salad is a must-have side dish for any get together, and our new egg BLT pasta salad makes the perfect accompaniment to all your picnic faves.

Lemon Coconut Squares

Every picnic needs a sweet treat to end the meal. These summery lemon coconut squares are easy to box up for transport, making them a great dessert to bring to your picnic gathering.