Picnic delights: 7 tasty and easy snacks to elevate your outing

A picnic is an excellent idea for spending a warm day with family or friends, significantly when enhanced with delicious snacks that taste special in the open air. What is worth preparing for such an outing?

Muffins are a tasty and hearty option for a picnic, especially since they are just as delicious warm as they are cold.

Finely chop a small onion and sauté it in clarified butter until golden brown. Then, add chopped red or yellow bell pepper (half a pepper) and grated carrot. Season with salt and pepper. Sauté for a few minutes. Mix 4 eggs and about 2 fluid ounces of milk in a bowl. Add the sautéed vegetables and chopped parsley. Cut four hot dogs into thick slices and place them in silicone muffin molds greased with fat. Fill each mold with the egg-vegetable mixture. Sprinkle with grated cheese, such as cheddar or mozzarella. Bake the muffins for 15-20 minutes at 350°F.

Are you looking for an original idea for a picnic snack? Here are delicious skewers made from watermelon. How to prepare them?

The task is simple. Cut the watermelon flesh into large cubes and skewer them alternately with slices of Parma ham, feta cheese cubes, and basil leaves on long skewers. Before serving, drizzle the skewers with lime juice or sweet chili sauce.

A Czech delicacy that will enhance any picnic menu, it tastes great with fresh bread, such as a crusty baguette.

Camembert cheese is ideal for marinating, but yellow cheese can also be used. Cut it into thick cubes and place in a large jar, layering with garlic, onion, chili pepper, rosemary sprigs, colorful pepper, and bay leaves. Cover with a mixture of sunflower or canola oil and olive oil, enhanced with balsamic vinegar. Close the jar and set aside for 4-5 days.

We enjoy it at breakfast and as a dessert. It will also be great in a picnic basket.

To prepare delicious banana bread, you need 3-4 ripe bananas, about 2 cups of wheat flour (which can be substituted with spelt flour), 3.5-4 ounces of butter, 4 ounces of sugar, 2 eggs, 2-3 teaspoons of baking powder, and half a teaspoon of salt. Beat the butter with sugar until fluffy, then add eggs, sifted flour, baking powder, and salt, and mix thoroughly. Finally, add the bananas mashed with a fork. Pour the mixture into a greased and floured loaf pan. Bake the banana bread at 350°F for about 60-70 minutes.

This golden, aromatic bread is a classic of Italian cuisine. Focaccia is also perfect for a picnic.

Sift about 1.1 pounds of wheat flour onto a pastry board, creating a mound with a well in the center. Mix olive oil (about 2.5 ounces) with warm water (about 9 fluid ounces), fresh yeast (about 0.4 ounces), and sugar (about 0.4 ounces). Let it sit for a few minutes, then add to the flour. Add 0.4 ounces of salt and knead the dough until smooth. Let it rise for two hours. Afterward, divide the dough into 8-10 parts and shape them into rounds. Sprinkle with coarse sea salt and dried herbs (thyme, rosemary), then press olives, cherry tomatoes, or pieces of feta into the dough. Cover with a cloth, rest for 30-40 minutes, then place in an oven preheated to 400°F. Brush with water and olive oil and make indentations with your fingertips to help it rise evenly. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the focaccia is golden brown.

Looking for something refreshing to drink at a picnic? Low-calorie cucumber lemonade is perfect, as cucumber tastes best in spring and summer.

To prepare this delicious drink, peel a large cucumber, cut it into smaller parts, and blend it with about 3.5 fluid ounces of water. Add 3-4 tablespoons of cane sugar, blend until smooth, then strain through a sieve. Add the juice of two lemons and 48 fluid ounces of water. Chill in the fridge. Serve with fresh mint leaves and cucumber slices.