50 picnic food ideas for your next al fresco spread - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Houmous olives and sushi The most popular picnic food ideas for your next spread By You Magazine - June 22, 2020 The best picnic food ideas combine portability, longevity and visual appeal, as well as delicious flavour. But as al fresco dining dominates summer 2020 so that we can all responsibly abide by social distancing measures, what are we actually packing in our baskets? Getty Images A new survey from Warburtons, conducted to mark National Picnic Week, has revealed the contemporary buys we’re adding to staples like crisps and sandwiches, including houmous, olives, quinoa salad, Spanish tortilla and even sushi. Vegetarian food also takes centre stage in a lot of spreads, with vegetarian sausage rolls and pies making the list alongside more traditional options like pork pies and Scotch eggs. Getty Images The survey took into account the opinions of 2,000 adults, many of whom said they cooked homemade treats of their picnics: 43 per cent of those making sausage rolls, 35 per cent baking a quiche and more than a third whipping up some scones. 65 per cent had already had a socially distanced picnic with people outside of their household, many holding the gatherings in their own gardens, and a fifth even said this has replaced going out for meals. So if it’s your turn to host and you’re stuck for inspiration for crowd pleasing dishes that will really impress, here’s all the inspiration you need. These are the 50 most popular picnic ideas in the UK today – from classics like cocktail sausages and coleslaw to relative newcomers like stuffed peppers and falafel. 50 of the most popular picnic food ideas 1. Crisps 2. Sandwiches 3. Sausage rolls 4. Cherry tomatoes 5. Rolls/baps 6. Pork pies 7. Scotch eggs 8. Slices of cheese e.g. cheddar, halloumi 9. Cocktail sausages 10. Hard boiled eggs 11. Coleslaw 12. Quiche 13. Baguettes 14. Potato salad 15. Chicken drumsticks 16. Cuts of meat e.g. beef 17. Carrot sticks 18. Pasta salad 19. Dips e.g. sour cream and chive 20. Wraps 21. Crackers 22. Houmous 23. Pizza 24. Olives 25. Nuts 26. Cornish pasties 27. Breadsticks 28. Cheese scones 29. Pastries e.g. spinach parcels 30. Celery sticks 31. Savoury tart e.g. caramelised onion tart 32. Pitta bread 33. Chutney 34. Vegetarian sausage rolls 35. Pate 36. Bagels 37. Greek salad 38. Flatbread 39. Feta salad 40. Falafel 41. Pâté 42. Vegetarian pies 43. Avocado salad 44. Spanish tortilla 45. Stuffed peppers 46. Focaccia 47. Sushi 48. Quinoa salad 49. Waldorf salad 50. Broad bean salad RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved