Picnic Recipes

If the weather is good why not rustle up some of Delia's picnic food and head for the great outdoors?

Recipes include, chicken and herb pies, a vegetarian 'pork' pies, scotch eggs, meatloaf and tarts.

'Not Pork' Pies

I've always wanted to do a non-meat equivalent of a pork pie and at last I've achieved it – serve with home...

I've always wanted to do a non-meat equivalent of a pork pie and at last I've achieved it – serve with home-made pickles or chutneys. This is perfect food for outdo...

50 minutes - 55 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

A picture of Delia's American Meatloaf with Red Onion, Tomato and Chilli Relish recipe

American Meatloaf with Relish

Serve this hot on a cold winter's day with some buttery jacket potatoes or, if the weather is warm, it's lo...

Serve this hot on a cold winter's day with some buttery jacket potatoes or, if the weather is warm, it's lovely served cold with salads and chutney or pickles. You ...

2 hours

to cook

Bacon and Egg Pies

Home-made individual bacon and egg pies, baked in patty tins or as a whole pie, make a very good and easily...

Home-made individual bacon and egg pies, baked in patty tins or as a whole pie, make a very good and easily transportable picnic dish. Alternatively, they are nice ...

10 minutes

to cook

Charred Onion and Swiss Cheese Tart

The sight of a bumper crop of shallots inspired me to make up a variation on my traditional onion tart, usi...

The sight of a bumper crop of shallots inspired me to make up a variation on my traditional onion tart, using Swiss cheese (Gruyere in this instance). We served it ...

30 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Chicken Liver Pate

This is smooth and velvety and also works well with duck livers, if you can get them. The salad helps to...

This is smooth and velvety and also works well with duck livers, if you can get them. The salad helps to cut through the richness. I like to serve this with toasted...

Chicken and Herb Picnic Pies

This one is perfect for food on the move. Take along some radishes and crisp spring onions for an accomp...

This one is perfect for food on the move. Take along some radishes and crisp spring onions for an accompaniment and, of course, pickles and chutney.

50 minutes

to cook

Coarse Country Pate

If you long to eat some of the rough country pâté available all over France, but in short supply here, why ...

If you long to eat some of the rough country pâté available all over France, but in short supply here, why not make some? You won't believe how blissfully easy it i...

1 hour 45 minutes

to cook

Cornish Pasty Pie

I find Cornish pasties often have too much pastry and not enough filling. However, the traditional filli...

I find Cornish pasties often have too much pastry and not enough filling. However, the traditional filling of steak, potato and turnip is so delicious I now make on...

1 hour 45 minutes

to cook

A picture of Delia's Feta Cheese, Spinach and Pine Nut Galettes recipe

Feta Cheese Galettes

Feta Cheese, Spinach and Pine Nut Galettes: Bottom image. Galettes are very thin discs of flaky pastry w...

Feta Cheese, Spinach and Pine Nut Galettes: Bottom image. Galettes are very thin discs of flaky pastry which have no sides, the pastry is barely there, yet it gives...

10 minutes - 12 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Fillet of Beef in Pastry

This is an update of an old personal favourite of mine. It's easy to prepare and equally good served col...

This is an update of an old personal favourite of mine. It's easy to prepare and equally good served cold on a buffet table - I've even taken it on a picnic! ...

30 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

Coleslaw

The four 'stars' in this case are celeriac, carrot, cabbage and spring onion. The result is a very crunc...

The four 'stars' in this case are celeriac, carrot, cabbage and spring onion. The result is a very crunchy fresh-tasting coleslaw that can be made the day before, i...

Herb-coated Chicken with Three Mustards

This is a good recipe for jazzing up chicken thighs. Great served hot but equally good served cold with ...

This is a good recipe for jazzing up chicken thighs. Great served hot but equally good served cold with a salad or on a picnic.

25 minutes - 30 minutes

to cook

Iced Honey and Spice Cake

This is another cake that has a unique and different combination of punchy flavours – which makes it good f...

This is another cake that has a unique and different combination of punchy flavours – which makes it good for eating out-of-doors. Great for a picnic or afternoon t...

30 minutes - 40 minutes

to cook

Little Croustades

These are simplicity itself and the filling comes from the supermarket. The croustades are made in mini ...

These are simplicity itself and the filling comes from the supermarket. The croustades are made in mini tartlet tins, which are available in trays of 12; what they ...

15 minutes - 20 minutes

to cook

Old-fashioned Raised Game Pie

This recipe is not quite as difficult as it might seem from the daunting lists below. Once you have asse...

This recipe is not quite as difficult as it might seem from the daunting lists below. Once you have assembled and sorted out all the ingredients you are well on you...

Old-fashioned Raised Pork Pies

These were originally raised by hand using old-fashioned wooden pie moulds but, in the 21st century, deep m...

These were originally raised by hand using old-fashioned wooden pie moulds but, in the 21st century, deep muffin tins make everything so much simpler. The most famo...

50 minutes - 55 minutes

to cook

Omelette Savoyard

Watch how to make Omelette Savoyard in our Cookery School Video, just click the image to play.

Oven-baked Chicken with Garlic and Parmesan

This is excellent picnic food. Small chicken joints are so easy to transport and have the advantage of b...

This is excellent picnic food. Small chicken joints are so easy to transport and have the advantage of being easy to eat without knives and forks when you get there.

45 minutes

to cook

Pesto Rice Salad

Just as home-made pesto does such wonders for pasta, so it does for rice too. This salad can be served w...

Just as home-made pesto does such wonders for pasta, so it does for rice too. This salad can be served warm as a first course and its extremely good as an accompani...

Vegetarian

Pheasant Terrine

This is excellent served as a light lunch with lovely crisp gherkins and lightly toasted bread. It also ...

This is excellent served as a light lunch with lovely crisp gherkins and lightly toasted bread. It also goes a long way at a help-yourself buffet party, or as a fir...

1 hour 45 minutes - 2 hours

to cook

Pork Pie

The reason this pie is great for a picnic is that it stays beautifully moist and is so easy to slice and se...

The reason this pie is great for a picnic is that it stays beautifully moist and is so easy to slice and serve.

55 minutes

to cook

Pissaladiere

Just over the border of Italy, in the south of France, they have their own version of Pizza - Pissaladiere....

Just over the border of Italy, in the south of France, they have their own version of Pizza - Pissaladiere. This too is perfect for eating outdoors, perhaps cut int...

20 minutes - 25 minutes

to cook

Rillettes de Tours

This is famous around the Loire district of France and sold everywhere in charcuteries – sometimes in thick...

This is famous around the Loire district of France and sold everywhere in charcuteries – sometimes in thick chunks from a large terrine or packed into little pots. ...

Tomato and Goats' Cheese Tart

I always make masses of fresh tomato and basil sauce (watch Delia's How To Cook Perfect Pasta Video to use ...

I always make masses of fresh tomato and basil sauce (watch Delia's How To Cook Perfect Pasta Video to use it up) and lots of gazpacho, which only tastes good when the...

55 minutes

to cook

Vegetarian

Picnic Recipes

'Not Pork' Pies

American Meatloaf with Relish

Bacon and Egg Pies

Charred Onion and Swiss Cheese Tart

Chicken Liver Pate

Chicken and Herb Picnic Pies

Coarse Country Pate

Cornish Pasty Pie

Feta Cheese Galettes

Fillet of Beef in Pastry

Coleslaw

Herb-coated Chicken with Three Mustards

Iced Honey and Spice Cake

Little Croustades

Old-fashioned Raised Game Pie

Old-fashioned Raised Pork Pies

Omelette Savoyard

Oven-baked Chicken with Garlic and Parmesan

Pesto Rice Salad

Pheasant Terrine

Pork Pie

Pissaladiere

Rillettes de Tours

Tomato and Goats' Cheese Tart

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