Welcome everybody to the
brand new summer trilogy. I have three posts in this trilogy and to kick
starting it I am sharing with you some yummy picnic recipes. The second post from this Trilogy will be coming your way Monday 4th August and then the
final part will be Wednesday 6th August.
Enjoy. Now Back to
the Picnic Recipes.
One thing I love doing in
the summer is spending time outside. A great way of doing this is by having BBQ,
Pool Parties and Picnics. I know that not all of you can easily get to an
outdoor pool, so I think a great way of spending time outside is by having
picnics.
Me and two of my best
friends put together several recipes for you guys for a perfect picnic. Tried
and tested by our taste buds.
Savory
Spicy Couscous
Even thought this called
spicy couscous it is not very hot. You just get a little kick of spice.
Ingredients
1 cup of couscous
1 and 1/2 cups of vegetable
stock
250g of quartered dried
apricots
1tbsp nutmeg
1tbsp cayenne pepper
1tbsp paprika
1tbsp crushed chili
2 pinches of salt
3/4 tbsp. rosemary
50g of almond flakes
1tbsp cumin
50g raisins
Method
Firstly place the couscous in a heatproof bowl and pour your hot veggie stock over the couscous. Cover the bowl with cling film and leave it
for about half and hour.
After thirty minutes pop all the rest of the ingredients in to the bowl and mix thoroughly.
And Voila a super
easy recipe to make. Great to have on it's own or as a side for something.
Next up
Guacamole
Another very easy and tasty
recipe.
Ingredients
2 very ripe avocados
1/2 of red or white onion
1/2 of a juiced lime
Pinch of salt
1tbsp cayenne pepper
1tbsp crunched chilly
1tbsp olive oil
Method
Firstly peel your
avocados and take out the stone. Then scoop out the entire avocado. Once you have done that take a fork and start
pressing the avocado until it becomes smooth.
Chop the onion in fine pieces and then add it to the avocado along with your lime juice, salt, Cayenne Pepper
and chilly. Once they are all combined you can add your olive oil and mix it
again and then you are done.
Serve well with tortilla chips.
Rocket or Arucola
Salad
Ingredients
100g rocket salad
2tbsp olive oil
1tbsp white wine
vinegar
Pinch of alt
Method
Place the washed rocket in a
bowl and then add the other ingredients.
Super easy salad. Great as
a side for some sort of meat or to eat by itself.
Salmon and Rocket
Bagels
Butter
Salmon
Rocket
Bagels
I didn't put any units or
amount because you can choose how much or little you want.
This is pretty
self-explanatory
You toast your bagels then
spread the butter on while it is still warm and then add the salmon and rocket
and then you are done.
Second to last in the
savory bit we have.
Tomatoes and
Mozzarella Skewer
200g Tomatoes
1 Big Ball Of
Mozzarella
Few leaves of Basil
Take your mozzarella and
chop it up into smaller cubes.
Then pop a tomatoe, a
piece of mozzarella and basil leave on the skewer and keep going.
Last but not Least
Roasted vegetables with
Chicken
This can be really easy as
you can go to your supermarket and find frozen roasted vegetables and pre- cooked
chicken and all you have to do is heat it up. If you can find them or want
to do it your self then you can roast some veg’s of your choice and mix in some
chicken that has been marinated.
This recipe is great as it
can be personalized.
Now for the
Sweets.
I only have two recipes for
you guys, but after all the food above I think some of you are going to be
pretty full anyway.
Frozen Grapes
All you need for this
recipe is grapes of your choice color and some skewers.
And then you just pop your
grapes on the skewer and then pop it in the freezer for a couple of hours and
then you are done.
This grapes taste really
good.
Chocolate covered
Strawberries
100g Milk Chocolate
100g Dark Chocolate
100g Strawberries
Melt your dark and milk
chocolate together. Then dip your strawberries in and let them set. You can
place them in the fridge to speed things up.
Take some lemonade with you
and you have a perfect summer picnic. I will post recipes to some of my
favorite summer drinks coming up in the next couple of weeks, so keep an eye out
for that.
Have an amazing picnic and week!
Becky xoxo
