6 tips for a gourmet and perfect picnic
Choose your frame
A picnic is always successful when you spend this time with friends and in front of a magnificent point of view. If you can, climb a hill or climb the top of a mountain to have a valley or a massive backdrop. What could be better than having lunch in front of the Alps and Mont Blanc? You can also have a picnic in a clearing, a forest or on the edge of a lake. Anyway, forget the roads and prefer nature. In Paris, have lunch in a park, if possible far from the periphery.
The art of the table, even while traveling
Just because you're having lunch on the grass does not mean that you have to lose a good table. Unfold several plaids to allow everyone to sit comfortably. Unfold a beautiful tablecloth and set the table. Forget the plastic cutlery, which breaks at the slightest opportunity. Prefer porcelain plates to offer a beautiful and strong support, and forks and knives made of stainless steel to overcome cold meats and other cakes a little rebellious.
A complete basket, starting with an aperitif
To stay in a bucolic spirit, get a wicker basket and garnish it generously. Take out the drinks (still, sparkling water and quality wine), bread bought from a craftsman. But before you begin, suggest that your friends take a aperitif. Serve a kir for adults and a juices for children. Then, introduce crisps of vitelottes, cooked mango-gambas kebabs, and lollipops with foie gras. Spread blinis of lump eggs. And suggest verrines or cabbages garnished with salmon mousse.
A festive entry
For a Entrance rustic and country-style, plan a terrine or ham-olives cake with a green salad. For children, serve a salad made with surimi sticks. But to please young and old alike, try pesto, parmesan or tomato-feta muffins instead. To accompany them, plan a lettuce salad supplemented with walnuts and diced Roquefort cheese. And to surprise the adults, serve stuffed vine leaves, a zucchini salad with oranges or a goat-bean clafoutis.
What to expect in dish ?
Who says picnic, think inevitably dish cold. Make wraps and other sandwiches, but cut them into pieces for easy tasting. And for the aesthetic side, slice them diagonally or present them squares on a skewer. As for the taste, garnish a cereal bread with a slice of smoked salmon, arugula and bergamot jam. Make chorizo madeleines, salmon-dill flanks, or curry shrimp wraps. Plan Philadelphia-chicken-radish bagels and savory three-cheese pastries.
A tasty dessert
To end this meal as it should, serve cupcakes or cabbage with rose, lavender or violet. Also offer pears-chocolate chocolate or raspberry-white chocolate tartlets. Suggest a lemon cake to enjoy with homemade applesauce or an exotic fruit salad. Make panna-cottas topped with a red fruit coulis and a homemade meringue. And for those who wish a dessert lightly, make skewers of seasonal fruits. Finally, do not forget the macaroons. Enjoy with a hot coffee, straight out of your basket with a thermos bottle. All you have to do is pack up before a next picnic, just as perfect and tasty!
