Tasty recipes for a vegetarian picnic (2024)

A great way to use up leftovers, this vegetarian cake is so simple to make and is just as delicious eaten hot or cold. The perfect snack to share during a picnic - just slice up and serve. If you're feeling extra fancy and prepared, dollop on some greek yoghurt or sour cream for tanginess.

Try this potato cake recipe here

Not only is this recipe chock-full of greens for your health, but the flavour really shines through, too

Try this chickpea and tomato salad recipe

Who says lasagne's have to be unhealthy OR exclusively for indoors? This vegan version replaces meat with fresh courgettes and means it's just as delicious eaten cold as it is hot.

Try the vegan lasagne recipe here

If the idea of healthy salad fills your fellow picnickers with dread, they can rest assured this parsley and bulgur chilli salad is anything but dull, bursting with flavour thanks to generous helpings of garlic, tomato and spring onions.

Try this parsley and bulgur chilli salad recipe

This delicious tatin makes an impressive dish and is perfect to serve as a vegetarian main course at a picnic

Try this shallot tatin with goats cheese recipe

No cold lunch is complete without a sumptuous quiche and this salted cheese and feta recipe is a real crowd pleaser. We recommend cooking one ahead of your outing so you’ve something satisfying to offer those with larger appetites.

Try this spinach quiche with salted cheese and feta recipe

This summery dip will make a brilliant starter on a lazy afternoon picnic, combining smooth avocado with the peppery flavour of crunchy diced radish. Serve with sliced pitta bread or large sticks of celery.

Try this avocado and radish dip with celery wedges recipe

Potato salad is a picnic staple and this hearty recipe offers a twist on traditional versions, creating warmth with generous spices. The vinegar, gherkins and capers do a great job of cutting through the richness of decadent homemade mayonnaise, too.

Try this potato mayonnaise salad recipe

Traybakes are versatile and travel very well, making them the ideal dessert for a picnic. Bring a knife and cut into squares, then allow everyone to help themselves.

Try this strawberry and almond traybake recipe

Lorraine Pascale’s elegant focaccia bread recipe was dreamed up with sharing in mind, so a picnic is the perfect excuse to hone your baking skills. Serve with a chunky dip or olive oil brought along in a tightly sealed pot.

Try Lorraine Pascale's focaccia bread recipe

Every picnic needs something sweet to round it off and Lily Vanilli’s biscuit brownies are just perfect with a flask of tea. Amend the recipe to suit your tastes, adding nuts or chocolate chips where preferred.

Try Lily Vanilli's biscuit brownies recipe

This vibrant beetroot and butterbean hummus will add colour to your picnic and tastes divine with crunchy cucumber and carrot sticks, or a round of crusty bread.

Try this beetroot and butterbean hummus recipe

Luxurious savoury dishes get their time to shine at picnics, so celebrate the great outdoors with these delectable wild mushroom tarts.

Try this wild mushroom tarts recipe

This simple green salad will certainly help you get your five a day, garnished with tasty radishes and spring onions for added crunch.

Try this radish garden salad recipe

Brilliant for a picnic with the little ones, this simple chocolate tray bake is quick to make and can be topped with an assortment of your children’s favourite sweets.

Try this chocolate tray bake recipe

This leek, fennel and basil tart is teeming with rich ingredients like double cream and mascarpone yet remains wonderfully light. Taking just 25 minutes to prepare, it’s ideal as a main dish at a picnic.

Try this leek, fennel and basil tart recipe

Roasted vegetables taste just as good chilled as they do hot out of the oven and can jazz up any plain salad in an instant. If you like, add chopped parsley, coriander and/or dill along with the mint for extra depth of flavour.

Try this roasted vegetable salad recipe

Round off a romantic picnic with these decadent mini cheesecakes, topped with delicious seasonal blueberries. Guaranteed to impress, no one would guess they take just 25 minutes to prepare.

Try this mini blueberry cheesecakes recipe

This smoky Moroccan dish is ideal for any lunchbox, balancing sweet ground cinnamon with spicy red chilli and refreshing mint.

Try this apple and moroccan giant couscous salad recipe

Make these darling little numbers small and they are the perfect canapé on a rather posh picnic. Make them medium sized and that’s the children’s lunch sorted – though you may wish to leave out the chilli.

Try this broccoli and chickpea bites recipe