All washed down with a tasty fruit punch. The choice of food is wide. It lies between what is easily transportable and holds well, what can be eaten cold or easily kept hot and what can be cooked on the spot. Of course, you could take a portable barbecue with you and prepare some delicious and colourful meat, fish or vegetable kebabs which you have marinaded in your fridge overnight. But if you don't want to fiddle and fret over hot coals, then here's a few quick and easy ideas from Claudia which will ensure your picnic is a mouthwatering event.
All recipes serve six.
Cut the loaves or rolls in half across. Generously sprinkle the inside of each with a vinaigrette of olive oil and vinegar seasoned with salt and pepper and crushed garlic. Cut the tomatoes, the onion and the seeded peppers into thin slices. Lay on the bottom halves of the bread. Garnish with olives and anchovy fillets and cover with the top halves of the bread.