Memorial Day weekend is on the horizon — bringing with it the promise of warm summer days, laid-back weekends, and vacation days with friends and family. The Memorial Day holiday is of course one of the prime picnic days of the year, so we're thinking ahead about food we'd like to serve. Fresh grain salads and flavorful pasta salads are at the top of the list! Here are some favorite recipes, along with some equally yummy sandwiches and a couple of sweet treats that are great for a picnic.
TOP ROW
• 1 Sweet and Savory Wild Rice Salad
• 2 Meyer Lemon Grain Salad with Asparagus, Almonds and Goat Cheese
• 3 Pearl Couscous Salad with Mint and Pecans
• 4 Winter Wheat Berry Salad with Figs and Red Onion
• 5 Broccoli and Feta Pasta Salad
MIDDLE ROW
• 6 Roasted Garlic, Olive and Tomato Pasta Salad
• 7 Tortellini and Spring Vegetable Salad
• 8 Pork Tenderloin and Onion Jam Sandwiches
• 9 Farmer's Lunch Sandwich
• 10 BBQ Cabbage and Sausage Stuffed Sandwiches
BOTTOM ROW
• 11 Cold Peanut Sesame Noodles
• 12 Lemony Pesto Pasta with Edamame & Almonds
• 13 Leafy Green Salad Alternative For Picnics and Parties
• 14 Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies
• 15 Chocolate Chip Cookie-Stuffed Yellow Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
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Do you have any big plans for Memorial Day weekend this year?
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Great roundup! Two salads that always make it on our Memorial Day table: Wild Rice Salad with Montrachet, Currants & Scallions and Tomatoes with Bermuda Onion & Brie. YUM, love salad season!
With the weather the way it's been in NY, I'm thinking our picnic might be held on a blanket in the living room. But at least the food will be summery!
these salads look so wonderful! would also be great to bring to work.
summer salads, my favorite! just made my first of the season - orzo with zucchini, mint, lemon and feta - and it made the world feel sunnier already.
thanks as always for all the fresh ideas. i think faith's broccoli and feta pasta salad will be dinner tonight.
I enjoy a mayo-free potato salad made simply with red or yukon gold potatoes, lots of herbs, some red onion and a generous dose of extra virgin olive oil and sea salt. Travels well, looks bright and you don't have to worry about leaving it out given it has no mayo.