A Modern, Potato Salad-Free Picnic Fine Cooking

A Modern, Potato Salad-Free Picnic
Fine Cooking

Not that we have anything against potato salad. We love potato salad. But a change from the traditional is good, and this upscale picnic fare from Fine Cooking looks delightful...

The dishes are all things that can be made ahead and taste good at room temperature. There's a bulgar salad with wilted chard and green olives, a grilled chicken that's served with a chili oil for dipping, and ginger sandwich cookies with lemon cream- oh my.

Is it warm where you live? Are you planning a picnic soon, maybe even as an unconventional end of the Cure graduation?

This menu looks like it would surprise guests who are expecting sandwiches or coleslaw, and yet it's (almost) just as easy to pull together.

• Read the article and get the recipes: Splendor in the Grass, from Fine Cooking

(Images: Scott Phillips for Fine Cooking)

Comments (5)

I bookmarked these recipes as soon as I saw them! Fine Cooking is my favorite food magazine; I'm glad you featured them here.

posted by sjbreeze on May 19th 2009 at 10:13am
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wow looks delicious, although reading the recipes sounds like more trouble than I would usually go through for a picnic. If someone else wanted to invite me a long to theirs would be happy to...

posted by adamwa on May 19th 2009 at 11:41am
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The recipes look wonderful - but the amount of packaging they recommend is atrocious!

I plan on making this however, it looks delicious.

posted by Blueleaf on May 19th 2009 at 8:13pm
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Thanks for the tip. I'm a picnic fiend and always collecting new ideas. Here are a couple of my other all-time favorites:
http://www.salmoncabin.com/2008/10/end-of-summer-picnic.html

posted by Salmon Cabin on May 20th 2009 at 12:12am
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I'm glad you put the disclaimer about not being against potato salad!

posted by Charlotte on May 20th 2009 at 1:41pm
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