Recipe for a Gluten-Free Summer Picnic

After a seemingly endless winter, the cold has left us and summer weather is in full effect. A great way to take advantage of the lovely days, is a picnic.

Hopefully many of you are grilling on this 4th of July holiday, but before the summer is over a picnic should be on your ‘to-do’ list. While for most people, sandwiches may be the first thing that comes to mind for ‘picnic food,’ I put together a perfectly palatable offering without ever considering great gluten-free bread.

A few of the items in our ‘basket’:

Assorted cured and smoked meats – Speck, Salsiccia and Hickory Smoked Turkey Breast

Antipasti – Marinated Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Artichoke Hearts (try wrapping a sun-dried tomato in a piece of turkey – yum!)

Cheese and Gluten-Free Crackers – Cypress Grove’s Truffle Tremor and Midnight Moon cheeses were perfect with a Roman Cacio cheese and Blue Diamond Almond Thins

Fresh Fruit – Apples and Strawberries

Yogurt – plain greek yogurt was great as a dessert with the strawberries

Beverages – Water and White Wine were our choices for this gluten-free dining adventure

Mix and match – it’s not difficult once you get past the idea that you have to have a sandwich.

And just because you may not like camping, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a great meal outdoors. Happy Independence Day!