Cold Food Ideas
Saturday, May 5th, 2012There are a lot of reasons why you must be looking for ideas for cold food. Some of you may want to throw a party and actually be involved in it, instead of sitting and preparing the food at the last minute, so that it is served hot. Others may be looking for cold food ideas for camping or picnics, as it is easier to prepare in advance and carry to the picnic spot. Whatever the reason, there is a whole variety of simple, easy and delicious cold foods that you can prepare for your party or for your picnic. Take a look at the list of foods mentioned here.
Cold Food Ideas for Picnics and Parties
Given here are some of the many cold foods that you can prepare and carry for a picnic, to camp, or serve at a party. This is not an extensive list and there are a lot of more foods that can be made for such events. However, the foods mentioned here are simple recipes and do not take much time to prepare. Take a look.
- Raw vegetable sticks and pita with hummus are simple and easy cold appetizers for a party, or when you want to go on a picnic. Usually, the taste of hummus is slightly altered when kept outside for a long time, so it is better to keep this idea for a party.
Homemade salsa with tortilla chips or raw vegetable sticks are again a wonderful choice for a picnic snack.
• Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are a good choice for picnics, for those of you with a sweet tooth.
• Cream cheese on banana bread makes for a deliciously appetizing cold food idea on a picnic.
• Cut fruits served with a yogurt dip is a great dessert choice for a party.
• Muffins, cakes, candy bars, granola bars, and all such foods are a good choice for dessert on your picnic.
• Cream cheese spread on smoked salmon, rolled and sliced up, can easily be carried on a picnic, or served cold.
• Cold grilled chicken, packed with barbecue or honey mustard sauce for added flavor makes for the perfect picnic lunch.
• Cold soups such as Mexican bean soup or potato soup can be enjoyed at a picnic, or the canned versions can be carried to camp, for those of you looking for cold camp food ideas.