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How to have the Perfect French Picnic (printable list)

Here is a guide on how to plan that classic Parisian pass-time: the apéro picnic.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 5 minutes
Course Paris and Île-de-France
Serving 2

Equipment

  • Basket with service for 2
  • Picnic Mat
  • Wine and Cheese bag
  • Small Chopping board

On hand
  

Basic Ingredients

  • Baguettes
  • 2 or 3 kinds of cheese eg. Sainte-Maure,Camembert, Brie, Roquefort
  • Crudités like cherry tomatoes or baby carrots
  • Sauces like tzatziki, rouille, or aioli
  • Charcuterie eg. traditionally cured hams like Ham from Bayonne, de Parme (prosciutto in italien, d’Auvergne, Serrano)
  • Saussisons eg. salt-cured sausages like Rosette, chorizo, saucisson de Lyon, saucisson d’Arles
  • bottle of wine, preferably a chilled rosé or white wine, but if you like red, go for it!

Easy Baked dishes

  • Savory cake salé
  • Quiche
  • Egg muffins
  • Baked Camembert
  • Socca flatbread
  • Yogurt cake for dessert

Other essential ingredients

  • Water
  • Fruit juices
  • Pita
  • Hummus

Instructions
 

Notes

Pro tip: if you are planning a romantic picnic for two, add Neufchâtel cheese to your picnic basket. The cheese comes in the shape of a heart.