Cold Food Ideas

There 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.
• Boiled egg sandwiches with pickles and mayonnaise are great for a picnic. Moreover, this filling can be had as a hearty and filling egg salad too. To have it as a sandwich, carry bread separately and spread it on the bread only when you are ready to eat.
• Cubes of different meats and cheese, combined with olives, pickles and crackers, make for perfect cold appetizers for a crowd, that can be enjoyed on the go.
• Homemade salsa with tortilla chips or raw vegetable sticks are again a wonderful choice for a picnic snack.
• Potato, macaroni, or three bean salad, and coleslaw are all excellent recipes that can be prepared and enjoyed on a picnic.
• Pickles or cheese cubes wrapped in salami, held together with toothpicks are wonderful cold finger foods to be enjoyed at a party.
• Tuna sandwiches, shredded chicken sandwiches with mayo and lettuce, or cream cheese, cucumber, tomato and lettuce sandwiches are the most convenient sandwiches for picnics that you can prepare and carry.
• 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.
• Canned found such as sausages and tuna are other foods that can be easily carried as camping food.
• Cherry tomatoes stuffed with cheese or bacon, mayonnaise and parsley, glazed with a vinaigrette dressing make for the best finger foods for parties.
• Button mushrooms stuffed with cheese and some chopped vegetables make for great and easy party appetizers, as well as easy to carry foods for a picnic.
• A fruit salad is the perfect dessert for a party.
• Strawberries dipped in chocolate are another great idea for desserts.

While some of the aforementioned foods are good for camping, keep in mind one important thing in mind. Foods carried when going camping require to be long-lasting, as the duration differs from a picnic. As such, carrying as much packaged food as possible is better than carrying fresh food when you are going camping. If you wish to carry fresh food, then carry an ice cooler in which food that has been prepared in advance can be frozen and kept fresh.

With these simple ideas at hand, you too can be a part of all the fun and frolic, and enjoy your party or picnic to the fullest along with everyone else. Have a great time!