23 Easy Picnic Recipes That Everybody Will Love

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Fruit salads can be sort of sad, but this one is cheerful, delicious, and lacking fruits that will get soft/brown/soggy/icky if they sit around for too long. Recipe here.

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This way, they won't melt all over your hands. Recipe here.

It's not a party without dessert. Recipe here.

No mayonnaise, but plenty of bacon to make up for it! Recipe here.

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No cold cuts necessary. Recipe here.

I know this isn't inherently picnic food, but HEAR ME OUT: Grilled zucchini is quick, can be made ahead of time and refrigerated, and tastes better at room temperature when it' been sitting for a while, marinating in its own grill-flavored juices. Recipe here.

Classic picnic comfort, with a special little twist. Recipe here.

Better than guacamole because 1) you can eat it straight-up without getting weird looks and 2) mayonnaise. Recipe here.

All pasta salads should be served with croutons. Recipe here.

There's a recipe for awesome homemade pesto, but you could totally use storebought. Recipe here.

You can serve this dish warm or at room temperature, but don't serve it refrigerator-cold — the bacon fat will solidify and although it'll still be BACON FAT, it'll be less delicious. Recipe here.

'Tis (ALMOST) the season! Recipe here.

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