An Oregon chef’s picnic menu celebrates the bold flavors and easy elegance of the Mediterranean.
野餐总是把我带回到我在法国南部工作的时候,那里的人们在露天盛宴。因此,对于此菜单,我决定庆祝我喜欢地中海的一切:明智的厨师,他本能地依靠当地市场的季节。直接的烹饪技术。betway体育投注最重要的是,不可抗拒的口味 - 薄饼,成熟的西红柿;浓郁的柠檬,刺山柑和朝鲜蓟;和摩洛哥香料,在法国南部非常受欢迎。
In keeping with the laid-back spirit of picnicking, sandwiches are the heart of this menu. My olive-oil–poached tuna salad sandwiches and the mini Moroccan-spiced chicken breast sandwiches are hearty, easy to make, and even easier to eat.
Sandwiches that taste great and travel well begin with a base of nice chewy bread, like focaccia or ciabatta. I cut the bread into fairly thick slices and lightly toast them, which prevents the filling from making the bread soggy. I use substantial flavorful spreads or jams instead of thin, drippy sauces. I don’t pile on the fillings because smallish sandwiches are much easier to eat. And I keep the components of the sandwiches separate from one another until just before I leave—or I assemble the sandwiches on the spot at the picnic site.
A trio of cool accompaniments rounds out the meal. My yellow tomato gazpacho is bright and cool, and it travels easily in a thermos. The spicy-sweet couscous salad goes well with both sandwiches. And, as for the watermelon, well, in the dog days of summer, there’s not a better dessert in the world.
此菜单中的所有食谱都可以提前准备,快速组装,轻松运输,冷藏或在室温下食用。您唯一需要的器皿是勺子和手指。
Menu Timeline
Two days ahead:
- Make the Moroccan dry rub.
- Make the onion marmalade.
The night before:
- Make the couscous salad, reserving the scallions, almonds, currants, and parsley.
- Prep the gazpacho ingredients.
Earlier that day:
- Purée the gazpacho and refrigerate.
- Poach the tuna.
- Make the lemon vinaigrette and marinate the artichokes.
- Grill the chicken.
An hour before:
Right before you leave:
- Assemble the sandwiches.
- Pack the picnic basket.
在野餐:
- Taste the soup and adjust the seasonings.
- 将葱,杏仁,醋栗和欧芹添加到蒸粗麦粉中。
- Slice the watermelon.
购物清单
肉,鸡蛋和家禽:
- 1pound fresh tuna fillet
- 4中,无骨,无皮肤的鸡胸肉一半
新鲜农产品:
- 5 pounds Yellow Taxi tomatoes or other ripe yellow tomatoes or red heirloom tomatoes
- 2 red heirloom slicing tomatoes
- 1English or regular cucumber
- 1medium yellow bell pepper
- 1small red bell pepper
- 1head of lettuce such as romaine, red leaf, or Boston
- 1-2 cups baby arugula
- 2 small Haas avocados
- 1石灰
- 2-3 lemons
- 1-2 oranges
- 2个小洋葱
- 3个中等黄色洋葱
- 1small yellow onion
- 1bunch of scallions
- 2个小红色辣椒
- 1small bunch fresh cilantro
- 1small bunch fresh thyme
- 1bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1whole watermelon (for dessert)
Other Groceries:
- 1瓶白胡椒
- 1 14盎司水包装的朝鲜蓟心
- 1bottle of nonpareil capers
- 1-2面包酸面包(足以满足12片)
- 12 2 1/2-inch-square pieces of focaccia
- 1package couscous
- 1package sliced almonds
- 1package dried currants
- 1bottle sweet paprika, preferably Hungarian
- 1pinch of saffron (optional)
- 1bottle hot sauce such as Tabasco
Pantry Staples:
- Kosher salt
- black pepper
- 1head garlic
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 1cup sherry wine or white-wine vinegar
- 1/2杯干白葡萄酒
- 4 cups extra-virgin olive oil
- vegetable oil (as needed)
- 2杯蔬菜或低盐鸡肉汤
- about 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2茶匙。ground ginger
- 1/2茶匙。地面豆蔻
- 1/2茶匙。地面小茴香
- 1/4茶匙。ground cloves
- 1/4茶匙。地面肉桂
- 1/4茶匙。ground allspice
- 1/4茶匙。cayenne