Picnic snacks

A summer's day, a blanket and fresh air - all that's missing from these perfect ingredients for a picnic in the mountains of South Tyrol is one thing: something good to eat. We've put together a few simple and delicious treats that will fit perfectly in your rucksack.

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Lentil salad with vegetables and feta - ingredients for 4 portions:

• 150 g mountain lentils
• 400 ml water
• 1 leek
• ½ a yellow pepper
• ½ a courgette
• 1 red pepper
• 2 carrots
• 150 g feta cheese
• lemon juice
• olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

6 steps for preparation:

• Cook the lentils in 400 ml of water for about 25 minutes until soft, adding salt shortly before they are done.
• Let them cool and in the meantime, finely chop the leek, peppers, courgette and carrots.
• Sauté all the vegetables in a little olive oil in a frying pan until crisp-tender and season with salt and pepper.
• Mix the sautéed vegetables into the cooled lentils.
• Then, crumble the feta with your hands and fold it in.
• Season to taste with lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.

The salad is delicious served lukewarm or the next day, after the flavours have had time to infuse.

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Marinated mozzarella balls with sun-dried tomatoes and parsley - ingredients:

• 200 g mozzarella balls
• 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
• 4-5 sun-dried tomatoes in oil
• 6 tbsp olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

6 steps for preparation:

• Place the mozzarella balls in a clean jar or bowl.
• Drain the sun-dried tomatoes and chop them finely.
• Add them to the mozzarella along with the chopped parsley.
• Pour in the olive oil, then season with salt and pepper.
• Mix everything well and then seal the jar.
• Ideally, let it all infuse in the fridge for a few hours.

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Herb and yoghurt dip for vegetable sticks - ingredients:

• 150 g natural yoghurt
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
• 2 tbsp finely chopped chives
• ½ a clove of garlic, finely chopped
• salt and pepper to taste

3 steps for preparation:

• Put all the ingredients in a bowl and stir well.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• The dip goes well with raw vegetables like carrots, cucumber, peppers or celery sticks.

The dip also makes a wonderful salad dressing: just add a little lemon juice.

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Piadine with cream cheese, prosciutto and rocket - ingredients:

• 2 piadine (Italian flatbreads)
• cream cheese
• a few slices of prosciutto
• a handful of fresh rocket

3 steps for preparation:

• Lay the piadine out on a flat surface and spread them with cream cheese.
• Top with prosciutto and rocket.
• Roll the piadine up tightly and cut them diagonally into wide pieces.

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