10 heart-healthy picnic recipes

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• Summer salad
• Thai sweet chilli chicken wraps
• Low fat potato and green bean salad
• Chicken and pepper pitta pizzas
• Red cabbage slaw
• Spiced butternut squash and red onion filo tartlets
• Baked vegetable samosas
• Bulgur wheat salad with broccoli
• Beetroot hummus
• Strawberry and chocolate beetroot cake

1. Summer salad

Enjoy seasonal vegetables in this salad with three different toppings that will make it into a complete meal.

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2. Thai sweet chilli chicken wraps

Sweet chilli sauce is the perfect compliment to chicken, and the spinach, tomato and coriander make the wraps wonderfully fresh.

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3. Low fat potato and green bean salad

This tasty salad is packed full of garden vegetables that you can grow in your allotment. 

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4. Chicken and pepper pitta pizzas

Picnic pittas create the perfect base for these tasty summer pizzas, ideal served hot for a tempting lunch or supper with friends.

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5. Red cabbage slaw

Regular coleslaw is full of mayonnaise which is high in fat. With just a little olive oil, plus lime juice for flavour, this recipe is lower in fat and salt than most shop-bought slaws.

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6. Spiced butternut squash and red onion filo tartlets

These vegetarian tartlets are made with filo pastry, which is the lowest-fat pastry by far. They’re also bite-sized so can be easily eaten with hands – no cutlery needed!

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7. Baked vegetable samosas

These delicious vegetable samosas are baked rather than fried, so are lower in fat than traditional samosas. They can be enjoyed either warm or cold, making them a perfect addition to picnics.

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8. Bulgur wheat salad with broccoli

This salad can be made without going soggy and limp, so is the perfect salad for a picnic. You can also add cooked chicken, salmon or reduced-fat feta if you want to make it the centrepiece of your picnic.

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9. Beetroot hummus

While hummus is a picnic favourite, supermarket versions often contain lots of oil, so it can be high in calories. Why not give this lower-fat beetroot version a go for something a bit different? It’s quick to whip up with a food processor and is perfect with vegetable sticks or wholemeal pitta bread.

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10. Strawberry and chocolate beetroot cake

This indulgent yet heart-healthy chocolate, strawberry and beetroot cake is perfect for parties and picnics!

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