Charcuterie boxes are such a great idea. They combine the simplicity of a cheese and cracker platter with lots of elegant and classy ingredients. Packing a charcuterie box with lots of visual appeal adds just the right romantic touch to a picnic lunch, and they are by nature portable. Anybody looking for ideas for easy picnic date food needs to be looking toward a charcuterie box.

Besides having a touch of the exotic about it, this Vietnamese shrimp toast dish is easily portable and very flavorful. And it only has a few simple ingredients, so anyone can make it. Toasted bruschetta will hold up, even if it needs to spend some time in a picnic basket.

These mini cream cheese stuffed peppers are so easy to make, and such cheap picnic ideas for couples, but so delicious. A few simple flavors blend perfectly to make a snack that will disappear in no time. Really, the only difficult thing about these peppers is resisting eating all of them.

Let’s just face it; Caprese salad is delicious. But it can be a bit much to manage while on a picnic. These skewers handle the issue easily, however. The skewers keep the dressing off of fingers, so full flavor can still be achieved. And they bring in the true Italian flavor by omitting the balsamic vinegar. Fun picnic date foods such as these can really help set the mood.

This chicken wrap is packed with Mediterranean flavor. Besides being an entire grilled chicken salad in a wrap, it also includes homemade Greek tzatziki sauce. In addition, it offers customization options. Don’t feel like making tzatziki? A couple of good store-bought substitutes are offered. Want a different visual appeal? Different colored wraps are available to accent different palettes.

This tangy veggie wrap is packed with protein, and includes a couple of surprise ingredients. Besides ginger and sunflower seeds, it blends in multiple other flavors for a truly tasty picnic meal.

This delicious sandwich is about perfect as a picnic food. The Italian cold cuts blend perfectly with the cheese, and it’s finished with olive bruschetta. Plus, the crusty bun doesn’t get soft and mushy as fast as other breads. Sandwiches are among the best picnic foods for a date, and these sandwiches are truly hard to beat.

This cold veggie pizza boasts an entire cornucopia of veggie goodness. And with a white sauce to complement, the flavors blend together like they were made for each other. But the secret of the crust might just be the best thing about it.

Boasting just a few simple ingredients, this smashed cucumber mint salad is positively bursting with flavor. What is it about Mediterranean cuisine that goes so well with picnics? Regardless, this salad may sound different, but it’s too good to pass up. This is sure to become a staple of not just the picnic basket, but the table as well.

This salad starts with that salad staple, cucumber, and then adds in watermelon. But it keeps going from there, adding in all sorts of amazing flavors for a final result that will never be boring. If you want to impress your partner, pull this salad out of the picnic basket. While the various ingredients might seem like a strange pairing, once put all together this salad is a surefire winner.

Confession time; most of my pasta salads are the kind that come from a box. The kind with noodles, dressing, and some microscopic red pepper bits. That’s why this is so intriguing. It has all of the standard pasta salad ingredients, but then ups the ante with loads of fresh veggies. This is a pasta salad to beat all. It combines sweet, vinegary, salty, and staple veggie flavors such as peas and carrots for a healthier picnic meal option.

The orzo in this salad picks up the fresh lemony flavor, and then it blends with the asparagus perfectly. Add in other ingredients to bring in salitiness and a little crunch, and create a fresh tasting, delightful salad.

These raspberry bars are amazing! They feature a delicious shortbread base and can be made days ahead of time. There even is an option to add coconut, if desired. This dessert can be easily packed in the picnic basket and enjoyed after the meal. Protip- if you want to add the powdered sugar, do it right before eating. The moisture in the raspberries will cause it to turn into a glaze if it sits on there for too long. Although the glaze will still be delicious, so either way it kind of works.

This really might be the most Valentine’s day cupcake ever. It’s a brownie cupcake, topped with strawberry frosting, and chopped strawberries,then garnished with a chocolate-covered strawberry. These bite-sized cupcakes bring so much chocolate and strawberry to the table. Or picnic basket.

Speaking of romantic picnic ideas, these pink praline roses are so perfect for a picnic! The sweet treats are natural finger food, allowing for a utensil-free dessert to finish things up. Plus, they’re incredibly easy to make, and only need four ingredients. The pink color possibly dates all the way back to 18th century France, which is most likely the origin of this sweet treat.