As picnic season approaches, I’m looking for any and all ways to eat in the great outdoors, even if that means throwing together a quick lunch during work and stepping outside to eat on my front stoop. I like to reach for recipes that are portable, quick, and easily adaptable. A “picnic food” needs to be one of three things: easy to graze on (like a charcuterie board), dippable (like chips and salsa), or handheld (like a sandwich).
A pita—firmly in the handheld category—is a great example of an already perfect picnic food, so I took it one step further by adding juicy sliced Boar’s Head FireSmith™ Flame Grilled Chicken Breast. The sliced chicken is joined by thick tomato slices, briny olives, meaty artichokes, and a duo of Boar’s Head Spreads: Greek Yogurt Tzatziki and Traditional Hummus. If you’re taking them on the go, I suggest storing the sauces and veggies separately so that picnic-goers can create the pita of their dreams (this also prevents any soggy pita pocket disasters). —Emily Ziemski
This recipe is shared in partnership with Boar’s Head. —The Editors
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