Pack and Go: Summer Picnic Recipes That Aren't Sandwiches

Quick to make and very tasty, this Argentine-inspired main requires just a few ingredients and gives great results. For a picnic, make the chimichurri and put it in a lidded container with a thin layer of olive oil on top to prevent oxidization.

Watch how to make this quick dinner.

This toss-together vegetarian salad is an easygoing dish. It can be made and refrigerated up to two days before using. Add the basil and croutons just before you set off on the picnic.

If you think fried chicken makes a picnic, try this delicious -- and easier to make -- option, a hearty salad inspired by the famous chicken and bread salad at Zuni Cafe in San Francisco.

Cut thick wedges of this Spanish-style, potato-zucchini tortilla for a hearty vegetarian main. Bring a container of the rich romesco sauce in your picnic basket.

Have to have a pasta salad? Try this light, herby recipe and you'll never go back to mayo-heavy recipes.

Pack this chicken salad into a to-go container, wrap the romaine leaves separately, and you're ready to go. When it's time to eat, spoon some salad onto each leaf -- but that spoon is the only utensil you'll need.

Watch how to make this tasty salad.