Wedding Picnics

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Wedding picnics are becoming ever more popular as couples shy away from the more traditional wedding. Moving from big venues and pre-set menus to enjoy their special occasion in some of the counties most prized outdoor locations. There are many different ways in which you can incorporate a picnic into your wedding depending on your plans for the big day. The most popular wedding picnic is one where the ceremony and the reception all take place in one location. Guests arrive and are presented with a wedding picnic hamper which contains their pre-selected dietary requirements. The wonderful thing about a picnic is that the food can all be tailored to your guests’ dietary requirements. With some bespoke wedding hampers and small personalisation details, the picnic hamper makes a huge visual impact.

Canapés

Starters

Mains

Salad

Puddings

Children's Picnics

NOTES

Canapés

Elegant Canapés are £6 (+VAT) for 3 items per person as part of a Wedding package. Additional canapés are £2.25 each.

Ocean

Salmon nori with salmon caviar on crostini
Sashimi kingfish, pickled cucumber and soy dressing
Lime cured ocean trout, green papaya, peanut and mint salad tart
King prawn, pickled ginger and vietnamese mint rice paper rolls
Smoked salmon croque monsieur
Lime and chilli marinated scallops with guacamole, semolina wafer
Poached freshwater king prawns with peri peri, lemon and feta dip
Pressed cured mackerel with crème fraiche and capers on Melba toast
Tuna carpaccio, onion, anchovy and black olive tart

Vegetarian

Filo pastry tartlet with sautéed zucchini and shallot, parmesan foam
Roast cherry tomato and red wine butter crostini
Crisped water pastry with cauliflower cream dusted with cinnamon and cardamom
Hass avocado with ginger and shallot on nori and sesame crackers
Baked ricotta cannoli with zucchini and lemon

Meat

Prosciutto wrapped buffalo mozzarella with fresh marjoram
Anise and cinnamon cured duck breast, pickled pear paste on poppy seed wafers
Sake cured beef on crisp rice crackers, wasabi mayonnaise and daikon relish
Beef and béarnaise Yorkshire puddings
Poached chicken cocktail roll with watercress mayonnaise
Duck and pistachio terrine crostini with orange pickled shallots
Duck liver parfait, spiced date and port wine jelly, toasted brioche
Prosciutto and honey wrapped grissini

Starters

Choose 3 for Wicker

Smoked salmon and fish terrine with dill crème fraiche and soft leaves
Vegetarian antipasti- grilled aubergine, italian peppers, marinated olives, home-made houmas and tzatziki
Potted salmon with rocket and melba toasts
Bean, feta and herb dip
Marinated feta in thyme and chili oil with crostini’s and rocket
Prosciutto and asparagus spears
Picnic frittata with mint, peas and parmesan
Melton Mowbray pork pie
Ardennes terrine with red onion chutney
Prawn and crayfish cocktail, baby gem lettuce

Mains

Choose 2 for Wicker

Goats cheese and pesto tart
Caramelised onion and gruyère tart
Sausage rolls with cranberries and sage
Honey glazed gammon served with potato salad
Chargrilled chicken with rosemary served with a garlic aïoli
Potato frittata with pesto and goats cheese
Poached salmon with fennel and lemon served with basil aïoli
Baked salmon with dill and lemon served with alresford watercress
Marinated and rare roasted sirloin of beef with roasted cherry tomatoes
Rare roast beef with horseradish cream and roasted peppers
Stuffed and roasted red peppers with thyme, garlic, plum tomato and balsamic glaze

Salad

Choose 3 to go on table

Mediterranean salad – mixed leaves, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, celery and olives. Topped with feta cheese and splashed with olive oil
Spicy rice – curried rice in a light coronation style dressing with juicy sultanas, topped with flaked almonds
Tomato & red onion – fresh vine tomatoes, cherry tomatoes topped with finely sliced red onions with a balsamic dressing
Homestyle coleslaw – finely shredded white cabbage, grated carrot and apple in a light and fresh coleslaw mayo dressing
Greek salad platter – cos lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion with Greek feta, black olives and a lemon, oregano vinaigrette
Caesar salad – cos lettuce sprinkled with tangy grated cheese, Caesar dressing and crunch croutons
Classic simple green salad – mixed leaves and lemon mustard dressing
Kiwi coleslaw – white and red cabbage, grated carrot, spring onions and celeriac with a fresh vinaigrette
Couscous salad – chickpeas, olives, peppers, mixed leaves and coriander
House salad – baby spinach, rocket and watercress salad dressed with lemon juice and sea salt
Raw carrot mixed with pine nuts and a blend of toasted seeds brought together with sweet lemon dressing

Puddings

Choose 1

Summer fruit berries
Pimms jellies with mint and lemon
Lemon posset with almond and chocolate thins
Assiette of mini desserts with white chocolate sauce and berry coulis
Meringues filled with chantilly cream and strawberries
Rich double chocolate brownies with berry compote and crème fraiche
Raspberry brule tart with crushed berry compote
Local surrey cheeseboard served with grapes and home-made oatcakes
Lemon tart with berry coulis and clotted cream

Children's Picnics

£12.50 plus vat

Bread rolls and butter
Houmous with carrots and cucumber fingers
Cherry tomatoes, potato salad, tomato pasta salad
Chicken skewers, Cocktail sausages, Mini scotch eggs
Mini pots of fruit
Chocolate brownie bites

NOTES

50 guests minimum

£48 (+VAT) per person Wedding Picnic menu includes:
- Crockery
- Cutlery
- Wicker picnic basket: 1 per 10guests
- Salad bowls: 3 per table
- Baskets of assorted artisan breads with butter
- Condiments for your chosen goodies
- Cruet sets
- Two glasses: 1 wineglass and 1 champagne flute
- Waiting & kitchen staff can be provided at an extra cost.

wedding PICNICS

Relax and enjoy your big day…