Menus and Recipes
If you take a SLO County tour with Central Coast Outdoors, we believe that being outside does not mean you need to eat poorly. It just takes a little planning and knowledge to eat well in the great outdoors. Here are some of our favorite recipes. Those of you who have been on our trips in SLO County will recognize some them.
- Lentil Couscous Salad
- Tabouli Salad
- Pasta Salad di Palermo
- Pear, Walnut, Blue Cheese Salad
- Feta & Fruit Spinach Salad
Local and Organic Food in our Menus
Organic food that is grown locally tastes better and is better for you! We make every effort to procure locally grown and/or organic food for our gourmet picnic lunches and dinner on the dunes, especially when it comes to produce. If we can't find what we are looking for at local farmers markets, we usually buy high quality food from local specialty stores like Trader Joe's.
“Lunch could not have been better, so impressed - I thought only my girlfriends and I made salads that good!”
Jackie Steely
Glendale, CA
MENUS
Typical Gourmet Picnic Lunch
Lentil couscous Salad
Pear, walnut, blue cheese green salad
Sliced fresh bagels or bread
Smoked wild salmon
Roasted turkey breast
Sliced tomatoes
Dijon mustard
Mayonnaise
Cookies or brownies
Drinks - locally produced beer and wine, assorted sodas, juices and waters
If kids on trip (added items): PB&J, string cheese, apples, yellow mustard
If vegetarians on trip (added items): Carrots and hummus
Typical Picnic Dinner on the Dunes
Hummus, crackers and carrots
Lentil couscous Salad
Pear, walnut, blue cheese green salad
Sliced fresh bagels or bread
Smoked wild salmon
Roasted turkey breast
Sliced tomatoes
Dijon mustard
Cream cheese
Cookies or brownies
Drinks - locally produced beer and wine, assorted sodas, juices and waters.
If kids on trip (added items): String cheese, apples, yellow mustard