{"id":11005,"date":"2025-06-19T11:22:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montasio.com\/2025\/06\/19\/montasio-pdo-summer-picnics-3-tasty-ideas-for-your-basket\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T11:22:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T09:22:29","slug":"montasio-pdo-summer-picnics-3-tasty-ideas-for-your-basket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montasio.com\/en\/2025\/06\/19\/montasio-pdo-summer-picnics-3-tasty-ideas-for-your-basket\/","title":{"rendered":"Montasio PDO & Summer Picnics: 3 Tasty Ideas for Your Basket"},"content":{"rendered":"

For us, summer isn\u2019t measured in degrees, but in light-hearted feelings. It’s that sudden urge to kick off your shoes, sit on the ground, and eat with your hands. It’s the freedom of picking a meadow over a table\u2014and doing it with flavor and style. <\/p>\n

So, what goes into the picnic basket? Forget the usual sad salads and tired sandwiches. Today, we\u2019re going on a flavorful journey through Northeastern Italy with our favorite sidekick: Montasio PDO. <\/p>\n

Here are three delicious, practical, summer-friendly, and original recipes<\/strong> to pack in your picnic basket\u2014alongside a good bottle and the joy of unwinding.<\/p>\n

Roast beef sandwich with fresh Montasio, arugula, and mustard<\/h2>\n

The picnic sandwich is a classic, but we\u2019re turning it into a little symphony of flavors.<\/p>\n

Take a rustic bun or ciabatta, spread a bit of mustard (mild or spicy, your call), layer on some thin slices of roast beef, a generous amount of finely sliced fresh Montasio, and a good handful of arugula.<\/p>\n

The result? A summer-ready sandwich that\u2019s hearty yet refined\u2014perfect to eat with one hand while holding a cool drink in the other. <\/p>\n

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Potato, green bean and Montasio salad: a comforting classic<\/h2>\n

Simple, delicious the next day, and (bonus!) heat-proof.<\/p>\n

Boil some potatoes and green beans (or swap in arugula for a peppery kick), let them cool, then toss with diced Montasio mezzano. Dress with extra virgin olive oil, a pinch of salt, pepper, and a few fresh basil leaves\u2014then chill in the fridge. <\/p>\n

This salad travels easily in a jar, is great cold, and makes for a savory treat you can take anywhere.<\/p>\n

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Savory muffins with aged Montasio, cured ham, and grilled zucchini<\/h2>\n

Savory muffins are picnic perfection: make-ahead, mess-free, and easy to hold.<\/p>\n

Prepare a basic muffin batter (eggs, flour, milk, EVOO, baking powder), then add in diced grilled zucchini, bits of cured ham, and a generous handful of grated aged Montasio.<\/p>\n

Bake, cool, pack them up\u2014and watch them disappear before you even get the blanket on the grass.<\/p>\n

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For us, summer isn\u2019t measured in degrees, but in light-hearted feelings. It’s that sudden urge to kick off your shoes, sit on the ground, and eat with your hands. It’s the freedom of picking a meadow over a table\u2014and doing it with flavor and style. So, what goes into the picnic basket? Forget the usual […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":10994,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[220,554,178,84,233,133],"tags":[551,562,550],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montasio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11005"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montasio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montasio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montasio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montasio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.montasio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montasio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montasio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montasio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montasio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}