Happy Picnic Month! Did you know that July is National Picnic Month? I didn’t have a clue myself until recently. I am so excited to learn about it though, because my family absolutely loves going on picnics. It’s such a fun and inexpensive way to enjoy a meal, as well as enjoy the outdoors. In honor of National Picnic Month, I think a few additional picnics are in order before July is over. In honor of National Picnic Month I made these delicious Italian Ciabatta Sandwiches. These sammys are so full of flavor, and the ciabatta sandwich rolls hold up really well for a trip to the park.
They were delish and went perfectly with my daughter’s couscous salad! This turned out to be one of my favorite picnic lunches ever. I’m also loving that cherries are still in season, so we brought along a big bowl of cherries. We don’t often drink soda at my house, so the cream sodas were a real treat.
On the morning that I prepared this picnic we had a couple of gentlemen over pressure washing the house, so I made a couple of extra sandwiches for them to take with them for lunch. The older gentleman really pulled at my heart strings when he sincerely said that it felt like Christmas. It was the simplest act, but I know those sandwiches were much enjoyed.
Doesn’t that sandwich look good enough to eat?
Italian Ciabatta Sandwiches
ingredients:
Ciabatta sandwich rolls
sliced salami
sliced ham
prepared pesto (store bought is fine)
sliced tomatoes, drenched in olive oil and balsamic vinegar
basil leaves or arugula
sliced Mozzarella, Provolone, or Asiago Cheese
salt and pepper
directions:
A little while before you plan to make your sandwiches, slice your tomatoes and place them in a bowl. Sprinkle them with a little salt and pepper, then pour a couple teaspoons of olive oil an vinegar over them. Let them sit for a while to soak in all that delicious flavor.
Slice your Ciabatta roll and spread about a teaspoon or so of prepared pesto onto the bottom piece of bread. Top with two slices of ham and several slices of salami. Add a slice of cheese. Mozzarella and Provolone are great choices, but I happened to have some sliced Asiago so that’s what I used. Add a couple of the oil and vinegar soaked tomato slices, some basil leaves or arugula. Top with the other slice of bread and enjoy.
For a picnic, I like to wrap my sandwiches individually in parchment or waxed paper and tie them with a string. It keeps them fresh and I think it looks kinda cute.
What are some of your favorite picnic recipes?
You might also enjoy these lemony macaroni salad and summer’s best banana pudding recipes.
Italian Ciabatta Sandwiches
Ingredients
- Ciabatta sandwich rolls
- sliced salami sliced ham
- prepared pesto (store bought is fine)
- sliced tomatoes, drenched in olive oil and balsamic vinegar
- basil leaves or arugula
- sliced Mozzarella, Provolone, or Asiago Cheese
- salt and pepper
Instructions
A little while before you plan to make your sandwiches, slice your tomatoes and place them in a bowl. Sprinkle them with a little salt and pepper, then pour a couple teaspoons of olive oil an vinegar over them. Let them sit for a while to soak in all that delicious flavor.
Slice your Ciabatta roll and spread about a teaspoon or so of prepared pesto onto the bottom piece of bread. Top with two slices of ham and several slices of salami. Add a slice of cheese. Mozzarella and Provolone are great choices, but I happened to have some sliced Asiago so that’s what I used. Add a couple of the oil and vinegar soaked tomato slices, some basil leaves or arugula. Top with the other slice of bread and enjoy.
For a picnic, I like to wrap my sandwiches individually in parchment or waxed paper and tie them with a string. It keeps them fresh and I think it looks kinda cute.
Those look so yummy! I love that you wrapped them up all cute too!
I love how you wrapped up your sammies! That recipe sounds delicious, thanks for sharing. YUM!
This looks delicious. And I have so much pesto that I’ve made the past year (frozen, of course.) It will be perfect!
These sandwiches look delicious! I am so making these this weekend!
OMG these recipes are to die for! I am pinning my head off lol
Italian Ciabatta looks awesome. Love your sandwich wrap
I love ciabatta bread and I like the way you wrapped up with the twine. This sandwich looks really yummy.
These look awesome! I especially love the way you have them packaged.
These are so beautiful and “fancy!” I saw the caesar club, and I love that one, too!
I love Ciabatta bread – it’s my favorite for sandwiches. And your sandwich wrapping makes them look so fancy too!
I feel like everyone is picnicing except me! I’m planning one for this weekend and these sandwiches are my list.
That looks amazing! I would love to make that sometime really soon!
Ciabatta bread is so perfect for to do meals. It doesn’t get soggy and I like that a lot!
These look great and really simple to make. I feel a picnic of my own coming on. I know my kids would love this.
Yes, that sandwich does look good enough to eat. Some of my favorite picnic foods are fried chicken, potato salad, and apple pie. Thank you for sharing this great recipe post, I can’t wait to try this sandwich.
That picnic spread looks really good. I have to agree with you that your sandwiches do look cuter wrapped up like that. Thanks for all of these recipe ideas.
these are great for picnics. i love ciabatta bread and the taste it brings out in the sandwiches i make.
I love ciabatta bread! Those sandwiches look delicious.
YUM! Yes please to that sandwich!
Picnics are always fun. they can be romantic too
Ciabatta bread is one of my favorites! Now I want to go on a picnic and have some yummy sandwiches like these!
These look like the came from the deli made like this, wow beautiful presentation. Love how you wrapped the up. All you need is a pasta salad or potato salad. YUMMY!
The sammie look so de-lish.I just can’t wait
to try them out for thr Fourth.Great for the recipe.
They look so good,I also think the way you wrapped and tied them they look really cute.
WE have not been on a picnic in forever! I love those little cherry pies, yumm!
I love sandwiches on ciabatta! What a great picnic treat
Gotta love ciabatta bread.
Where’d you get the picnic basket?
That’s an old Longaberger picnic basket that I have had forever. It’s a great one! – Angela
what a great looking lunch. ciabatta is my favorite
Those little tied up sandwiches are adorable. Love them. And I love ciabatta bread
These sandwiches look so good. Plus I like how you wrapped them and tied them. It really adds a nice touch to the whole picnic.
This is a great idea for the summer, I want that sandwich now.
Now I am really wanting to go on a picnic. I think the day calls for an impromptu picnic at the park!
Your whole picnic setup looks beautiful and delicious! I can’t wait to try the Italian Ciabatta sandwiches, they look AMAZING!
Mmm, this looks really good. I think I may make the Ciabatta for my husband in his lunch soon.
I love the wrapping! Ciabatta bread is one of my faves too!
That sandwich looks delicious. I wish I could find ciabatta bread around here.
Wow that picnic looks incredible! These sandwiches look delicious! Yum
Those sandwiches look so good. The wrapping is a nice touch too!
I was looking for sandwiches for our 4th of July Picnic and I’m thinking this is it! The guys and girls are going to love i and it looks loaded with flavor!
I am more relaxed just looking at these pictures, and I love Ciabatta bread. That sandwich looks so delicious.
I love ciabatta bread so much, and those sandwiches look so good. I’m also awfully interested in those cherry hand pies!
Those sandwiches look awesome. I love the way you wrapped them.
Those sandwiches look so good. I am a big fan of the Muffaletta sandwich!
Those look amazing. I love ciabatta bread, I think it makes great sandwiches.
Such a cute way to wrap the sandwiches! All these posts I’m coming across lately about picnics have me in the mood to go on one!
I love the way that you packaged your sandwiches. What a great idea and will help guarantee that your sandwich stayed nice and layered and not squished.
These sandwiches look delicious. I think I shall buy the ingredients to make them for us.. I too love cherries and already have them.
Wow, you really know how to make a delicious sandwich. Those are perfect. I love the presentation.
Look at the strings to eve wrap the sandwiches, how creative! I love picnics, this is the 2nd blog post I’ve seen on one, I think it is a sign!
That sandwich looks quite delicious! It would be perfect for a picnic.
These look so delicious. I love how you wrapped them up. I am going to have to make these for my family.
These look great! I love the presentation too!
This looks amazing! The presentation is pretty fabulous as well! Yummy!
Looks yummy! Love the kids kebabs! I have some side dishes to make for a corn boil this weekend so I have a lot of great ideas to work with now.
Man I really want to come to a picnic with you, those sandwiches looks AMAZING!!!! I love Ciabatta bread!
Chibatta bread is my favorite bread! Love how dressed up and fancy you made the sandwiches look by wrapping them up like that. I’m going to have impress my family by doing that.
Yum pesto! That sandwich looks amazing!
The sandwich on a stick idea is super for little kids! Everything tastes better when it’s on a stick 🙂
Oh this looks so refreshing, I have to make sandwiches today, I love the salami and basil touch. I also like the salad in a jar from the foodie collection.
What a great sandwich and great collection. Thanks for sharing.
These look so good, love ciabatta bread! When we go on picnics, I love bringing a pasta salad with lots of veggies. I make with Italian dressing, so it lasts during the day. 🙂
what delicious looking sandwiches, they look like something from a fancy deli. When I go on the picnic, I’m so boring and just make peanut butter and jelly.
Those sandwiches look incredible, especially the bread. To me, a good roll can make or break a sandwich.
These look great and I love the packaging. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us.
I love how you pack the sandwiches! I didn’t know parchment keeps them fresher!! And those strings that you use! they are very pretty!
These look like a great sandwich to take on a picnic with my grandchildren. I know they would love them and so would I.
No I didn’t know that!If it wasn’t so hot in SC during the summer I would love to have a picnic…with these delicious looking sandwiches,I love how you wrapped them too!
I never thought to wrap sandwiches in parchment paper. Looks cute and probably keeps the bread fresh.
This post couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. I’m planning a picnic with my friends! Now I know I need to wrap the food like you did.
Wow, this looks like a tasty lunch! Thanks for sharing!
I used to love ciabatta bread before I stopped eating grains! These all look so amazing!
Looks like a tasty treat for a picnic!
sandwiches on ciabatta rolls are my favorite, hands down. What a cute way to wrap them for picnics!
I love arugula in my sandwiches. Those look delicious and I love picnics.
Those sandwiches look incredible! We are camping and have been sticking with pb&j, but I think we might give these a shot this week!
We picnic out at least twice a week during the summer – we love it, but we definitely are in a bit of a rut when it comes to food. This looks like a great sandwich to switch up our menu…..
YUM! I’m getting hungry just looking at these. They would be great for any no fuss summer meal.
Yum. I love ciabatta, and I make my own pretty often. I also love Italian flavors. This is a great sandwich.
I love this combination for a sandwich. Fresh basil is always a nice addition. I found your recipe over at the Create, Link, Inspire Tuesday link party at Naptime Creations. I host Tickle My Tastebuds Tuesday and would love it if you would come over and share this recipe. I’m sure our party goers would love it! Here is the link http://bit.ly/1jlh94r. Have a wonderful day!
These sandwiches look delicious! Fresh mozzarella makes everything better
I personally think sandwiches are the ideal food for summer lunches. I can’t wait to try out these great recipes. Especially love the way you wrapped them up. So cute! Thank you for linking to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you again next week.
I love a good sandwich and that couscous salad is definitely a must try.
Gorgeous sandwiches – my family would go crazy for them! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
You inspire me! Thank you so much for linking up at the Be Awesome Link Party. I featured you as one of the post from last week that made me want to click them and pin them! Here is the link:
http://www.sewcreativeblog.com/summer-inspired-awesome-link-party-come-link/
Best Wishes,
Crystal
Thanks so much, Crystal!
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