Meatless Monday 5: An Evening Picnic

Now that the evenings are warming and the light lingers, consider an evening picnic!  This is how the DH and I spent Saturday evening.  He thoughtfully prepared the foods, as I was returning late from another event. A picnic lends itself to a simple and easily-prepared meatless meal. 

A park bench served as our perch from which to enjoy the flowers and the food.  (The ground is still a bit damp.)

This basket was a gift from the DH, and it's the perfect size for a picnic for two.

Our vegetarian meal was simple and delicious:

• Fruit salad with walnuts,  dressed in yogurt and applesauce.  The applesauce sweetens up the plain yogurt.  This fruit salad could easily be made vegan - just leave off the yogurt or use a soy yogurt. 
• My favorite tea sandwich: Cucumber with rosemary butter.  In this case, the "butter" was Earth Balance.  The bread was homemade (stay tuned for more info on that!).  This sandwich was vegan.
• A thermos of Celestial Seasoning's Raspberry Zinger herbal tea.  The evening cooled as we sat, and we enjoyed the hot tisane.

That's it - simple and delicious!  We sat and enjoyed the evening and the flowers.