Camping food ideas can spark up purely by inspiration, visiting the local open markets, fish markets or by pulling over on the road when you see local folks selling their home made products.
Do a little research at the open markets and easy food ideas will probably just pop in your mind. And you can always stock up for a few of days in advance with some food for camping while strolling around.
If you happen to be cruising in your camper van
somewhere near the seaside, seafood will probably the
choice of the day and if you have a grill and a salad
bowl with you, you'll have a healthy and delicious
Mediterranean meal in no time.
And don't forget that bottle of wine to go
with the meal! It helps digestion, calms you down and relaxes your mind. Just go easy on it...
The best food to take camping? Just about anything you can think of as long as it is easy and simple to prepare.
Now let me show you a few easy camping
recipes.
Seafood is actually quite easy to prepare using either a camping grill or a simple frying pan because it doesn't need a long time to grill.
Remember to grill on medium fire or something close to it, because what you're looking for is a nice crust on the outside and tender meat on the inside. But down the line it really depends on you camp grill, so sometimes you'll just have to experience a little bit to get your camping food ideas right.
Different types of seafood can be done this way, so here are just a few basic pointers to help you out...
For a side dish you can also grill some vegetables. So slice up some zucchini, peppers, onions and potatoes, put them in a bowl, sprinkle some salt and pepper over them, use a bit of olive oil and on the grill it goes! Use a fork to check for tenderness.
For a side dish you can also grill some vegetables. So slice up some zucchini, peppers, onions and potatoes, put them in a bowl, sprinkle some salt and pepper over them, use a bit of olive oil and on the grill it goes! Use a fork to check for tenderness.
With all the delicious seafood above you can use a simple dip or sauce if you like and a touch of a fresh lemon. We call it the "Trieste Sauce" in the north parts of the Adriatic sea and It's simply made of chopped parsley and garlic put in olive oil. And you can use the remains for salad dressing if you want.
Pasta or spaghetti with tomato sauce is always an easy made and healthy meal. And the basic and cancer preventing anti-oxidant tomato sauce can be used in a wide variety of easy camping food ideas.
Add some seafood inside and you'll have the meal of the day!
So, how do you make a simple tomato sauce? Well, the hole process is quite simple actually, so let's take a look at it...
While preparing the sauce, you should boil some salted water on the side for the pasta. Use any kind you like or whatever you can get your hands on. Remember, it's just the easy camping food ideas page, not a fancy meal.
Spreads are easily made from a wide variety of food ingredients such as fresh and dried vegetables, fish and cottage cheese for example. They're great on crackers, flat bread and all types of bread. All you need is a bowl and a "stick blender" to make the spreads smooth enough.
Let's take a look at a couple of recipes:
Hummus
is an inexpensive, high-fiber and protein packed dip or spread that
comes from the Middle East. It's a mix of chick peas (garbanzo beans)
and tahini with many other endless possibilities of your taste. You can
add olives, sun-dried tomatoes, chilly, smoked paprika...
The
main recipe is easy, then just use your imagination and add whatever
you like:
Put
all the ingredients in a bowl and use a stick blender. Add the liquid
as needed for smoothness. Cook the chickpeas yourself if you have the
time!
Another one of my favorite easy camping food idea
is a spread you can make using a tin or two of tuna fish, cottage cheese,
olive oil, olives, parsley, shredded carrots an onion and a couple of
garlic cloves.
Again, throw all the ingredients in a bowl and mix it with a "stick blender"or
use a fork if you don't have electricity. It's a delicious spread that
you can use on your favorite crackers or flat bread.
Prepare one of these spreads before you hit the road. Believe me, you'll appreciate it!
A salad can be either an independent meal or a side dish for the recipes above for example. Tomatoes, peppers, peeled cucumbers, carrots, sliced cabbage, olives, onions, garlic and so on, are just some of the fresh ingredients for a hardy salad.
With an addition of a couple of eggs, tuna fish or some cheese, you'll get a light and healthy easy camping food that will keep you running for a long time.
Here's a quick Mediterranean style salad recipe!
So here you have it, some very simple and tasty Mediterranean style camping food ideas. As I said before, there is no right or wrong when preparing a meal and no reason for blindly sticking to a certain recipe. Just take it as a rough guide.
Follow your nose and your instinct. Be creative, experiment, improvise and learn on the way. See what the locals have to offer and put it on your camp grill. You just can't go wrong with easy camping food ideas.
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