Range preview: Co-op flexitarian picnic mix 2021

Bitesize Pizza Rolls

£2.50/160g

Co-op has combined two of the nation’s favourites, sausage rolls and pizzas, to create the new Bitesize Pizza Rolls. Packing the flavour of a margherita pizza into a sausage roll-like bite, the cheese, herb, and tomato filling is wrapped in puff pastry and can be eaten hot or cold, ideal to grab-and-go.

GRO Tomato and Basil Cocktail Sausages

£2.50/140g

Now those looking to avoid meat while hanging onto the nostalgia of party favourite cocktail sausages can opt for these herby plant protein sausages with tomato, basil and a twist of black pepper. They add to the vegan sausages and sausage rolls already available in the GRO range.

Serrano Ham and Ricotta Rolls

£2.30/80g

Italian ricotta cheese and black olives wrapped in serrano ham coated in a Spanish-inspired chimichurri dressing, featuring green pepper, olive oil, sherry vinegar, shallot, tomato, garlic, parsley, basil, tarragon, oregano, and chilli. 

Irresistible Summer Garden Salad with Fior Di Latte

£3.50/300g

Co-op is steering well clear of bland salads with this mozzarella and tenderstem broccoli offer with a roasted red pepper dressing, orange baby plum tomatoes and a pea and radish garnish.

Vegan Coleslaw

£1.50/250g

White, pink and red cabbage, carrot, butternut squash and red onion in a mayonnaise-style dressing.

Beetroot & Feta Layered Rainbow Salad

£2.95/250g

The colourful salads just keep coming. The red in this rainbow of greens on the left comes courtesy of a feta salad with a beetroot and balsamic purée, mixed cabbage, carrot and beetroot and a grain mix.

Indian Chicken Layered Rainbow Salad

£2.95/295g

In the centre, a yellow/orange cauliflower crush with green lentils and spelt grain mix, plus a vegetable mix of courgette, spinach and pink cabbage topped with chargrilled tikka chicken thigh.

Moroccan Chicken Layered Rainbow Salad

£2.95/240g

Making up the trio is a Moroccan spiced chicken salad with a mix of white cabbage, courgette, baby spinach and butternut squash. It also contains a grain mix with quinoa, chickpeas and dried fruit, with a chargrilled carrot dip for texture.

GRO Incredible Burger Bites with a Tangy Burger Sauce Dip

£1.30/68g

A chip off the Incredible burger block, Co-op’s vegan bites are made with soya protein and come with a “tangy”, and equally vegan, burger sauce dip.

20 Piece Snack Pack

£2.50/236g

This is something of a classic platter for those looking to recreate a picnic of old. Its 20 piece picnic platter of cocktail sausages, mini scotch egg bites, cheese and bacon straws, and sausage rolls might be a little beige, but it’s finger food at its finest.

Chicken Empanadas

£2.75/150g

The empanada is a staple of Southern European, Latin American, and Filipino cuisine. Now the palm-sized pastry bites filled with spicy paprika chicken and peppers are heading to the UK to become part of picnic culture.

Chinese Salt and Pepper Chips

£1.50/100g

Limited Edition crunchy potato snacks with a Chinese-style salt and pepper seasoning.

Irresistible Burger Slaw

£1.25/250g

Not to be confused with everyday coleslaw, this slaw is made for burgers with finely sliced ”crunchy” veg in a burger sauce dressing with gherkins and dill.

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