Provençal picnic sandwich (Pan bagnat)

This is a speciality of Nice and is filled with Niçoise salad ingredients. A great way to use up slightly stale bread, the recipe contains tuna and anchovies but if you are vegetarian, you could substitute with cheese (such as mozzarella or slices of goats’ cheese) or roasted peppers, aubergines, courgettes and mushrooms. Make this a day ahead and keep weighted down in the fridge so all the juices seep into the bread.

Chicken tikka-style sandwich filler

A speedy no-cook sandwich filler or salad topper, this spiced chicken mix will pep-up midweek mealtimes. Each serving provides 246 kcal, 19.3g protein, 2.3g carbohydrate (of which 1.8g sugars), 17.6g fat (of which 3.3g saturates), 0.4g fibre and 0.18g salt.

Tuna Niçoise wrap

We made these protein-packed wraps to take on a picnic and they were substantial and tasty – a feast in a flatbread. They survived the journey in a bicycle pannier well too, so just the thing for a day out in the hills and dales. Each wrap provides 461 kcal, 39g protein, 45g carbohydrate (of which 4.5g sugars), 14g fat (of which 2.5g saturates), 5g fibre and 1.8g salt.

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