This endlessly adaptable salad is the perfect addition to your summer picnic basket This endlessly adaptable salad is the perfect addition to your summer picnic basket W hen I was growing up, picnicking was a favourite Sodha family pastime, but we did it in a very Indian way. The focus was never on the place: we never had to eat in a bucolic location to have a good time. Our understanding was that homemade food was the best and therefore should be eaten always and anywhere. The food came first;