Tuna Egg Salad Bento Box

Tuna Egg Salad Bento Box

A whimsical bento box with tuna egg salad in a tomato with cucumber, carrot flower cut-outs, and strawberry banana pineapple kebabs. Add a heart-shaped hard boiled egg and black olives to round out the bento box.

Prep Time:
50 mins
Additional Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
60 mins
Yield:
1 bento box
Servings:
1

Ingredients

Vegetable Cut-Outs

  • 2 carrots, divided
  • 2 cucumbers, divided
  • black olives
  • 1 hot hard-boiled egg, peeled

Fruit Kebabs

  • 1 banana, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • toothpicks
  • 1 (4 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained
  • 6 strawberries

Tuna-Egg Salad

  • 1 (5 ounce) can water-packed tuna, drained and flaked
  • ½ cup canola mayonnaise
  • 1 hard-boiled egg, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped sweet onion
  • 2 tablespoons chopped hamburger dill pickle chips
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tomatoes

Directions

Step 1
Combine tuna, mayonnaise, chopped egg, onion, pickle chips, and salt in a bowl to make tuna-egg salad.

Step 2
Place tomatoes on a flat work surface. Cut slits from the top towards the bottom to make partial wedges. Fill tomatoes with tuna salad.

Step 3
Dip banana slices in lemon juice. Thread a toothpick through a banana slice, pineapple chunk, and strawberry. Repeat assembling kebabs with the remaining fruit.

Step 4
Cut 1 carrot and 1 cucumber into 3/4-inch circles. Cut each carrot slice into the shape of a tulip using a small knife. Trim cucumber slices into leaves. Thread a leaf through a toothpick; insert a tulip on top. Repeat with the remaining leaves and tulips.

Step 5
Cut the other carrot and cucumber into 1/2-inch slices. Cut out mini carrot and cucumber flowers using a mini flower-shaped vegetable cutter.

Step 6
Place the hot egg in a heart-shaped egg mold; close the lid slowly and tightly. Soak the mold in a bowl of cold water for 10 minutes. Remove egg and drain on a paper towel.

Step 7
Arrange tuna-egg salad, fruit kebabs, tulips, carrot and cucumber cut-outs, and heart-shaped eggs in a bento box.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

1165
Calories
60g
Fat
114g
Carbs
56g
Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 1
Calories 1165
% Daily Value *
Total Fat60g 77%
Saturated Fat11g 56%
Cholesterol504mg 168%
Sodium2471mg 107%
Total Carbohydrate114g 41%
Dietary Fiber18g 64%
Total Sugars65g
Protein56g
Vitamin C140mg 701%
Calcium331mg 25%
Iron9mg 52%
Potassium3154mg 67%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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