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.
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)
Nutrition Facts | |
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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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