I made myself a little bento box for lunch using a Lock & Lock container that came with little dividers and a couple of silicone muffin cups. I actually bought this container in Hong Kong last year because I couldn’t find them here at all, but now I see them in the stores all the time. From left to right is a portion of gallo pinto (recipe posted yesterday), a quick carrot salad (recipe below), dried cranberries and some Kashi Honey Almond Flax cereal.
bento box
Quick carrot salad
Ingredients
1 carrot, shaved with a peeler or shredded with a grater
1 1/2 tsp soy sauce
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
dash of white pepper (black would be okay too)
Directions
Shaving a carrot with a peeler with give you more delicate pieces but grating would work just as well. Mix all ingredients together.
In hind sight I think I should have used fish sauce or maybe some black vinegar instead of the lemon juice. Ah well, something to try for next time!
Cute bento! Brooke is a bento lover as well, but I head home for lunch, so rarely pack anything. The effort that goes into putting together something so appealing must pay off come lunch time
You tupperware and cupcake holders are great ideas! I’ve been looking for a bento box-type contain for my packed lunches but to no avail. Thanks for the tip!
And the salad looks fab – am going to try the carrots.