Tuna Egg Salad Bento Box

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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.

Submitted by Lela
Published on July 10, 2019
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Prep Time:
50 mins
Additional Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
1 hr
Servings:
1
Yield:
1 bento box
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Ingredients

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

Fruit Kebabs:

  • 1 banana, sliced

  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice

  • toothpicks

  • 1 (4 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained

  • 6 strawberries

Vegetable Cut-Outs:

  • 2 carrots, divided

  • 2 cucumbers, divided

  • black olives

  • 1 hot hard-boiled egg, peeled

Directions

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

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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 Fat 60g 77%
Saturated Fat 11g 56%
Cholesterol 504mg 168%
Sodium 2471mg 107%
Total Carbohydrate 114g 41%
Dietary Fiber 18g 64%
Total Sugars 65g
Protein 56g 113%
Vitamin C 140mg 156%
Calcium 331mg 25%
Iron 9mg 52%
Potassium 3154mg 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.