Tuna and Egg Salad Bento Meal

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

Step 1

Mix together the tuna, mayonnaise, chopped hard-boiled egg, onion, pickle chips, and a pinch of salt in a bowl until everything is well combined. Next, take your tomatoes and make a few shallow cuts from top to bottom to create wedges, then stuff them generously with the tuna salad.

Step 2

For the fruit kebabs, dip banana slices in a little lemon juice to keep them from browning. Thread a toothpick with a banana slice, a chunk of pineapple, and a strawberry, then repeat with the rest of the fruit.

Step 3

Slice one carrot and one cucumber into about 3/4-inch rounds. Using a small knife, carve the carrot slices into tulip shapes, and trim the cucumber slices into leaf shapes. Skewer a cucumber leaf onto a toothpick, then add a carrot tulip on top, and keep going until you’ve used them all.

Step 4

Take the other carrot and cucumber, slice them into thinner rounds, and use a mini flower-shaped cutter to make little veggie blossoms.

Step 5

For the heart-shaped eggs, place a hot boiled egg into the mold, close it gently but firmly, and then submerge the mold in cold water for about 10 minutes. Once it’s set, take out the egg and pat it dry.

Step 6

Finally, arrange the tuna-stuffed tomatoes, fruit kebabs, veggie tulips, flower cut-outs, and heart-shaped eggs neatly in your bento box for a colorful, delicious meal.