An American Bento Box
No raw fish required. Here's how to make an American style Bento Box with "mock maki," by using sandwich ingredients!
Ingredients
For the Mock Maki:
- 2 pieces of white or wheat bread with the crusts removed
- and your choice of filling combinations such as: peanut butter and a piece of granny smith apple cut into match sticks
- hummus and thin slices of roasted red pepper
- mashed avocado with a squirt of lemon, and a couple pieces of sliced deli turkey
For the Bento Side Dishes:
- fruit of your choice
- raw vegetables of your choice
- ranch dressing for dipping vegetables
Materials & Equipment:
- a rectangular or square shaped tupperware
- cupcake wrappers, aluminum foil, or wax paper that will keep your ingredients separate
- a small plastic container with lid for the ranch dressing
- rolling pin
Instructions
- Remove the crusts of your bread and roll them flat with a rolling pin.
- Place a thick helping of the spread of your choice all over the piece of bread.
- Add the topping of your choice in a row, only on the bottom portion of the bread.
- Roll the bread up and slice into 4 pieces. You will end up with 8 pieces for your bento box.
- Place all of your maki pieces and the rest of the side dish items inside of cupcake wrappers and nestle inside of your tupperware. Place ranch dressing for dipping the veggies in a small plastic container with a lid inside of the tupperware. Enjoy!