Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Smoked Salmon Rollups Bento


Smoked Salmon Rollups Bento, originally uploaded by sherimiya ♥.
I'm on a "roll"! Get it? No sushi or kimbap today, but whole wheat bread rollups. These eight mini rollups resulted from two slices of bread, flattened with a glass jar (or rolling pin, but mine wasn't handy), then smeared with cream cheese, layered with arugula, capers, and smoked salmon, then rolled up tightly and sliced. Like sushi, hehe! I even gave him a pair of chopsticks to eat them with, for fun. To fill in the gaps I stuck steamed yellow cauliflower and romanesco. Also broccoli, strawberry cherries and yes, homegrown apricot. Another fresh summery bento, to go!

Added at What's For Lunch Wednesday!

17 comments:

  1. Sushi bread, cool! Heart pick on cherry, sweet!

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  2. Ooohoohoo! Now this is a savory bento for me. I just love smoked salmon with cream cheese and love the fact that you added arugula & capers. Savory and sharp with tang! Nice one Sheri!

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  3. Yumm! I love sandwich rolls! Everything looks so colorful and tasty!

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  4. I love it! Your roll ups look so good. I really like the heart pick through the cherry!

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  5. Oh wow. This looks fantastic! I love the rolls, everything looks so bright and fresh. Love it!!

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  6. Thanks Lia, Chantale, Jenn, Lyndsey and Heather!
    Not so kawaii, but sharp and tangy like you said Chantale! Yum is good :)

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  7. You're so creative. I must copy you. Thanks for teaching me. :)

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  8. Aw, thanks Debra. We were both on the fish vibe today :)

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  9. Love this! We do roll ups with bread too, but F&B aren't big fish eaters (much to their island daddy's dismay!).

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  10. Thanks Shannon! Aw, too bad... I know many kids don't dig the strong fish flavor. But smoked salmon is SO good! Island Dad can turn 'em on to fish one day, I know it!

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  11. Ooh I love the little salmon rolls! Would also work with tortillas (which my family always has on hand...)

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  12. Looks fantastic and LOVE the idea of the bread roll up.. perfect for my girls, thanks!!

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  13. Great idea! Love the Salmon "maki". :)

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  14. I agree, this is a great and very pretty bento notion! Smoked salmon and arugula? And, um, capers? Yes!! Loving the cupid cherry, too :D

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  15. Avlor, yes! Tortillas work well too. Have done that as well :)

    Mommyof2girlz, thanks! Hope you can try it soon too :)

    Thanks Susan!

    Thanks bentobird! It was tasty!

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  16. this one is fab! i recently saw a similar "sushi with rolled-out-bread" idea on martha stewart, but leave it to you to take that and put it in a bento with adorable accompaniments! especially loving the happy touches of the home-grown apricot and frog peeking out of broccoli!

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  17. Woah, Martha used my idea! Haha, just kidding!
    I do love this rollup idea, I don't know why I don't use it more. It's such a nice way to get interesting colors and textures in the bento.
    Thanks megan!

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