Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Panda Egg Salmon Patty Bear Onigiri Lunchbots Bento
Today I packed a couple of salmon patties for TinySprite in the Lunchbots Trio box. Like with the bean burgers, I bulked them up with extras; this time I used brown/white rice and quinoa. I also added shredded carrot, and minced onion and celery. It's good with Dijon mustard and a little yogurt or sour cream, and a squirt of lemon juice. Just mix until the consistency holds together, then flatten some balls and pan-fry. You can serve with mustard Old Bay aioli on a bun, but I've just placed her patties in some lettuce leaves. There's a little bear onigiri, some carrots sticks, corn off the cob, a panda egg (I cut the ears, eyes and mouth from grapes by hand), and assorted fruit (strawberry, pluot and blueberries. The kids are really digging the burger variations. What else can I make a burger out of? Hmmm.
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Oh my gosh, I love this one! My frig is so barren right now, I'm jealous of all your colorful fruits and vegetables. The patties you make always look so good. The last 'new to me' patty I made was one of Izumi's (Soul Soup Soap) ground chicken and tofu patties. Sometimes chicken or turkey patties can get really dry, but the crumbled tofu kept them really moist.
ReplyDeleteOoooh, tofu is a great addition! Too bad we're soy-free over here :(
DeleteYour bento looks so good today; I'm so impressed by how much you can do with a "barren frig"!
Thanks Heather :D
I vote for turkey burgers again. ;) Love all the burger variations you've been doing lately.
ReplyDeleteIf they like bean burgers, what about lentils? I know you often pack lentil curry, correct? I made lentil cakes once and really enjoyed them.
Can't wait to see what you come up with next.
Oh, I love turkey burgers ~~
DeleteYes, I've made lentil curry before, but never lentil burgers. Great idea!
Thanks Jenn :)
Do you include an ice pack in your kids' lunch box? I do, thus having trouble keeping rice and whatever else that needs to be warm warm. My son eats lunch at noon. Is it okay for the food to stay in the pack for 5 hours without ice pack? Help :(
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't use an ice pack. Thus, everything in the box stays at room temp. If you have food that you want to keep warm, I would recommend a thermal food jar, which keeps the food warm for up to 7 hours. As long as you don't have perishables in the bento, and the weather isn't too hot, it's fine to keep the food for 5 hours without ice pack. On hot days, I would add an ice pack into the lunch bag for safety. I hope this helps :)
DeleteOhayo Bento: If you're a fan of barbque sauce, try adding some to the ground chicken or turkey and it will keep them so moist! yumm! @Sheri: Do you send this with your kids cold or do you prepare at home, warm and take to them during lunch time?
ReplyDeleteThis kind of bento I prepare at home cold or room temp, and they take it to school like this. If they take it like this, it can warm up to room temp by lunchtime and they like to eat at that temp. For warm foods, I'll pack in a thermal jar so it will be warm when they eat.
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