Salmon Bento Box
5
Points® value
Total Time
35 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
1
Difficulty
Easy
If you’re having lunch on the go, a bento box is a great option—it’s essentially a lunch box with dividers for keeping ingredients separate. If you’re eating at home, you can set up the vegetables and rice ahead of time and cook the salmon 10 minutes before lunchtime.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
2 spray(s)
Reduced sodium teriyaki sauce
3 tbsp(s), divided
Ginger root
2 tsp(s), peeled and minced
Garlic
1 clove(s), large, minced
Uncooked wild pink salmon fillet
4 oz, skinless
Cucumber
½ small, halved and thinly sliced
Carrots
½ small, shredded or sliced into ribbons with a vegetable peeler
Radishes
1 large, trimmed, thinly sliced, and slices cut into matchsticks
Unseasoned rice vinegar
2 tsp(s)
Low sodium soy sauce
2 tsp(s), plus more for serving
Cooked broccoli
1 cup(s), steamed florets
Cooked medium grain brown rice
½ cup(s)
Nori seaweed
¼ sheet(s), crumbled or thinly sliced (optional)