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Hard-Boiled Egg Bento Box
We love meal prepping for the whole family to help make the week ahead effortless. A Hard-Boiled Egg Bento Box makes packing the kids’ and your lunches effortless.
Yields 2-3 Boxes
Cook Time
25 min
We love meal prepping for the whole family to help make the week ahead effortless. A Hard-Boiled Egg Bento Box makes packing the kids’ and your lunches effortless.
Ingredients
- 4 large, hard-boiled Dakota Layers eggs, peeled & sliced
- 2 ripe avocados
- 8 oz sliced smoke salmon
- 1 English cucumber, sliced
- soy sauce, wasabi, pickled ginger (optional)
Sushi Rice
- 2 cups sushi (short-grain) rice
- 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame
Instructions
- Sushi Rice: Rinse rice well with cold water. In saucepan, bring rice and 2 cups water to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until water is absorbed. Let stand for 10 minutes.
- Heat vinegar in small saucepan set over medium heat. Add sugar and salt; simmer and stir until dissolved. Drizzle over rice. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds; toss well. Let cool.
- Assemble rice, avocados, smoked salmon, eggs and cucumber in Bento box.
- Serve with soy sauce, wasabi and pickled ginger, if desired.
Hard-boiled egg storage time: In the shell, hard-boiled eggs can be refrigerated safely up to one week. Refrigerate hard-boiled eggs in a sealed
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