Side-Dishes Bento

I was flipping through my Bento Cookbooks and I marked off some dishes I wanted to make, and I had the ingredients for... After a while I realized that all the foods I wanted to make were essentially side-dishes and fillers for bento. So I decided to make a bento of all side-dishes.

 It may be a bento made up of Side-dishes and bento fillers, but it was super delicious. I remember asking my mom if we could have a dinner made of side dishes, and I remember loving those dinners. I also remember asking for a school lunch made up of the sides (fruit, veggies and dip, snacks, and no sandwich) and those were the most fun lunches. That might be one of the reasons I love bento so much now!

• Strawberry Fan
• Raw Cashews
• Raw Almonds
• 1/2 Peach

• Spinach Tamagoyaki (Omelet Roll)
• Jyagatama/Potato Salad Balls (I used leftover Brussels Colcannon and added peas and Carrots before forming it into balls)
• Sauteed Carrots (W/ Garlic, Cracked Pepper, and a Cucumber Heart on top)
• Tomato Rose (Rose made out of tomato peel)

So there you have it, a Bento made with yummy side dishes and fillers... and you know what? I loved this bento. I often have trouble finding a main dish for my bentos unless I am using leftovers or making a sandwich, but maybe I'll just make more side-dish heavy bentos from now one because they are so yummy and easier to make.