TUNA-APPLE BENTO BOX

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A fresh take on tuna salad, this lunchbox-ready version has crisp apples and fennel and is tossed in a light olive oil-lemon dressing. There's also a herb-infused mayonnaise for easy dipping so you can adjust the mayo-to-tuna ratio of every bite. Make the salad the night before and quickly pack a bento box with whole-wheat crackers and crunchy escarole leaves in the morning for an all-star desk lunch.

Provided by Lauryn Tyrell

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Seafood Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Sugar
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1 apple (such as Honeycrisp)
1/2 bulb fennel, thinly sliced
Jar of tuna in oil (such as Oritz White Tuna in Organic Extra-Virgin Olive Oil)
Mayonnaise
Finely chopped fresh basil leaves
Wheat crackers and escarole leaves, for serving

Steps:

  • Whisk together lemon juice, Dijon mustard, a pinch of sugar, and extra-virgin olive oil; season with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. Cut the apple into matchsticks and toss with dressing. Add sliced fennel and a jar of tuna in oil; toss to combine. Pack in a bento box or other resealable container.
  • Stir together mayonnaise and finely chopped fresh basil leaves; season with salt and pepper. Pack in a small compartment of your bento box (or a separate resealable container). Eat tuna salad with basil-mayo, wheat crackers, and escarole leaves.

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