The Tuna Salad Lunch Box Recipes

THE TUNA SALAD LUNCH BOX

Steps:

• Drain the tuna well. Finely dice the celery and slice the green onion. Combine the tuna, celery, green onion, walnuts, mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Stir until everything is evenly combined.
• Slice the remaining celery into sticks. Cut each mini sweet pepper in half and scoop out the seeds.
• Divide the tuna salad between four containers (about 1 cup each). Add celery sticks, mini sweet peppers, and crackers to each box with the tuna salad. For extra protection, either wrap the crackers in a sandwich baggie or pack them separately. Refrigerate the lunch boxes up to four days.

TUNA EGG SALAD BENTO BOX

Steps:

• Combine tuna, mayonnaise, chopped egg, onion, pickle chips, and salt in a bowl to make tuna-egg salad.
• Place tomatoes on a flat work surface. Cut slits from the top towards the bottom to make partial wedges. Fill tomatoes with tuna salad.
• Dip banana slices in lemon juice. Thread a toothpick through a banana slice, pineapple chunk, and strawberry. Repeat assembling kebabs with the remaining fruit.
• Cut 1 carrot and 1 cucumber into 3/4-inch circles. Cut each carrot slice into the shape of a tulip using a small knife. Trim cucumber slices into leaves. Thread a leaf through a toothpick; insert a tulip on top. Repeat with the remaining leaves and tulips.
• Cut the other carrot and cucumber into 1/2-inch slices. Cut out mini carrot and cucumber flowers using a mini flower-shaped vegetable cutter.
• Place the hot egg in a heart-shaped egg mold; close the lid slowly and tightly. Soak the mold in a bowl of cold water for 10 minutes. Remove egg and drain on a paper towel.
• Arrange tuna-egg salad, fruit kebabs, tulips, carrot and cucumber cut-outs, and heart-shaped eggs in a bento box.

TUNA PASTA SALAD (FOR THE LUNCH BOX)

Steps:

• Drain four-bean mix, rinse and drain.
• Drain and flake tuna.
• Quarter cherry tomatoes.
• Finely chop gherkins.
• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water as per manufacturer's instructions until al dente. Drain well.
• Place pasta, beans, tuna, cherry tomatoes and gherkins in a large bowl.
• Whisk mayonnaise, white vinegar and fresh parsley in a small bowl until combined. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add mayonnaise mixture to pasta, tossed until combined.
• Serve pasta salad with fresh fruit (a complete and healthy lunch for adult or child).