A funny bento box with strawberry banana pineapple kebabs, carrot flower cutouts, tuna egg salad in a tomato with cucumber, and other tasty treats. To complete the bento box, include a hard boiled egg in the shape of a heart and black olives.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 small zucchini
- 16 ounces fresh mozzarella, cubed
- 1 (10 ounce) basket grape tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinaigrette, or to taste
- 1 (5 ounce) package arugula
- 10 leaves fresh basil
Instructions
- Cut zucchini into spirals using a spiralizer (fitted with the large shredding blade). Cut zoodles into smaller pieces.
- Combine zoodle pieces, mozzarella, tomatoes, and vinaigrette in a bowl; mix well. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Just before serving mix in arugula and basil.
- You can use baby spinach instead of arugula.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 344 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 11 g |
| Cholesterol | 73 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 30 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Sodium | 811 mg |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fat | 21 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I didn’t change anything about it. I thought it was very good.
Easy to make, light and delicious. A hit with the whole family.
A delicious, easy to prepare, beautiful salad. The flavor fully depends on good balsamic and fresh basil. I used a touch of balsamic dressing and then kicked it up with a drizzle of balsamic glaze (a reduction of balsamic). I also used already spiralized zucchini from the grocery store, which saved tons of time. Lastly, I didn’t even follow the proportions; just eyeballed the ingredients as I threw them on a serving platter. May lightly sprinkle some salt on the tomatoes next time to further boost the flavor. Beautiful!
I might on a real hot day but it is not a family favorite.
This wasn’t anything special. Just OK
Loved this fresh salad. I used carrots, zucchini and a lettuce mix I had on hand. It was so good.
6.2.18 Had this for lunch today and really enjoyed it. That fresh basil and the peppery arugula is an excellent combo for a salad, the zucchini gives it a little crunch, the fresh mozzarella lends some creaminess, and the balsamic gives it some tang. Would recommend not skipping the fresh basil and do use a good vinaigrette (I made Our Favorite Balsamic Vinaigrette from this site), both of which are important to the success of this salad. Jeannette, thanks for sharing this new fresh salad recipe, it’s a good one