Bento box with Edamame Rice & Smoked Tofu Recipe

5 1 ratings
Total time 25 mins
5 mins preparation time
20 mins cooking time

Bento Boxes are the ultimate Japanese packed lunch. This delicious recipe is filled with the flavour of vibrant edamame and tofu, with a fresh zing of Kikkoman Ponzu Soy Sauce.

Ingredients

1 portion(s)
50 g
brown rice
70 g
edamame, shelled (or frozen broad beans/peas)
 ½ 
red bell pepper
70 g
smoked tofu
2 tsp
toasted sesame oil
Freshly ground pepper
30 g
lettuce leaves or wild herb salad
 ½ 
mango
1 tsp
hemp seeds
1 ½ tbsp
balsamic vinegar
1 tsp
agave syrup
A few coriander leaves
30 g
bean sprouts

Preparation

Step 1

Cook the rice according to the pack instructions. Rinse the edamame and add it to the cooking rice. Drain the rice and edamame and combine with Ponzu Lemon. Remove the pith and seeds from the pepper, then wash and dice it. Chop the tofu into cubes. Fry the pepper and tofu in 1 tsp. hot sesame oil, then add 2 tbsp. soy sauce and season with pepper.

Step 2

Wash the lettuce or salad and spin dry. Peel the mango, remove the flesh from the stone in wedges and cut into cubes.

Step 3

To make the dressing combine the hemp seeds, the remaining oil, the remaining soy sauce and agave syrup, season with pepper and place in a screw-top jar for transportation. Wash the coriander and pat it dry. Arrange all the meal components in a bento box/ lunchbox, garnish with coriander, include the sauce sachet, and refrigerate until you are ready to take it with you.

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Cook the rice according to the pack instructions. Rinse the edamame and add it to the cooking rice. Drain the rice and edamame and combine with Ponzu Lemon. Remove the pith and seeds from the pepper, then wash and dice it. Chop the tofu into cubes. Fry the pepper and tofu in 1 tsp. hot sesame oil, then add 2 tbsp. soy sauce and season with pepper.

Wash the lettuce or salad and spin dry. Peel the mango, remove the flesh from the stone in wedges and cut into cubes.

To make the dressing combine the hemp seeds, the remaining oil, the remaining soy sauce and agave syrup, season with pepper and place in a screw-top jar for transportation. Wash the coriander and pat it dry. Arrange all the meal components in a bento box/ lunchbox, garnish with coriander, include the sauce sachet, and refrigerate until you are ready to take it with you.

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