With just a few ingredients and a careful selection of whatever I have lying around in the kitchen, I’ve put together the perfect bento for tomorrow morning’s snackage.
I have a lineup of fruit and protein for when the first break hits. Some beef jerky, sliced medium cheddar and homegrown strawberries. This will be plenty enough to tie me over until half time, then I’ll have this:
I have a bed of spinach, with some Tzatziki (also known as cacık, or tarator depending on what part of the world you’re in) dressing and Kalamata Olives (right) and Feta Cheese (left). Tzatziki is a yogurt based mixture usually consisting of herbs and cucumber (there are many kinds), and is served either as a dip, a cold soup, a sauce, or in this case a salad dressing. For added protein I always go for greek yogurt, when I’m not making it as a soup.
My brother was nice enough to buy me watermelon while I was sick. You can’t see it, but I have a smoked salmon wrap ready to go, rolled with most of the ingredients you see for the salad. I also included a satsuma mandarin because hey, you can never have too much fruit… unless you start pissing fruit juice.