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Friday, February 25, 2011

turkey pastrami sandwich bento

Happy Friday, bento pals! For deli-style lunch today: turkey pastrami Rachel sandwich, layered with Swiss cheese, homemade coleslaw, sauerkraut and Russian dressing on rye bread grilled to a toasty, buttery finish.

The coleslaw made lighter and less caloric with Greek yogurt and just a bit of mayo,  I added horseradish to the Russian dressing for extra heat and flavor. Yum!
Mini gherkins (tiny and perfect for bento!) honey-drizzled raspberries and yellow pepper saute for lunch, too.

Wishing all a happy and relaxing weekend!

15 comments:

tinyskillet said...

Yum! Now that's the version of a "Ruben" that I would like! I like to make my own cole slaw too so it won't be as sweet! You're right...the gherkins are bento-perfect. Are the pansies from your yard?

P.S. I passed my the ParaPro Assessment Test! Now I can relax! Have a wonderful weekend!

Bentobird said...

Hi Lyndsey! Woo-hoo, congrats on passing your exam--time to relax and celebrate this weekend!!

I agree that most store-bought slaws are way too sweet--I was going for something more mellow, tangy, piquant here and I liked the results ;)

Yes indeed, and we've had the strangest sequence of dark skies and sun alternating all day today, with lots of wind. Thanks for your visit and once again congrats!

Robin O said...

Hey Jenn, I think I need to be off finding my own personal ruben for this weekend's treat. Great take on a friday lunch. What cute little pickles! Happy weekend!

Bentobird said...

Hi Robin, sounds good, hope to hear more :D Have a fun weekend!

Cooking Gallery said...

Your bento looks very colourful and the sandwich is so pretty...!

Pikko said...

So, so colorful as usual. I love your bentos!!

Unknown said...

Those colours look lovely together : ) I love the mini gherkin ♥

Judy said...

Now we're talking here... Variations on a Reuben! What a great link! And I simply adore homemade coleslaw, especially IN a sandwich. Mouth watering. A+ bento!

The promise of snow (here in California) hasn't happened. Yet.
To the rest of the weekend. Cheers Jenn!

Bentobird said...

Hi CG! Thanks! Congrats on your latest "piggy" bento, what a fun and beautiful creation :)

Bentobird said...

Hi Pikko! Thanks so much, I'm inspired by yours!

Bentobird said...

Hi Comtesse du Cupcakes, how are things? Thanks for coming by :D

Bentobird said...

Hiya Judy! What an awesome comment, glad you liked this, thanks! I agree, coleslaw in the sammie is the way to go...

Even with snow possibly on the way, the real trend is towards flowery spring, yes? Yipee!!

Edible Art said...

oh yummmm !
that sandwich looks SO GOOD! i love that melted cheese oozing out.
and yet again, your pictures are so bright and vivid !

which brings me to ask..,
my pictures always seem to fade when i upload them, and they seem to auto save as jpg.. i was wondering what you do to save yours to retain all the bright vivid colors? your help would def. make my blog-life a hundred times more enjoyable!
i hope to hear from you soon (:

Bentobird said...

Hi Edible Art! Thanks for your kind comments and for joining my site! Hmmmm, on your question, I save my photos using Windows (I use a Canon S90) to my pc and then edit them in Picnik for brightness and clarity.

Hope this helps and I look forward to seeing more of your explorations of art and food!

Edible Art said...

hmm.. i will give that a try,
thank you so much! (: