Monday's bento is based on leftovers from a big Sunday meal: hubby made organic New York strip steaks baked in a special Greek yogurt, basil pesto, garlic and pepper marinade:
Resulting in tender, delicious steaks:
We enjoyed them with a quinoa pilaf and big green salad of baby romaine, fresh figs, radish and red onion. The dressing was yummy and bittersweet: one tablespoon each of Dundee orange marmalade and stone ground Dijon mustard, mixed together and tossed with the greens which had received a light coating of sea salt, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar...
At Saturday's farmers market I found a new and interesting leaf: the dramatic violet and green Red Amaranth--its related to lovely quinoa. Here in the bento it serves as a wrap for thinly sliced steak (under the okra garnish). A baby roasted eggplant with pine nuts and basil, quinoa pilaf, radicchio also for lunch:
Dessert is a strawberry mochi given a wagashi look with a Korean melon bunny plus shiny blackberries...
Have a great week and happy cooking, bento friends!
20 comments:
Wow! This is beautiful.
Beautiful bento! Amazing colors ... and of course love love love that mochi hehehe :D
Hi Judy, thanks so much!
Hi Lia, thank you! Looking forward to seeing your latest beautiful bento...here, please have some mochi :)
love the idea of wagashi styling, that bunny is superb! and fantastic to bake the steak that way, seems like SO much flavor, but still healthful!
What a stunning violet, red green leaf. It all looks so pretty I wouldn't want to mess it up...but it all sounds too delicious not to eat it! Yummmm! :d
Very pretty bento and it all sounds so very delicious! I'm hungry now...time to go eat my bento. :)
thanks megan!--wagashi are so lovely, tried a DIY version here:D the steak was really good and you're right, healthier this way than broiling :)
Hi Lyndsey! Hope your week is off to a great start, so glad you liked this color combo :D
Hi Kuusou and thanks so much! Must go visit your blog to see what you had for lunch!
Ooooh! So pretty! I have seen Amaranth for sale at my local farmers markets, but never knew what to do with it. This is really spectacular Jenn!
Hi SB, you are so sweet. I saw these leaves with vivid colors and thought--must have! This is typical of my food shopping approach of late, haha!
Beautiful bento, amazing colours combination. Ooh .. I would love to try those shiny blackberries!! ;)
cheers/Karen
Wow! Such vibrant coloured bento! And the steak definitely look yummy!!
Hi Karen, thank you dear!
Thanks so much KidsDreamWork, glad you liked these colors together...have a great day!
Stunning! What a beautiful bento...Oh... and I can't stop staring at the steak. It looks so mouth watering....
Beautiful leaf - so stunning!
Hi Jenny, thanks for your lovely visit! Hubby really makes this dish well, we had to put some leftovers aside before all the steak disappeared :0!
Hiya Lexi, thanks for coming by!
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