Meal in a Box

Here's yet another post on our weekday lunch express...meal in a box.


I got the idea of making these Tuna Sandwich Rolls from a Chinese cookbook. These rolls are perfect to bring along to a picnic as they are nicely wrapped in clear plastic sheets (I cut out sheets from my cookie bags.)


I served the sandwich rolls with a simple salad...a combination of Japanese cucumbers, celery, Fuji apples, raisins and some cherry tomatoes. A cup of homemade strawberries smoothies (simply blend some strawberries with yogurt) completes the meal. I borrowed a blender from a close one recently, and we had been making smoothies every other day!


Besides tuna (I used black pepper flavour), I added some thinly sliced cucumbers to give the rolls the extra crunch. These sandwich rolls are really easy to prepare, all you need to do is:

1. trim off the crust of a slice of bread, flattened it with a rolling pin (I simply flattened it with my fingers),
2. spread the bread with some butter or mayonnaise,
3. place some tuna and cucumber slices (optional) horizontally across the centre of the bread,
4. roll up and wrap it with plastic sheets, twist and seal the ends

It was a joy to watch my kids enjoying their food. I love this delicious lunch-in-a-box too :)