Easy recipes for a bento box?

I'm planning to bring Japanese style lunches next school year, so I was wondering what I could make the night before. If you could, please send me some east recipes that could I could easily make to go into a bento box. ( Also, if you could send me a link on places where I could buy a nice bento box online, I would greatly appreciate it!) Thanks!!!Easy recipes for a bento box?
Two-Color Spicy Lentil Salad with Cucumber and Pickled Radish



This makes about 4 full bento-sized servings; each serving is around 250 calories, give or take 10-20 calories.



The main ingredients:



1/2 U.S. cup (120ml) green or Puy lentils

1/2 U.S. cup (120ml) red lentils

1/2 English style cucumber

8-10 Pickled Radishes, or subtitute cornichons or other sour pickle

1/2 cup chopped parsley

Salt

The spiced oil:



2 Tbs. olive oil

2 tsp. ground cumin

2 tsp. turmeric

2 tsp. ground coriander

1 tsp. hot red chili powder

1 Tbs. kalongi or nigella or black onion seeds

1 Tbs. brown mustard seeds

1/2 tsp. salt

The dressing:



2 Tbs. freshly squeezed lemon juice

2 Tbs. balsamic vinegar

2 tsp. soy sauce

Make the spiced oil: Heat up the oil in a frying pan, and add all the spices. Stir around until it smells toasty and wonderful. Take the spiced oil out of the pan and set aside.



Bring a pot of water to the boil. Add the Puy lentils first, and set a timer for 5 minutes. At the 5 minute mark, add the red lentils and set the timer for another 3 to 5 minutes. Cook just until the Puy lentils are al dente (firm to the tooth); by that time the red lentils should be soft. Drain, put into a bowl and mix in the spiced oil.



Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise, and scoop ou the seeds with the tip of a teaspoon. Slice the cucumber thinly, and sprinkle a bit of salt over the slices. Massage the salt and cucumber together with your hands. Put the cucumber slices in a kitchen towel or a couple of layers of paper towel, and squeeze out the excess moisture.



Slice or chop up the drained pickled radishes.



Mix together the dressing ingredients. Chop up the parsley leaves, leaving some for garnish (or use parsley flowers as garnish, as I did here.)



Mix the cucumber and radish into the cooled lentils. Add the dressing and mix with a spoon, taking care not to smush the lentils. Serve at room temperature or chilled.



Keeps well in the refrigerator for a few days.



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Bento Recipes: Index



A sortable index of all recipes and how-tos on Just Bento. Click on the Title or Posted column headers to re-sort! All the recipes on the site are bento friendly. Most are meant to be eaten cold, and do not need reheating at lunchtime unless specified otherwise.



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www.steamylitchen.com.



Hope this helps.