Miso Cottage Cheese Bento

• 180 g low-fat cottage cheese — Low-fat cottage cheese (2% milkfat)
• 130 g cooked brown rice — Cooked long-grain brown rice
• 70 g cooked shelled edamame — Cooked shelled edamame
• 100 g cucumber, sliced — Cucumber with peel
• 70 g carrots, cut into sticks — Raw carrots
• 12 g white miso — White miso paste
• 8 g rice vinegar — Unseasoned rice vinegar
• 3 g toasted nori, cut into strips — Toasted nori sheets

Method

1. 1Measure ingredients: Mix the miso cottage cheeseMeasure low fat cottage cheese, white miso, and rice vinegar using the quantities in the ingredient list. Complete any stated draining, chopping, slicing, or drying, and keep these items beside clean equipment.Look for: The named ingredients are measured, prepared, and ready to use.
2. 2Mix the miso cottage cheeseWhisk miso and vinegar until smooth, then fold through cottage cheese for 30 seconds.30 secLook for: Curds remain distinct with no visible miso clumps.Safety: Keep dairy chilled and declare milk and soy.
3. 3Measure ingredients: Season the rice and edamameMeasure brown rice, shelled edamame, and nori using the quantities in the ingredient list. Complete any stated draining, chopping, slicing, or drying, and keep these items beside clean equipment.Look for: The named ingredients are measured, prepared, and ready to use.
4. 4Season the rice and edamameToss chilled cooked rice and edamame with half the nori strips.30 secLook for: Rice grains are loose and evenly flecked with nori.Safety: Use rice cooled promptly after cooking.
5. 5Prepare the serving areaSet out the serving bowl, plate, jar, or container named in the method, and place every prepared component within reach before assembling.Look for: The serving dish and every prepared component are within reach.
6. 6Pack the bentoPack cottage cheese, rice-edamame mixture, cucumber, and carrot in separate sections; add remaining nori just before eating.1 minLook for: Wet and crisp components stay separate and the bento closes cleanly.Safety: Refrigerate the closed bento promptly.