Preparing side dishes to go into bento is very simple. The key part is being organized the night before you assemble the bento. Most food can be prepared well ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator.
One easy side dish to get started with is kabocha squash salad (on the far right in the bento above). Take a kabocha squash and cut into small bite-size pieces. I like to cut off the hard edges of the squash and removing part of the rough skin, not all of it, but parts of it.
kabocha squash
mayonnaise
Simmer until tender in water. If you want, you can always simmer in dashi for a richer flavor.
The simply dress with some mayonnaise and that is your first dish.
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