Discover the Perfect Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese Bage
Set the bagels out on a serving tray and then enjoy them as a tasty breakfast or brunch choice.
This recipe blends the classic flavors of cream cheese and smoked salmon with fresh capers and dill to create an enticing and delicious dinner. Enjoy the perfect bagel with smoked salmon and cream cheese.
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- Bagels 4, most likely fresh and with the flavor of your choice (plain sesame, plain, or any other)
- Cream Cheese - 8oz softened.
- Smoked Salmon 8 ounces thinly cut
- Capers: 2 teaspoons empty
- The Red Onion is one small thinly cut.
- Fresh Dill two tablespoons finely chopped
- Lemon - 1. Cut into wedges
- Cucumber – 1 small thinly cut (optional)
- Black Pepper - to taste
Instructions
Prepare the Ingredients:
- Let the cheese soften by letting it stand at room temperature for around 15 minutes. By doing this, it will make spreading much simpler.
- Cut the cucumber and red onion to thin strips.. Then, chop the fresh dill.
Toashe Bagels:
- Cut the bagels in half and toast them until golden brown and crisp. This gives a nice texture that contrasts with the delicious toppings.
Make the Cream Cheese Spread:
- Mix the softened cheese along with chopped dill in a small bowl. Stir until the dill has been evenly dispersed across the cheese.
Assemble the Bagels:
- Spread an even layer of cream cheese dill on each half of the toasted bagel.
- Layer the salmon slices smoked on top and then top with cream cheese. Make sure to use about 2 ounces of salmon for each half of a bagel.
Add the Toppings:
- Serve the salmon with some capers along with slices of red onion. Include cucumber slices if you wish to for fresher and crunchier.
Season and Serve:
- Sprinkle a pinch of black pepper on top for a little more flavor.
- Serve each half of a bagel with an orange wedge to the side, and allow the guests to squeeze lemon juice on their bagel to create an energizing end.
Notes
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