Description
This Lox Bagel is a quick, elegant breakfast or brunch favorite featuring silky smoked salmon, creamy herb cheese, briny capers, and fresh dill on a chewy toasted bagel. It’s simple, delicious, and feels like a café-style meal made right at home.
Ingredients
6 bagels
⅔ cup herb and chive cream cheese (or plain cream cheese)
10 oz cold smoked salmon or lox slices
3 tablespoons capers
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
⅓ cup fresh dill, chopped
Optional toppings: thinly sliced cucumber, tomato, avocado
Instructions
- Slice each bagel in half and toast lightly if desired for added crunch.
- Spread a generous layer of herb and chive cream cheese over each bagel half.
- Layer slices of smoked salmon or lox evenly over the cream cheese.
- Top with thinly sliced red onion, scatter capers, and finish with chopped fresh dill.
- Serve open-faced for a classic look or close into sandwiches for a grab-and-go option. Enjoy immediately.
Notes
Use plain cream cheese and mix in your own herbs if you prefer homemade flavor.
Add a squeeze of lemon juice or cracked black pepper for brightness.
Mini bagels make great bite-sized appetizers for brunch or parties.
For extra richness, top with avocado slices or a drizzle of olive oil.
Assemble just before serving to keep the bagels from softening.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Brunch
- Method: No-Cook Assembly
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bagel with toppings
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 880 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg
