Smoked Salmon Bagel

A toasted bagel spread thick with whipped cream cheese, layered with silky smoked salmon, thinly sliced red onion, capers, and cucumber, then finished with fresh dill. A classic New York-style deli breakfast that needs no cooking beyond toasting the bagel.

By YumYum Editorial · Breakfast & Brunch

Prep: 15 min · Cook: 5 min · Total: 20 min · Serves 4

Ingredients

• 4 bagels (plain, everything, or sesame), split
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 8 ounces thinly sliced smoked salmon (lox)
• 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/2 English cucumber, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons capers, drained
• 2 tablespoons fresh dill, plus extra sprigs for garnish
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges
• to taste Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste

Instructions

1. Toast the split bagels until golden and crisp on the cut sides.
2. Spread a generous layer of softened cream cheese over each bagel half while still warm.
3. Layer the smoked salmon in loose folds over the cream cheese, covering each half.
4. Arrange thin slices of cucumber and red onion over the salmon.
5. Scatter capers evenly across the top.
6. Garnish with fresh dill and a few grinds of black pepper.
7. Serve immediately with lemon wedges for squeezing over the top.