Lox Bagel Recipe with Scallion Cream Cheese
Ultimate Lox Bagel - epic lox bagel recipe with scallion cream cheese, optional homemade lox. Make it your own with all the add-in options!
Ingredients
Scallion Cream Cheese:
- 1 cup plain cream cheese regular or dairy-free
- ¼ cup scallions sliced (use more or less, as desired)
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
Lox Bagel:
- 1 everything seasoned bagel halved
- 1-2 ounces lox cured salmon, either regular or smoked*
- 2 teaspoons capers
- fresh dill just a few little sprigs
- 1-2 thin slices red onion
- 2 tomato slices optional
- 2 avocado slices optional
Instructions
- Make Cream Cheese: If you are making the Scallion Cream Cheese Spread, put 1 cup plain cream cheese, sliced scallions, ¼ teaspoon onion powder, ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, and ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt in a small bowl. Mix to combine.
- Spread Cream Cheese: Take the bottom half of 1 everything seasoned bagel and spread a thick layer of scallion cream cheese on the bottom, spreading it on the cut side.
- Add Fillings: Next, add 1-2 ounces lox (you can add as much or as little as you want). Top the lox with 2 teaspoons capers and fresh dill (not too much dill - just a bit) and you can also give a little squeeze of fresh lemon juice too. Top that with 1-2 thin slices red onion - you can stop at this point if you want a more classic Lox Bagel.
- Optional: If you want to keep going, add 2 tomato slices and 2 avocado slices on top.
- Top Bagel: Spread a little more cream cheese on the other half of the bagel (on the cut side) and place that down on top of the avocado. Gently press down a bit and then cut in half.
- Serve: Enjoy right away!
Notes
- Scallion Cream Cheese: this recipe will make enough for more than one lox bagel sandwich so store the leftovers in the refrigerator for later use. Of course, you can always use store-bought cream cheese if you prefer.
- *Lox: we have a Homemade Lox Recipe on the site or you can buy store-bought lox (either plain or lots of store bought lox is smoked as well) - use whatever works best for you!
- Avocado + Tomato: feel free to use these if you want - if you want more of a classic lox bagel then feel free to skip these, but if you want to go all out add them both in!
- Make Ahead: you can make these about a day ahead of time if you want - just wrap in foil and place in the refrigerator. I wouldn't do more than a day or the cream cheese might make the bagel soggy.
Nutrition
Calories: 632kcal | Carbohydrates: 77g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 1376mg | Potassium: 739mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1534IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 3mg
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