QiMeal
Smoked Salmon Bagel
Smoked Salmon Bagel · ready in 14 min · 2 servings · 484 kcal per serving · easy · 6 ingredients
A New York deli favorite built on chewy toasted bagels, silky smoked salmon, cool cream cheese, briny capers, and crisp red onion.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 4 min
- Total
- 14 min
- Serves
- 2
- kcal
- 484
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients · 2 servings
- 2Bagel, split
- 120 gSmoked salmon, thinly sliced
- 90 gCream cheese, softened
- ½Red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tbspCaper, drained
- 4 gDill, chopped (to serve)
Equipment
toaster, plate, cutting board, knife, spoon, clean hand
Instructions
- Gather Tools
Gather 2 plates, a cutting board, knife, toaster, spoon, and all measured ingredients before slicing the bagels and onion. · 2 min
What to look for: All ingredients are measured and tools are within reach.
- Slice Bagels
Slice each bagel through the middle with a steady hand, keeping the halves even so they toast and hold the toppings neatly. · 2 min
What to look for: Each bagel is split into 2 even halves.
- Toast Bagels
Toast the bagel halves until the cut sides are golden and crisp while the outside stays slightly chewy. · 4 min
What to look for: The cut sides are golden with crisp edges.
- Spread Cheese
Spread cream cheese over each warm cut side, using the back of a spoon to cover the surface right to the edge. · 2 min
What to look for: The cream cheese forms an even white layer.
- Layer Salmon
Lay smoked salmon over the cream cheese in loose folds so each bite has silky fish and a little height. · 2 min
What to look for: The salmon sits in glossy folds over the cheese.
- Add Toppings
Scatter red onion, capers, and dill over the salmon, distributing the salty and sharp toppings evenly. · 2 min
What to look for: The toppings are evenly dotted across the salmon.
- Serve Immediately
Serve the bagels open faced or closed while the toast is warm and the salmon is cool and glossy. · 1 min
What to look for: The bagels look full, creamy, and ready to eat.
Nutrition (per serving)
| kcal | 484 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 24 g |
| Carbohydrates | 55 g |
| of which sugars | 9 g |
| Fat | 20 g |
| of which saturated | 10 g |
| Fibre | 3 g |
| Sodium | 1661 mg |
Nutri-ScoreC
Allergens
Contains: gluten, milk, fish
Storage and reheating
- Fridge: up to 1 days
- Freezer: not recommended
- Store components separately if possible. Do not reheat assembled bagels because the salmon and cream cheese are best cool.
Ingredient substitutions
Cream cheese
- Butter: Use only if cream cheese is unavailable, with a richer and less tangy result.
Red onion
- Caper: Adds briny sharpness but does not replace the onion crunch.
Caper
- Red onion: Gives sharpness instead of briny saltiness.
Dill
- Caper: Adds a salty accent when fresh dill is unavailable.
