Smoked Salmon Bagels - Easy brunch or weeknight dinner!
Smoked Salmon Bagels: Brunch for Dinner!
Smoked salmon bagels with cream cheese, dill, capers and all the veggies! Easy recipe for brunch or a weeknight no-cook dinner.
Smoked salmon bagel night is a big hit in our house. Other than the fact they are delicious, my favorite reason is that they are easy. Like no cooking involved easy.
That’s my kind of weeknight meal.
I can’t take credit for the creation of smoked salmon bagel night, however. I was introduced to the concept by one of my favorite people, my good friend and dietetic internship mate Alli. During my year long internship to become a dietitian I lived in Napa (terrible location, I know) with four other interns in a small house on the grounds of the hospital we worked in. Wine and cheese nights were common, but by far my favorite nights with the ladies included smoked salmon bagels.
In the end we all became dietitians, moved on to different parts of California and started our careers. But carried with me the tradition of smoked salmon bagels.
Smoked salmon bagels, your go-to no-cook weeknight meal. Or breakfast. Or brunch. Or lunch.
The truth is, you can have a bagel any time of the day. Don’t let yourself be tricked into setting boundaries around when you enjoy them. Eating bagels in the middle of the afternoon can be your definition of living your best life.
The beauty of having a bagel brunch lunch dinner meal is that you can customize it based on what’s in season. For instance, when I shot this recipe I found the radishes and cucumbers used in the photos for 99 cents. However any seasonal vegetable can be used used and you could (and should!) experiment.
Layer 1: Spread. Plain cream cheese, flavored cream cheese (onion and chive was good!), brie, taleggio, yogurt. Vegan options include hummus, baba ganoush, flavored olive oil, chimichurri, etc.
Layer 2: Protein. Smoked salmon, lox, cooked flaked salmon, smoked trout (loved this!), caviar (fancy!), runny egg. Vegan: grilled or pickled veggies like eggplant or zucchini, sun dried tomatoes.
Layer 3: All the fixings! Our favorites are radishes, cucumbers, capers, arugula, salt, pepper, and hot sauce. Also, do not forget the fresh herbs like dill, basil or thyme!
Do you have an easy bagel or toast with all the fixings night? I’d love to hear your ideas for fresh, seasonal toppings!
Toast bagels in toaster, then top with cheese while still warm.
Top with salmon, radishes, cucumbers, capers, arugula and fresh dill (if using).
Meal cost: The meal cost breakdown comes about to be around $19 for a total of 6 bagels/servings, or $3.17/serving; bagels ($4), cream cheese ($3), salmon ($4 at Trader Joe’s), capers ($4 for bottle), veggies (~$4). All meal costs are estimates based on average cost of ingredients and serving sizes included. 6 servings listed for cost breakdown, recipe written for 2 servings.
You have a gorgeous profile yourself Kristina. Loving what I see here. I love smoked salmon and this definitely goes to my favorite list.
Thanks so much for stopping by! These smoked salmon bagels are one of my favorite easy dinners.