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Everything Bagel Breakfast Sandwich with Smoked Salmon, Lemon-Caper Cream Cheese & Quick-Pickled Red Onion
by Unknown
Prep: 15 minCook: 5 minTotal: 20 min4 servings0 forks
Toasty everything bagels, bright lemon-caper cream cheese, silky smoked salmon, and tangy quick-pickled red onion — a deli-style breakfast sandwich that feels fancy but comes together in about 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 4 everything bagels — split
- 8 oz cream cheese — softened
- 2 tbsp capers — drained and roughly chopped
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp fresh dill — chopped, plus more for garnish
- 1/2 small red onion — thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 8 oz smoked salmon — lox
- 1 Persian cucumber — thinly sliced
- flaky sea salt and black pepper — to taste
- lemon wedges — for serving
Instructions
- 1Quick-pickle the onion: whisk the apple cider vinegar, sugar, kosher salt, and 1/2 cup warm water until dissolved. Add the sliced red onion and let stand at least 15 minutes, then drain.
- 2Make the lemon-caper cream cheese: stir the softened cream cheese with the capers, lemon zest, lemon juice, and chopped dill until smooth. Season with black pepper.
- 3Toast the bagels cut-side down in a dry skillet or toaster until golden and crisp at the edges.
- 4Spread a generous layer of lemon-caper cream cheese on both halves of each toasted bagel.
- 5Layer the cucumber slices, then drape the smoked salmon over the bottom halves.
- 6Top with a tangle of drained pickled red onion, extra dill, and a pinch of flaky sea salt and black pepper.
- 7Close the sandwiches, press gently, cut in half if you like, and serve right away with lemon wedges.
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