Smoked Salmon Bagel With Cream Cheese Recipe For Brunch

Our smoked salmon bagel with cream cheese brunch recipe is perfection. Lashings of velvety cream cheese, folds of smoked salmon, topped with cooling cucumber.

Why This Will Be Your New Favourite Brunch!

Totally Delicious - if you're going to do brunch, doing it deliciously is the way to go! And these smoked salmon cream cheese bagels are just mouthwateringly good. The tang from the capers and red onions is perfect.

Super Pretty - this is a beautiful brunch recipe, if you're throwing a brunch party then you can easily turn this into a smoked salmon bagel platter with all the toppings on the side for your friends to help themselves too. And it's lovely served with Bucks Fizz or Mimosas.

Perfect For Parties - this is a great brunch to serve at baby showers, Christmas Day breakfast, Mother's Day or just because you fancy a little get together with friends.

Smoked Salmon Bagel Recipe 

Makes – Makes 4 Open Sandwiches

Prep Time – 10 minutes 

Cook Time – approx 2 minutes

Total Time – approx. 12 minutes

Our Most Popular Alternative – Ham And Cheese Croissants

Equipment Needed

• Toaster or Grill - for toasting the bagels
• Bread knife
• Chopping board
• Vegetable knife
• Serving platter
• Measuring cups
• Tablespoon

Smoked Salmon And Cream Cheese Bagel Ingredients

Everything you'll need to make our beautiful salmon bagel platter for brunch

• 2 sesame seed bagels
• 6oz full fat cream cheese (200g) - we usually use Philadelphia cream cheese
• 4oz smoked salmon
• ½ cup cucumber slices
• ¼ cup radishes - sliced
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 2 tablespoon mini cornichons
• ¼ cup thinly sliced red onions
• Lemon wedges to serve
• Bunch of fresh chives of dill to serve

How To Make The Perfect Smoked Salmon Bagel 

Step One - toast the bagels

• Slice the bagels in half and lightly toast, then leave to cool for a few minutes.

Step Two - spread on the cream cheese

• Once cool to touch, smother them in lashings of cream cheese.

Step Three - top the bagels with the smoked salmon

• Top the cream cheese with thinly sliced smoked salmon.

Step Four - add the sliced vegetables and capers to the bagel platter

• Then finish the sandwich with cucumber, radish and thinly sliced red onions. Add a sprinkling of capers and cracked black pepper. And serve with lemon wedges and chopped chives. You could even sprinkle a little lemon zest over the salmon too.

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Add-Ins And Substitutions

You really don't need to add in too much extra, this recipe is totally delicious as is.

You could add in some buttery scrambled eggs, sliced avocado or some juicy tomatoes. Maybe sprinkle on a few black sesame seeds.

You can switch the herbs, the bagels are also nice served scattered with fresh dill or parsley in place of the chives. Or you could use a herb cream cheese for some extra flavors.

Feel free to switch the sesame seed bagels too - this is nice made with plain bagels or poppy seed bagels as an alternate.

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Recipe Tips And FAQs

How can I avoid making my smoked salmon and cream cheese bagel soggy/mushy?

Let the toasted bagels cool - be sure to let the bagels cool before spreading on the cream cheese otherwise it will melt into the hot bagel and not sit on top in a thick creamy layer.

Serving Suggestions

What are some good pairings for smoked salmon and cream cheese bagels?

Keep things simple, fresh and light. Try adding side dishes like fruit platters or a zesty fruit salad made from grapefruit and juicy oranges, sprinkled with a little sea salt.

You could also try adding a side dish of creamy Greek yogurt topped with fruit compote, nuts and seeds.

Need brunch on the go? Try serving these as salmon bagel sandwiches - just sandwich together, wrap in parchment paper and eat on the commute.

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