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A classic New York deli staple. Toasted bagels generously schmeared with cream cheese, layered with silky smoked salmon, and topped with capers and red onion. The perfect savory breakfast or brunch.
For 4 servings
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Toast the Bagels
Assemble the Bagels
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A classic New York deli staple. Toasted bagels generously schmeared with cream cheese, layered with silky smoked salmon, and topped with capers and red onion. The perfect savory breakfast or brunch.
This jewish_american recipe takes 15 minutes to prepare and yields 4 servings. At 556.09 calories per serving with 25.14g of protein, it's a beginner-friendly recipe perfect for breakfast or brunch or lunch.
Garnish and Serve
Add thinly sliced tomato, cucumber, or a few arugula leaves for extra freshness and crunch.
While lox is classic, you can substitute with other types of smoked fish like smoked trout or gravlax.
Try different types of bagels like pumpernickel, rye, or poppy seed to change the flavor profile.
The lox (smoked salmon) is an excellent source of EPA and DHA, omega-3 fatty acids that are crucial for brain health and have been shown to reduce inflammation and lower blood pressure.
Both the salmon and cream cheese provide a significant amount of high-quality protein, which is essential for building and repairing tissues, muscle maintenance, and keeping you feeling full and satisfied.
Salmon is packed with B vitamins, particularly B12, B6, niacin, and riboflavin. These vitamins are vital for energy production, creating and repairing DNA, and reducing inflammation.
Lox is salmon that has been cured in a salt brine (brined), but not smoked. Smoked salmon can be cold-smoked (most common for this dish) or hot-smoked. Gravlax is a Nordic style of salmon cured with salt, sugar, and dill. Cold-smoked salmon is the most common and accessible choice for this recipe and is often colloquially called lox.
It can be part of a balanced diet. The salmon is an excellent source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids and protein. However, bagels are often made with refined flour, and full-fat cream cheese is high in saturated fat and calories. To make it healthier, choose a whole-wheat bagel and use a lighter or whipped cream cheese.
A typical bagel with lox and cream cheese contains approximately 450-550 calories, depending on the size of the bagel and the amount of cream cheese used. This estimate includes about 1 cup of cream cheese and 8 oz of lox spread across four servings.
Yes, if you don't like capers, you can leave them out. For a similar briny kick, you could try finely chopped cornichons or green olives.
It's best to assemble the bagels just before serving to prevent them from getting soggy. However, you can prepare all the components ahead of time: slice the onion, chop the dill, and have the lox and cream cheese ready to go. This makes assembly take only a few minutes.