Quick Lox and Bagel Dish

This dish was first widely enjoyed in New York, among Jewish Americans. It features lox, a bagel, cream cheese, red onion, capers, and fresh dill. Its creamy yet refreshing flavor is perfect for a lazy weekend brunch or everyday snack. Lox originated in Scandinavia, where fishermen in Sweden perfected the art of preserving salmon in saltwater brine in the 19th century. Bagels are even older, allegedly first spotted on the Silk Road in China before being refined in Italy in the 14th century. The story of how they came to be enjoyed together has many interesting facets, including a church edict from the 12th century, the 1930s fad for Eggs Benedict, and the unique rules of Jewish dietary law.

Quick Lox And Bagel Dish

This dish was first widely enjoyed in New York and among Jewish Americans and features lox, a bagel, cream cheese, red onion, capers, and fresh dill. Its creamy yet refreshing flavor is perfect for a lazy weekend brunch or everyday snack.

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Prep Time 3 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 minutes mins

Total Time 5 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Lunch, Sandwich, Seafood, Simple Snack

Cuisine Chinese, Jewish, Scandinavian

Servings 2 people

Calories 600 kcal

Equipment

• 1 Toaster
• 1 Mandoline slicer optional

Ingredients

  

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• 2 bagels sliced in half
• 4 tbsp cream cheese I like whipped cream cheese
• 4 slices lox
• 4 slices red onion sliced very thin
• 2 tsp capers
• 1/4 tsp fresh dill no stems
• 2 wedges lemon

Instructions

 

• Cut the bagels in 1/2. I like mine thin so I cut out the center. Toast until golden brown.
• Spread each side with cream cheese.
• Use a mandolin to shave very thin slices of red onion to taste.
• Drain a few capers, and add on top.
• Pinch off some fresh dill.
• Use lemon slices to bring out the flavor. I like a little squeeze on top.

Notes

A few of my favorite things:

-Trader Joe’s Everything Bagels

-Pacific Supreme, smoked Atlantic salmon. Pre-sliced, ready-to-serve (from TJ’s)

-Philadelphia whipped cream cheese, original

 

Nutrition

Calories: 600kcalCarbohydrates: 58gProtein: 23gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 6.8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 42mgPotassium: 277mgFiber: 2g

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