Easy Smoked Salmon Bagel
Toasted bagel piled with cream cheese and silky smoked salmon — a classic for a reason. Toast the bagel properly, cut side down until you can see grill marks, so it holds up under the toppings instead of going soggy.
Ingredients
Instructions
Split the bagels in half.
Toast them cut-side down until golden with visible grill marks, an undertoasted bagel goes soft fast under the cream cheese.
Spread each half generously with cream cheese right to the edges while the bagel is still warm, so it softens slightly.
Layer the smoked salmon on top in loose folds rather than flat sheets for better texture, then finish with capers and thinly sliced red onion if using.
Nutrition (estimated)
Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.