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smoked salmon bagel board

Smoked Salmon Bagel Board

A smoked salmon bagel board built as a real dinner — cream cheese, capers, red onion, lemon, everything bagel seasoning, and bagel chips arranged on a board. No cooking, no stove, ten minutes.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

Meat & Protein

  • 4 oz smoked salmon cold smoked, sliced

Dairy

  • 4 oz cream cheese whipped, room temperature

Produce

  • 0.25 cup red onion thinly sliced
  • 1 lemon cut into wedges
  • 2 tbsp fresh dill roughly chopped

Pantry & Canned Goods

  • 2 everything bagels sliced in half
  • 1 cup bagel chips for serving alongside
  • 2 tbsp capers drained

Seasonings & Spices

  • 1 tsp everything bagel seasoning
  • 0.25 tsp black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Spread the whipped cream cheese into a small bowl and place it in the center of a large cutting board or serving platter. Sprinkle the everything bagel seasoning over the top of the cream cheese.
  • Arrange the smoked salmon in loose folds around the cream cheese. Place the red onion slices and capers in small piles or bowls nearby.
  • Tuck the bagel halves and bagel chips around the edges of the board. Add the lemon wedges and scatter the fresh dill over the salmon.
  • Finish with a crack of black pepper over the salmon. Serve immediately — spread cream cheese on a bagel half or chip, layer on salmon, top with red onion, capers, a squeeze of lemon, and eat.

Notes

Whipped cream cheese spreads directly from the fridge without tearing the bagel. Block cream cheese needs 20 minutes at room temperature or 15 seconds in the microwave before it will spread cleanly.
Cold smoked salmon is silky and mild — the right call here. Hot smoked salmon is flakier and more assertive and works as a substitute if that is what is available.
The capers are not optional. They provide the brine and acid that cuts through the richness of the cream cheese and salmon and makes the whole board taste intentional. Do not skip them.
Toast the bagels if you prefer — 30 seconds per side in a dry skillet or the toaster. Untoasted bagels are softer and more pillowy. Toasted bagels hold up better under the toppings. Either is correct.
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