Use a flavored cream cheese. I love the plain cream cheese as a base for all the flavor piled on top but flavored cream cheeses are delicious as well!.Use a different bagel. If everything bagels aren’t your thing, use plain, asiago cheese, sesame, etc.Spice it up. Finish the bagel off with a sprinkle of red pepper flakes.Sprinkle the top with feta or goat cheese. Add egg. Layer the lox with sliced hard boiled egg or top with a fried egg for some extra protein and creaminess.Add avocado. Either add sliced avocado or mash some into your whipped cream cheese.Add other veggies. Try sliced tomatoes, radishes, roasted red pepper, etc.If you’re looking to switch things up, here are some ideas! This lox bagel recipe is delicious as-is with the perfect amount of salt, tang, and flavor. Lox also tends to be slightly saltier than smoked salmon.Īlthough these are called lox bagels, you can use either lox OR smoked salmon for this recipe. Lox, on the other hand, is cured but not smoked. Smoked salmon is cured or brined, then smoked. and let people build their own bagel! What is the difference between lox and smoked salmon?īoth lox and smoked salmon are varieties of salmon. Make a bagel bar! Set out different flavors of bagels, cream cheese, smoked salmon, lox, toppings, etc. Add delicious tang, sweetness, and earthy flavor. Lemon Juice and Fresh Dill – to garnish.Salt and Pepper – enhances other flavors.Capers – adds a “pop” of texture and ultra brine-y flavor.Red Onion – provides crunch and a nice “bite” to contrast the rich lox.Cucumber – adds an amazing light, fresh flavor to balance out the richness of the cream cheese and lox.I go into more detail below about the differences between lox and smoked salmon. Cream Cheese – I use whipped for easy spreading.I like it lightly toasted, so there’s a little crunch with a whole lotta chew.
Everything Bagel – toasted to your liking.Use your favorite bagel, cream cheese, and veggies to make it your perfect lox bagel! Regardless, it’s a super fresh, super delicious breakfast/brunch, lunch, or light dinner! Ingredients Today, we’re using smoked salmon instead of lox, because that’s what my grocery store carries - use whatever you can find! What is a lox bagel?Ī lox bagel is an open-faced sandwich made up of cream cheese and a fillet of brined salmon called lox topped with veggies, capers, and fresh dill. And bonus: it’s way cheaper than buying them at your favorite brunch spot. Let me tell you, making a lox bagel at home is insanely quick and easy. They’re sooo fancy and seemed (key word here being seemed) really complex. Honestly, I think I was intimidated by it. Trevor is 100% obsessed with lox bagels, so don’t ask me why we’ve never tried making them at home.
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