Description
A festive, no-cook assembly board featuring toasted bagels, smoked salmon, fresh cream cheese, and vibrant toppings, perfect for breaking the Yom Kippur fast.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8–10 large bagels (assorted: plain, everything, poppy seed, cinnamon raisin)
- 8 ounces cream cheese (full-fat, softened)
- 12–16 ounces cold-smoked salmon (lox-style, sliced thin)
- 1/2 cup capers (drained and rinsed)
- 1 medium red onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 bunch fresh dill
- 2 lemons (1 for zest, 1 for wedges)
- 4–6 hard-boiled eggs (sliced, optional)
- 2 avocados (sliced, optional)
- 2 tablespoons everything bagel seasoning
- 2–3 tomatoes (sliced or halved, optional)
- 1 cucumber (sliced into rounds, optional)
Instructions
- Prep ingredients: Slice bagels in half, tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions. Peel and slice hard-boiled eggs. Zest one lemon and cut both lemons into wedges. Drain and pat dry capers.
- Toast bagel halves on a baking sheet or in a toaster until golden brown and crisp. Let cool for a minute.
- Arrange bagel halves on a large serving board, leaving space for toppings.
- Place dollops of cream cheese between bagels. Optionally mix chopped dill, chives, and lemon juice into half the cream cheese for an herb variation.
- Fold or roll smoked salmon slices loosely and drape them over bagels or place on the side of the board.
- Arrange sliced red onions, capers, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggs, and avocado around the board. Use small bowls for loose items like capers and onions.
- Sprinkle everything bagel seasoning over cream cheese mounds.
- Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the salmon and tomatoes. Sprinkle fresh dill leaves over the top.
- Serve immediately with lemon wedges on the side.
Notes
[‘Toast bagels well to prevent sogginess from cream cheese and salmon.’, ‘Drain capers thoroughly to avoid a wet board.’, ‘Use fresh dill for best flavor; dried dill is not recommended.’, ‘Keep the board out of direct sunlight to prevent spoilage of dairy and fish.’, ‘Assemble the board no more than 30 minutes before serving to maintain bagel crispness and avocado freshness.’]
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: Jewish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bagel half with to
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 4
- Sodium: 600
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 6
- Carbohydrates: 40
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 15
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