
This Smoked Salmon Bagel Platter is sure to impress! It's filled with smoked salmon, bagels, and fresh toppings. Perfect to serve for holidays or an everyday weekend brunch.
Why You'll Love This Recipe
You will love this bagel platter. It's a no cook, simple to assemble breakfast or brunch. It's so beautiful, that it will definitely impress your guests! You can even double or triple the recipe to serve a crowd.
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Ingredients
- Bagels: Fresh bagels are best. Either plain or assorted bagels work well on this platter. Just half and toast them. You could also use mini bagels if you prefer.
- Smoked Salmon: Smoked salmon or lox both work well on this platter.
- Eggs: Hard or soft boiled eggs, peeled and halved. Learn how to hard boil eggs.
- Cucumber: Half of an english cucumber, thinly sliced. You could substitute for garden or persian cucumbers.
- Tomatoes: One or two tomatoes on the vine, sliced.
- Red Onion: Thinly sliced red onion.
- Pickles: Cornichons or dill gherkin pickles.
- Cream Cheese: Your preferred cream cheese. Plain or herb cream cheese are best on this platter.
- Capers: For a tangy and briny burst of flavor.
- Dill: Fresh dill for added flavor and color.

Step-By-Step Instructions
This smoked salmon bagel platter couldn't be easier to put together.
- Place the the cream cheese, capers, and pickles each in individual small bowls. Arrange all ingredients on a platter or large wood cutting board.
- Serve and enjoy!
Variations
Other great additions on this salmon bagel board would be lemon wedges, sliced avocado, thinly sliced radishes, and/or a small bowl of hummus.
Swap out the plain cream cheese for other varieties, like jalapeno, herb, garlic, and onion. You could also stir in your own favorite herbs, or use whipped cream cheese.
If you're not a fan of smoked salmon, you could swap it out for lox or your favorite deli meats.
Serving Suggestions
This platter is great to serve for just about any holiday, including Christmas, Easter, and Mother's Day. It's even great to bring to a baby or bridal shower. Going on a picnic? Pack this delicious spread and everyone will be so impressed!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
No, smoked salmon and lox are not the same. Lox is not smoked and is only brined, giving it a different flavor.
Typically, to eat smoked salmon on a bagel, you would start with a toasted bagel. Spread some cream cheese on the bagel, then top with smoked salmon, and your favorite toppings. Common toppings include cucumber slices, onion slices, capers, and fresh dill.
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Smoked Salmon Bagel Platter
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Breakfast & Brunch
- Method: Toast
- Cuisine: American
Description
This Smoked Salmon Bagel Platter is sure to impress. It's filled with smoked salmon, bagels, and fresh toppings. Perfect to serve for holidays or an everyday weekend brunch.
Ingredients
- 4 plain or assorted bagels, toasted
- 8 ounces smoked salmon
- 2-4 hard or soft boiled eggs, peeled and halved
- ½ english cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 tomato, sliced
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- ¼ red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon capers, drained
- cornichons or dill gherkins
- fresh dill
Instructions
- Place the the cream cheese, capers, and pickles each in individual small bowls. Arrange all ingredients on a platter or large wood cutting board.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
If you don't like smoked salmon, you could substitute for lox or your favorite deli meats.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 507
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 1115 mg
- Fat: 16.7 g
- Saturated Fat: 7.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 61 g
- Fiber: 3.2 g
- Protein: 26.9 g
- Cholesterol: 134.9 mg
Keywords: smoked salmon bagel platter, brunch board, easy breakfast
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