Lox Salad with Cream Cheese Dressing
This recipe is the perfect way to enjoy the irresistible pairing of smoked salmon and cream cheese in a lighter, fresher form. Ready in just ten minutes, it delivers all the comfort and flavor of a deli-style bagel but in a salad that feels modern and vibrant.
Equipment
- large serving plate
- Mixing Bowl
- ramekin
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 2 bagels toasted and halved
- 1 avocado diced and topped with freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 large bag of fresh salad leaves of choice
- ½ English cucumber thickly sliced
- 2 tbsp capers drained
- 4 oz smoked salmon thinly sliced (115g)
For the dressing:
- 3 oz cream cheese 85g
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 3 tbsp buttermilk 45ml
- 1 tbsp fresh dill chopped
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp olive oil 30ml
- 1 tsp everything bagel seasoning
Instructions
- On a large serving plate, lay out the salad leaves. Top with the sliced cucumbers and sprinkle over the drained capers.
- Lay the chopped avocado throughout the leaves and nestle smoked salmon between sections of the leaves on the plate.
- Place the toasted bagels on one end of the plate.
- In a bowl mix together all the dressing ingredients then pour into a ramekin and place onto the serving plate.
- Serve with additional fresh lemon and a little more fresh dill.
