Breakfast for Champions

As I have mentioned before, breakfast is my all-time favorite meal of the day...and I loathe missing it. Eggs are definitely my favorite ingredient when making breakfast but this next recipe comes as a close second. Salmon Lox and Bagels, piled with lucious cream cheese, salty capers, crunchy red onion and juicy tomatoes. Plus I made a side of berry fruit salad to go with this decadent creation.

My husband and I absolutely love lox and bagels...recently we were staying at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas for our honeymoon and found ourselves ordering the Bellagio Cafe's salmon lox and bagels more than a few times for breakfast. As soon as we got back home my husband insisted that we buy everything to make our own salmon lox and bagels. This recipe showcases that:

Salmon Lox & Bagels

1 package of fresh smoked salmon
1 package of original cream cheese (none of that low-fat stuff...yuck!)
1/4 cup sliced red onion
2 Tbs capers
1/2 lemon
fresh bakery bagels (we used whole wheat but any kind is delicious)
tomatoes (we used cherry tomatoes)

Now for assembly, toast the bagels in a toaster, toaster oven, on a skillet or we toasted them on our grill pan. We lightly drizzled olive oil on each and placed face down with the press on top. Meanwhile start your fruit salad.


Berry Fruit Salad

You want to make sure you use fruits that won't perish easily. Stick to berries: cherries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries. I added kiwi to this batch and it only worked well the first few days then the kiwi started to get mushy. Rinse your fruit, pat down, add to bowl, add some lemon zest, a fresh squeeze of lemon juice and your refreshing fruit salad is ready!

Back to your Lox and Bagels

Slice up your red onion into thin strips, slice your tomatoes into thick slices, once your bagels are toasted remove from pan and let them cool. Once cooled, spread the cream cheese on top (I love cream cheese so I make a thick layer), top with capers (that way they don't roll off your bagel), then add the onion, tomato and place pieces of smoked salmon at the very top. Squeeze fresh lemon to bring out the fantastic flavor of smoked salmon, sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper. Then you are ready to serve!

This recipe may seem a bit odd to some of you but you must try this breakfast...with the combination of flavors it will be as if fireworks are going off in your mouth. Bon appetit!

xo Lo