Let’s discuss an incredibly huge breakfast topic: How to Make a Bagel Sandwich. Is there anything more delicious on a weekend morning? No. This cheesy bagel sandwich is chewy, fresh tasting, cheesy and utterly delicious.Â
The first step to making a bagel sandwich at home is sourcing a really good bagel. For years this was really hard in LA but not anymore! My favorite bagels are from a truck (and newly-opened shop!), called Yeastie Boys.
They are so good. In fact last year a friend gifted 30 bagels, from Yeastie Boys, to Josh for his b-day and we had them in the freezer and every time we wanted a bagel, we’d warm it up in the oven and OMG best breakfast ever.
The second step is making your own cream cheese. Remember when I made homemade cream cheese?! Game changer. Of course this isn’t required if you’re strapped for time. You can always just spike store-bought cream cheese with minced dill and Italian parsley.
Perfect Square Scrambled Eggs
Next up, a perfectly square scrambled egg. Not gonna lie, I was going for that folded over egg situation that you find at McDonald’s and Hardee’s but the stupid rectangle cookie cutter I ordered off Amazon wasn’t big enough.
Regardless of what kind of equipment you have, you can always just make gently scrambled eggs and pile it on.
A bagel sandwich is not a bagel sandwich unless it has smoked salmon. If you want to get crazy fancy you could cure your own salmon. (I love the recipe in DA YEAR OF COZY!)
And toppings. Sliced cucumber, sliced red onion, tomato and tons and tons of sprouts.
This is not rocket science and this is not really a recipe but it does result in one amazing sandwich that will make you very VERY happy.
Have a nice weekend!
xo
Adrianna
Thanks to Yeastie Boys for providing their amazing bagels. You can find their schedule on their website and their newly-opened shop is at Melrose Place. GO!
How to Make a Bagel Sandwich Recipe
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup cream cheese (homemade or store-bought)
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh Italian parsley
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh dill
- 4 large eggs beaten
- 4 bagels toasted (if you like) and halved
- 6 ounces smoked salmon
- 1 Persian cucumber thinly sliced
- 1/2 red onion thinly sliced
- 1 tomato thinly sliced
- 1 bunch of alfafa sprouts (or any other type of sprouts)
Instructions
- This is hardly a recipe. But here it goes: mix the cream cheese with the fresh Italian parsley and dill. Set aside.
- Cook the scrambled eggs in a medium non-stick skillet until soft and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
- To assemble the bagels, smother the cream cheese on the bottom half of the bagels. Divide the scrambled eggs amongst the bagels. Top with a few slices of smoked salmon, cucumber, red onion, tomato and a handful of sprouts. Cut the sandwich in half and eat immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Looking for more breakfast recipes? Here are some of my favorites:Â
- Chilaquiles
- Conchas (Mexican Pan Dulce)
- Best Blueberry Muffins
- Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Icing
- Crispy WafflesÂ
- Olive Oil Fried Eggs
Sounds delicious but with smoked salmon in it it hardly is vegetarian.
I agree that bagels MUST have smoked salmon! What about adding chopped garlic to the cream cheese? Think that might sound good too! Let me know what you think. Thanks for sharing.
Sure that’d be great!
I am going to have to find a great bagel place so I can make these STAT.
Hey,
What a lovely big bagel sandwich.
Definitely going to have this weekend. That would be blast.
Thank you so much for sharing these among us.
Have a great week ahead.
Shantanu sinha
OK, that’s it. My next blog post will be on a bagel! Been thinking of making a bagel for so long, and your post just gave me the inspiration I needed!
That is indeed a bomb ass bagel sandwich. Also, love the scissors. Where can I buy them??
This looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it. Pinning it now!
At first, I thought the egg was haloumi and the salmon was pickled radish/daikon and I was onboard. Then, I realised your recipe is no good for me because I have a low tolerance for egg and I’m allergic to seafood. But I’m going to give my imagined version a crack.
These look really good. Do you think yo could use chicken or another fish to change it up a bit?
Yeah for sure. I’d recommend smoked white fish!
That’s a question that you can’t answer for yourself???
Mmmmmm, I do love a great bagel sandwich! I have fond memories of my years living on Long Island – there was a place near us that sold the most amazing smoked salmon & cream cheese bagels and blueberry muffins. It was a real Sunday treat to go there! Now I’m the UK, I just haven’t found anywhere that satisfies my bagel craving, so I guess I’ll just have to go at making a proper bagel sandwich myself! xxx
This looks like a perfect Sunday brunch bagel! Such great pictures you take, I’m hungry already.