Everything Bagel Salmon Recipe
Our Everything Bagel Salmon is crispy on the outside, tender and flaky inside, and topped with a creamy, tangy cream cheese sauce that brings all the classic bagel flavors to life. Serve it with the Lox-inspired salad for a full meal.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 370kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Salmon
- 4 5-6 oz salmon fillets
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp Everything Bagel Seasoning
- Salt and pepper to taste
For the Cream Cheese Sauce
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp milk or water to thin as needed
- 1 tbsp fresh dill chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
For the Lox-Inspired Salad
- 6 cups mixed greens
- 1 cup cucumber thinly sliced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1/2 small red onion very thinly sliced
- 1 avocado sliced
- 1/3 cup capers drained
- 4 radishes thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 °F. Pat salmon dry and place the fillets on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Rub each fillet with olive oil. Then, sprinkle generously with Everything Bagel Seasoning, pressing it lightly onto the surface.
- Bake for 12 - 15 minutes, depending on thickness, until flaky and cooked through.
Make the Cream Cheese Sauce
- In a bowl or small food processor, whisk together cream cheese, sour cream, lemon juice, Dijon, and garlic. Add milk or water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until the sauce becomes drizzleable. Season with salt, pepper and dill. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Make the salad
- In a large bowl, add mixed greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, avocado, thinly sliced radish and capers.
- Whisk together lemon juice, olive oil and season with salt and pepper to taste. Toss the salad lightly.
Assembly
- Divide the salad among plates or serve salmon in a large dish over the salad. Drizzle generously with the cream cheese sauce. Add a few extra capers or fresh dill for garnish and serve.
Notes
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 370kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 935mg | Potassium: 591mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1474IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 1mg