An easy breakfast, lunch or brunch that takes less than 10 minutes to put together. Store-bought poached salmon is flaked and placed on top of protein bagel thins that have been slathered with cream cheese. It’s all served up with lightly pickled cucumbers and rocket and finished with a lovely drizzled of hot sauce. I love this as a post-workout brunch that feels so filling and energizing. 35g of protein too!
I’ve been making a few changes to how I approach food recently. Mostly just being more mindful about what what i’m eating and trying not to mindlessly snack so much. I’ve been slowly trying to increase my protein intake and this is one of my go-to meals for a quick boost after a workout.
It’s not exactly a complicated recipe. Toasting a bagel is as difficult as it gets! But I think it’s fun to share meals that we regularly eat at home. This is more of a brunch or lunch recipe and it’s ready in less than 10 minutes.
📋 Ingredients
Bagel Thins – I like to use the Seeded Protein Bagel Thins from Warburtons but you can use your favourite type of bagel.
Salmon – Use pre-cooked poached salmon fillets to make this super quick and easy, I used 2 fillets for 2 bagels each fillet is about 100g/3.5oz.
Hot Sauce – I like a more vinegary, tangy hot sauce like Cholula because it goes really well with the cream cheese.
How to make it:
***Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post***
- First, you prepare your pickled cucumber by mixingchopped mini cucumbers in a bowl with cider vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper and set aside.
- Meanwhile toast the bagels.
- Then spread the cream cheese over the bagels, and top with flaked salmon.
- Serve alongside rocket and the pickled cucumber. I like to drizzle the vinaigrette from the cucumbers on top of the rocket, then sprinkle sesame seeds, salt, and pepper over the top. Finishing it all off with a dash of hot sauce.
Pro Tip
I like to make a bunch of pickled cucumber and keep it covered in the fridge to make my brunch preparations even easier!
This is a lovely and filling meal, especially post-workout!
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🍽️ What to serve it with
- While this is a whole meal in itself, if you wanted to bulk it up a little, you can also serve it with:
- Chopped baby tomatoes
- Sliced avocado or homemade guacamole
- Slices of boiled egg
- A few olives or pickled gherkins
This is also excellent when it’s topped with Marinated Onions.
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? Frequently Asked Questions
I buy ready-poached plain salmon fillets from the supermarket. You can also get flavoured cooked salmon fillets (sweet chilli or lemon & herb are great). I buy the plain salmon as there’s lots of flavour in the hot sauce and cucumber vinaigrette.
I use Warburton’s protein bagel thins as they’re nice and crispy with extra protein from the seeds. They’re low on calories – about 154 cals each and 8.1g of protein.
You can use your favourite bagel, but the calories/protein amount etc. will be different.
Salmon and Cream Cheese Bagels
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Chop the cucumbers into bite-size pieces. Place in a small bowl.
2 baby cucumbers
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Pour the cider vinegar and oil over the cucumber. Sprinkle on the salt and pepper.
2 tbsp cider vinegar, 1 tbsp extra virgin avocado oil, pinch flaked salt, pinch black pepper
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Stir together and put to one side.
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Toast the bagels to your liking. Place on two plates. Spread the cream cheese on the bagels.
2 protein bagel thins, 70 g (2.5 oz) cream cheese
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Remove the skin from the poached salmon fillets and flake it up with a fork.
2 ready-cooked poached salmon fillets
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Top the bagels with the flaked salmon.
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Divide the rocket between the two plates.
25 g (1 packed cup) rocket leaves
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Add the cucumber to the plates and pour any of the vinegar/oil mixture left in the bowl over the rocket.
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Drizzle the hot sauce over the salmon and cucumber.
2 tbsp hot sauce
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Sprinkle on the sesame seeds, salt and pepper, then serve.
1 tbsp mixed black and white sesame seeds, Salt, Pepper
I buy ready-poached plain salmon fillets from the supermarket. You can also get flavoured cooked salmon fillets (sweet chilli or lemon & herb are great). I buy the plain salmon as there’s lots of flavour in the hot sauce and cucumber vinaigrette.
I use Warburton’s protein bagel thins as they’re nice and crispy with extra protein from the seeds. They’re low on calories – about 154 cals each and 8.1g of protein.
You can use your favourite bagel, but the calories/protein amount etc. will be different.
Nutritional information is approximate, per portion (this recipe serves 2).
Calories: 485kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 848mg | Potassium: 832mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 400IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 219mg | Iron: 3mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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