Description
A fresh and satisfying brunch dish featuring toasted bagels layered with creamy avocado, smooth cream cheese, and crisp vegetables for a colorful, nourishing meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 plain bagels (about 100 g each), sliced in half
- 2 ripe avocados (about 200 g total), mashed
- 4 tablespoons cream cheese (60 g), softened
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (15 ml)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (15 ml)
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (150 g), halved
- 1 small cucumber (100 g), thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons red onion (20 g), finely sliced
- 0.5 teaspoon salt (3 g)
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper (1 g), freshly ground
- 0.25 teaspoon red pepper flakes (1 g), optional
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley or chives (10 g), chopped
Instructions
- Toast the bagel halves until golden, crisp on the edges, and warm in the center.
- In a mixing bowl, mash the avocados with lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and black pepper until creamy with a little texture.
- Stir the cream cheese briefly to make it smooth and spreadable.
- Spread an even layer of cream cheese over each warm bagel half.
- Spoon the avocado mixture generously over the cream cheese.
- Top with cherry tomatoes, cucumber slices, and red onion.
- Finish with red pepper flakes and fresh herbs, then serve immediately.
Notes
- Use ripe avocados that yield slightly when pressed for the best texture.
- Assemble the bagels just before serving to keep them crisp.
- Taste and adjust seasoning in the avocado mixture before spreading.
- Swap herbs or vegetables based on what you have on hand.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bagel half
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg
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