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Lox & Bagel Cream Cheese Crostini

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Lox & Bagel Cream Cheese Crostini are a fun spin on your favorite brunch food. They are easy to make, and they taste better than the original!Creative Crostini Recipes - Lox & Bagel Crostini Recipe with Cream Cheese and Pickled Red Onions

These lox and bagel cream cheese crostini are like brunch in appetizer form. A classic example of two separately awesome things coming together to make something even more amazing. (Two more great examples: sushi burrito, and a s’mores milkshake.)

Easy Party Appetizers 

Whipping up a batch for a backyard dinner party that Pat and I recently hosted was quite easy. You may not know it, but San Francisco’s best weather of the year happens in September! It’s the only time of year that we can be outside at night without being bundled up in a winter coat (and a scarf…and mittens). We wanted to celebrate a night of warm weather by gathering a few friends to eat outside.

What I didn’t want to do was spend hours in the kitchen getting ready. After you have the crostini made, it literally only takes minutes to assemble the toppings for the crostini.Creative Crostini Recipes - Lox & Bagel Crostini Recipe with Cream Cheese and Pickled Red OnionsCreative Crostini Recipes - Lox & Bagel Crostini Recipe with Cream Cheese and Pickled Red Onions

 

Cream Cheese Recipe

The cool creaminess of the Philadelphia Cream Cheese in this recipe really balances out the smoked salmon nicely. There’s no substitute for the fresh milk and real cream in Philadelphia Cream Cheese, which is made with no preservatives. It adds the perfect flavor and richness for this fun and easy appetizer. And if you’re a long time reader of mine, you’ll notice that I use it all the time in both sweet and savory recipes!

I always like to talk about what you can make ahead of time when you’re preparing for a party. You can pickle the red onions the night before and make the crostini the day before. Just make sure you bake the crostini until they are quite crisp and store them in an airtight container.Creative Crostini Recipes - Lox & Bagel Crostini Recipe with Cream Cheese and Pickled Red Onions

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Lox & Bagel Cream Cheese Crostini are a fun spin on your favorite brunch food. They are easy to make, and they taste better than the original!

  • Author: Kelly Egan - A Side of Sweet
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings, 6 crostini = 1 serving 1x
  • Category: Appetizer
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 red onion
  • 2 cups rice vinegar
  • 1 loaf French bread (about 12 ounces)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 8 ounces (1 brick) Philadelphia Cream Cheese
  • 4 ounces smoked salmon
  • 3 ounces nonpareil capers

Instructions

  1. Peel and half onion, slice thinly. Place in a jar with a lid and fill with rice vinegar. Place in fridge for at least one hour, up to overnight.
  2. Make the Crostini: Slice bread into thin slices. One load will yield about 48 slices. Brush both sides with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 15-20 minutes, until golden. Let cool to room temperature.
  3. Spread cream cheese on each crostini. Top with smoked salmon, pickled red onions and capers.

Notes

For the pickled onions: leaving the onions in vinegar for an hour makes them soft enough so that they stay nicely on the crostini but don’t have a strong pickled taste. Leaving them overnight will increase the pickled flavor and also make them a beautiful pink color.

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Turn to Philadelphia Cream Cheese for all of your entertaining needs. Always have it on hand to create appetizers and desserts that pop. I had a great time developing these Lox & Bagel Cream Cheese Crostini for our backyard dinner party. Click here for more creamy, delicious recipe ideas.

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September 6, 2016  â€¢  Filed Under: Appetizers, Breakfast/Brunch, Holiday Recipes, Recipes 8 Comments

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  1. Miranda | Miranda's Notebook says

    September 6, 2016 at 8:58 am

    Mmmm, these look absolutely delicious! Such gorgeous photos too Kelly 🙂 xxx

    Reply
    • Kelly Egan - A Side of Sweet says

      September 19, 2016 at 1:08 pm

      Thanks so much Miranda!

      Reply
  2. Candy says

    September 6, 2016 at 1:02 pm

    Anything with cream cheese I love

    Reply
    • Kelly Egan - A Side of Sweet says

      September 19, 2016 at 1:08 pm

      Same! It makes all savory and sweet things better. 🙂

      Reply
  3. GiGi Eats says

    September 6, 2016 at 5:28 pm

    I’ve never had this type of combo before! But I know it’s a popular one!

    Reply
    • Kelly Egan - A Side of Sweet says

      September 19, 2016 at 1:09 pm

      It absolutely is! You’ll have to try it!

      Reply
  4. Marie says

    September 7, 2016 at 8:53 pm

    YUM! Seriously my one of my favorite meals. Keep an eye out for a shout out on my blog, ThePreppyMAG!

    Reply
    • Kelly Egan - A Side of Sweet says

      September 19, 2016 at 1:09 pm

      Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂

      Reply

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