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lox cream cheese in a bowl with bagels

Lox Schmear Recipe

5 from 2 votes
My lox cream cheese schmear is a simple spread that combines tangy cream cheese with silky smoked salmon for an absolutely fabulous bagel topper or tea sandwich filling.
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Prep Time:5 minutes
Total Time:5 minutes
Servings: 1.25 cups

Ingredients
 

  • 8 ounces brick style cream cheese, I like Philadelphia brand.
  • 2 ounces lox or cold smoked salmon. Note: use more or less to taste.
  • lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder, or to taste

Instructions

  • Put the cream cheese in a small bowl. If you're using brick style cream cheese it helps to cut it into large cubes first. Use a fork to blend the cheese until creamy. Note: there's no need to soften the cheese first, use it straight from the fridge.
  • Cut the lox into small bits and add to the bowl. Add a squeeze of lemon juice and the onion powder. Note: do not use onion salt in this recipe, that will make your schmear too salty.
  • Mix everything together well, so the lox are evenly distributed. Taste to adjust any of the ingrdients. You may want to add more lox, or more lemon juice.
  • Use right away or cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until needed. Can be made up to 2 days ahead. Will last at least 10 days, refrigerated.

Notes

You can use whipped cream cheese if you like, and that will result in a fluffier schmear. Low fat cream cheese is also ok, but full fat brick style cream cheese is best, in my opinion.
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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Author: Sue Moran
Keyword: appetizer, bagels, blue cheese, cream cheese, Jewish, spread

Nutrition

Serving: 1 Tbsp · Calories: 42 kcal · Carbohydrates: 1 g · Protein: 1 g · Fat: 4 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 13 mg · Sodium: 59 mg · Potassium: 21 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 1 g · Vitamin A: 155 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 12 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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