Bagels and lox platter

Ingredients

• 4 bagels, sliced in half
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 6 oz smoked salmon (lox)
• 2 tablespoons capers, drained
• 1 small cucumber, thinly sliced
• 1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup fresh dill fronds
• 1 lemon, cut into wedges
• 1/2 teaspoon flaky sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Steps

1. 1

   1. If desired, toast the bagel halves until lightly golden, then arrange them cut-side up across a large wooden board or platter.

2. 2

   2. Spread a generous layer of cream cheese over each bagel half, leaving it slightly mounded in the center.

3. 3

   3. Drape slices of smoked salmon over the cream cheese, folding them loosely so they sit in ruffled layers.

4. 4

   4. Arrange cucumber slices and red onion rings around and over the salmon.

5. 5

   5. Scatter capers evenly across the platter, then finish with a pinch of flaky sea salt and cracked black pepper.

6. 6

   6. Just before serving, scatter fresh dill fronds over the entire arrangement and tuck lemon wedges around the edges for squeezing.