Bagels with Salmon Caviar Cream Cheese

By katylua • December 9, 2010 • 0 Comments

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Author Notes: My family recently moved from northern New Jersey to my childhood home in Pennsylvania. After my friends, it's the food I miss the most. You just can't get a good bagel (not to mention many/most other prepared foods) in my new town. Ask any Manhattanite (or NJ suburbanite) where to get the best bagel and prepare yourself for a diatribe about why their favorite bagel maker is the *only* place to go. Disagree, and be warned that you may be risking your life. - katylua

Serves 6-8

8 ounces cream cheese
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1-2 dash Tabasco
1 scallion, thinly sliced
4 ounces smoked salmon, chopped into 1/4" cubes
1 tablespoon capers, chopped
2 ounces caviar (red)

Mix cream cheese and cream until smooth.
Add lemon juice, Tabasco, scallion and capers. Mix well.
Gently fold in the salmon and caviar.
Serve with fresh-from-the-baker bagels. (Also good as an appetizer spread for crackers, melba toasts, french bread rounds, etc.)