Looking for inspiration for things to add to my morning bagel :)
Edited to add: thanks for all the replies!!
Cucumber. Cucumber + cream cheese is utterly divine. Best peeled.
I like to top cream cheese on bagel with sliced cherry tomatoes or fresh figs if they’re in season. You can also mix some chopped raisins, a bit of honey, and cinnamon into plain cream cheese for an easy, yet yummy spread.
Want to make it extra yummy? Dried tomatoes. One of the white pizze that I prepare often is mascarpone (basically cream cheese), sun-dried tomatoes and mushrooms, it’s really easy to adapt this into your bagel.
- green peppers
- hummus
- watermelon
- tomato + basil
- mint pesto
- tomato + pesto
- tomato + lettuce
- roasted jalapeno (or other peppers) without seeds
- bread and butter pickles (they’re sweet)
- spicy pickles
- mustard seed spread (not that nuclear yellow crap)
- kimchi
- apple slices
- grilled zucchini
- eggplant and marinara
- apple butter
- any jam (Berry jam too)
- hot pepper relish
- hot sauce
- mashed sweet potato
- chopped candied nuts
- green onions and chives
- a dressing of oil, parsley, mint blended until thick
Holy cow I’m so hungry right now for all of this
My favorite bagel has heirloom tomatoes, fresh dill, capers, salt, pepper, and a light drizzle of olive oil. Just flawless.
Man, pretty much anything.
Oh… on a bagel?
I usually just steam some veggies in the microwave, drain out the water, toss a pat of cream cheese in the bowl and leave it covered for a bit while it melts in the steamy veggies. Hit it with some garlic powder and sea salt and pepper. Good eatin’!
What else do you eat cream cheese with? Genuine question, I only recently started eating cream cheese, and I’ve only ever eaten it with bagels or toasted bread
