courage’s open-faced bagels

replica #008 — courage bagels, los angeles. two open-faced halves, built cold on a good bagel: cheese & tomato, and smoked salmon.

½ cheese & tomato

ingredients

• 1 bagel of your choice

• 1 tbsp cream cheese

• 1/2 tomato, freshly sliced

• 1 tsp olive oil

• salt and pepper

• 1/2 lemon

method

1. cut the bagel open and build on one half: cream cheese first, then the sliced tomato, a drizzle of olive oil, salt, pepper, and a squeeze of lemon juice.

½ smoked salmon

ingredients

• 1 bagel of your choice

• 1/4 tomato

• 1 onion

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 1 tsp salt

• 1 tbsp cream cheese

• 50 g smoked salmon

• 1 tsp capers

• 1 pinch dill

method

1. slice the tomato and onion, then let them sit in the olive oil and salt to infuse.

2. cut the bagel open and build on one half: cream cheese, then the olive-oil-infused tomato and onion, the smoked salmon, capers and dill. a sprinkle of pepper for an extra kick.

the step-by-step photos are on the replica project page · courage bagels, los angeles.