Ingredients

2 sesame bagels
Vegetable Cream Cheese, recipe follows
4 slices smoked salmon

Directions

Slice the bagels in half horizontally and spread 1
tablespoon of the vegetable cream cheese over the bottom half of each bagel. Arrange 2 slices of smoked salmon
over the cream cheese and place the remaining bagel halves on top. Cut the bagels in half crosswise and
serve.

Vegetable Cream Cheese:

Ingredients

16 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2 tablespoons minced scallions, white and green parts
2 tablespoons finely chopped carrot
2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
2 tablespoons finely chopped radish (2 radishes)
2 to 3 pinches kosher salt
1 pinch finely ground black pepper

Directions

Place the cream cheese, scallions, carrot,

celery, radish, salt, and pepper in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix on
low speed until blended.

Yield: 6 servings