This Everything Bagel Salad recipe is a fun twist on your favorite brunch: everything bagels! Made with smoked salmon lox, red onion, cream cheese, bagel chips, cucumber slices, cherry tomatoes, and chopped romaine lettuce this hearty lunch, brunch, or dinner salad is then topped with homemade Everything Bagel Ranch and Everything Bagel Seasoning.
Love Everything Bagel Seasoning? Also, try my Everything Bagel Salmon and 4 Ingredient Healthy Everything Bagel Dip.
Everything Bagel Salad
This Everything Bagel Salad is such a fun, hearty, and delicious salad that's perfect for any meal! This salad with a green leaf lettuce base has all the components of your favorite bagel-based breakfast (smoked salmon lox, cream cheese, bagel chips, cucumber, red onion, AND cherry tomato!). It is topped with a healthy and homemade Everything Bagel Ranch AND Everything Bagel Seasoning. This pescatarian salad is one everyone in your family will ask for again and again.
I got the idea to make an Everything Bagel Salad from the new Everything Chopped Salad kit that's a delicious chopped salad kit now out from Taylor Farms. I loved the delicious chopped kit, including the Everything Ranch AND bagel chips but my salad takes it to an entirely different level with more fresh and unique bagel-inspired ingredients, but with significantly fewer carbs. It's not exactly a copycat recipe but is inspired by the kit I enjoyed! My version amps up the flavor and textures with more colorful veggies and a hearty serving of smoked salmon or lox, rounding out this high-protein meal or easy side salad.
This salad is literally a flavor explosion that I know you will love!
Why You'll Love this Everything Bagel Salad...
- It's fresh, light, AND filling.
- It's super flavorful and memorable. No boring salad for lunch here.
- It has SMOKED SALMON lox!
- The bagel chips, cream cheese, and Everything Seasoning remind you of your favorite Everything Bagel.
- It's all topped with DIY Everything Bagel Seasoning!
I seriously cannot get enough of this flavor combination! It's so delish.
Ingredients:
Here's what you'll need to make my Everything Bagel Salad, but keep scrolling for the full recipe amounts.
- Romaine Hearts or Green Leaf Lettuce: I like to have a crunchy base for this salad! Hearts of Romaine is the perfect way to get that and is still filled with nutrients. You can use whatever lettuce makes you happy though including baby spinach or arugula. Green leaf lettuce makes a great choice too.
- Smoked Salmon: One of the yummiest additions to bagels is smoked salmon or lox. Look for cold-smoked salmon that retains the silky texture of raw salmon. If you'd like to make a vegetarian instead of pescatarian Everything Bagel Salad you can easily leave it off. This salad is very hearty even without it.
- Bagel Chips or Mini Bagel Toasts: I love using crunchy bagel chips for this salad! You can find them with chips or crackers in your grocery store or order these Everything Bagel Chips online. They are kind of like bagel croutons.
- Red Onion: A crisp small red onion pairs perfectly with the smoked salmon and gives the salad some hearty dimension.
- Cucumber: Cool cucumber slices are the perfect addition to this salad. I like to use a seedless cucumber or an English cucumber.
- Cherry Tomatoes: I add cherry tomatoes to the salad for vitamins and color!
- Cream Cheese: A dollop of cream cheese to give the salad that familiar cream cheese bagel flavoring.
- Everything Ranch Dressing: You can't go wrong with my homemade Everything Bagel Ranch Dressing. Mine is made with greek yogurt which makea healthy creamy ranch dressing! If you don't want to make your own, you can buy it here.
- Everything Bagel Seasoning: Everything Bagel Seasoning is the perfect blend of sea salt, black pepper, garlic, onion, poppy seeds, and black sesame seeds, and white sesame seeds. It's the same spices on your favorite everything bagel. It became famous from Trader Joe's Everything But the Bagel Seasoning but is now widely made by other brands. You can make your own with my DIY Everything Bagel Seasoning or buy it here.
Directions:
This Everything Bagel Salad recipe is super easy to make. Here are the step-by-step instructions, the full details are in the recipe card below.
- Get out two shallow salad bowls. Divide the lettuce among two salad bowls.
- Roll the smoked salmon into bites and place it in the salad bowl.
- Carefully arrange the bagel chips, tomato, cucumber, and red onion. Spoon half the cream cheese onto the salad.
- Sprinkle Everything Bagel Seasoning on top of the salad.
- Whisk together the dressing and serve or drizzle it with my homemade Greek Yogurt Everything Bagel Ranch Dressing. I like drizzling it on top, but you can toss it all together.
FAQ & Variations
- Make it Vegetarian: Leave off the smoked salmon. If you want more protein add a hard-boiled egg!
- Make it Vegan: Leave off the smoked salmon, and use dairy-free cream cheese and a dairy-free ranch.
- Make it Low Carb: Leave off the bagel chips.
- Make it gluten-free: Use gluten-free bagel chips or leave them off.
- Other Yummy Add-Ons: Avocado, Lemon Juice, Shredded Carrots, Red Cabbage, Boiled Egg, Capers, Baby Spinach, Broccoli, fresh dill, and scallions. You can customize the veggies in this for your tastes.
- Add and Egg: A hard-boiled egg would be another delicious addition to the salad and add protein.
Storage and Leftovers
You can store any undressed leftovers in the fridge for up to one or two days max. You cannot freeze this salad.
Can I make this ahead of time?
Yes, this salad can be stored for about a day because the romaine lettuce doesn't wilt that badly. Leave the dressing off until it is time to serve it. You can also meal prep all the ingredients and assemble them when you are ready to eat them.
How do I store leftovers for this Everything Bagel Salad?
Store any leftovers without the dressing in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days. Store it in a bowl, or layer it in a mason jar. Add the bagel chips just before serving, so they don't get soggy.
What is in the Everything Chopped Salad kit?
The Taylor Farms Everything Chopped Salad Kit complete salad kit has green leaf lettuce, shredded broccoli, red and savoy cabbage, carrots, green onions, mini bagel toasts, everything seasoning, and a creamy Everything bagel ranch. Their version isn't sold with salmon, but they suggest pairing it with smoked salmon or a bagel and lox for a tasty meal.
My version is a heartier, more complete salad than the kit adding fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions! Their salad kit comes with a regular mayo-based dressing, while mine features a healthy greek yogurt everything bagel ranch.
This Everything Bagel Salad is a yummy pescatarian meal!
If you are looking for a yummy pescatarian meal or a unique midday meal this Everything Bagel Salad with smoked salmon is it! It's an assembly-only salad that makes a yummy and hearty meal for breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner. My family loves it and I know you will too.
If you love the delicious Everything Bagel Chopped Salad Kit try this one too. Serve it with your favorite Avocado Toast, Tuna Egg Salad Sandwich, or Everything Bagel Hummus and crackers, or even a classic bagel.
Give it a try and let me know what you think.
More Everything Bagel Seasoning Recipes to Love:
- Homemade Everything Bagel Seasoning
- Everything Bagel Stuffed Celery
- Everything Bagel Ranch
- Everything Bagel Guacamole
- Everything Bagel Crispy Chickpeas
- Everything Bagel Roasted Potatoes
- Everything Bagel Sweet Potato Chips
- Everything Bagel Cucumber Bites
- Everything Bagel Deviled Eggs
- Everything Bagel Cream Cheese Stuffed Mini Peppers
- Everything Bagel Hummus
- 4 Ingredient Everything Bagel Dip
- Everything But the Bagel Salmon
More Healthy Salads to Love:
- Kale Ceasar Salad
- Meditteranean Chopped Salad
- Salmon and Kale Salad
- Chopped Kale Salad
- Apple Cranberry Salad
- Italian Chopped Salad
- Arugula Pear Salad
If you make Everything Bagel Salad recipe, I’d love to hear what you think! Leave a comment and a star rating ★ below. Make sure to follow me on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook too!
Everything Bagel Salad
Ingredients
- 6 cups romaine hearts, chopped
- 3 ounces smoked salmon
- ½ cup bagel chips
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes
- ¼ english cucumber, sliced
- ¼ red onion, sliced
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese
- ¼ cup Everything Ranch Dressing
- ½ tablespoon Everything Bagel Seasoning
Instructions
- Divide the lettuce among two salad bowls.
- Roll the smoked salmon into bites and place on the salad. Carefully arrange the bagel chips, tomato, cucumber and red onion. Spoon half the cream cheese onto the salad.
- Sprinkle Everything Bagel Seasoning on top of the salad.
- Serve with my homemade Greek Yogurt Everything Bagel Ranch Dressing.
Notes
Nutrition
Pin for later...
April says
What a genius idea! I couldn't wait to try this out especially since I had all the ingredients to make it...winning! It's easy, healthy and delicious!
Gail Montero says
Such an attractive salad that's loaded with delicious flavors and textures! A must-make!
Natalie says
Oh I love everything bagel seasoning. Have to give this salad a try. Looks fab! So healthy too.
Meg says
I don't know if this is helpful, but I love this recipe with homemade bagel chips: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/homemade-bagel-chips It just dials everything up to fully gourmet, depending on who you're feeding. For me, I buy very little packaged food, so making the chips homemade makes this recipe more artisanal. LOVE this recipe, btw! Super fun to serve to in-laws, at women's luncheons etc.
Mayuri Patel says
A colourful and filling salad. Thanks for showing me how I can use bagel chips besides munching on them on their own.
Claudia1 Lamascolo says
Delicious flavors using this seasoning it certainly perked up a plain salad!