Spring is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate than with this plentiful brunch board! Complete with smoked salmon, pickled onions, dilly cream cheese and crisp veggies, this fresh and light spread is the perfect shareable meal.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes milk, sesame, eggs, fish, shellfish, crustaceans, mustard, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybean and sulphites.
100 g
Smoked Salmon
(Contains Salmon)
56 g
Red Onion
1 unit
Lemon
2 tbsp
White Wine Vinegar
(Contains Sulphites)
86 g
Cream Cheese
(Contains Milk)
1.5 tbsp
Sour Cream
(Contains Milk)
7 g
Dill
2 unit
Hard Boiled Egg
(Contains Egg)
30 g
Capers
132 g
Mini Cucumber
170 g
Beefsteak Tomato
4 unit
Plain Bagel
(Contains Barley, Rye, Wheat May contain Milk, Sesame, Sulphites)
0.13 tsp
Salt*
0.06 tsp
Pepper*
½ tbsp
Sugar*
Before starting, gather all required tools. Peel, halve, then cut half the onion into 1/8-inch slices. (whole onion for 4ppl)Add onions, vinegar, 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) water and 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) sugar to a small pot. Season with 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) salt. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring often, until sugar dissolves, 1-2 min. Remove the pot from heat. Transfer onions, including pickling liquid, to a medium bowl. Place in the fridge to cool, 15 min.
Roughly chop dill.Cut tomato into 1/4-inch slices.Cut cucumber into 1/4-inch rounds.Zest, then juice half the lemon. Cut remaining lemon into wedges. Drain capers.Remove eggs from packaging, then pat dry with paper towels. Halve, then season with salt and pepper.Halve buns lengthwise.
Add cream cheese, half the sour cream (use all for 4ppl), half the dill, 2 tsp lemon juice (use all for 4ppl) and lemon zest to a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then mix with a spatula until smooth. Transfer cream cheese spread to a serving dish, then sprinkle half the remaining dill over top.Place buns in the toaster. Toast for 2-3 min, until golden-brown. Cut buns in half crosswise.
Transfer pickled onions to a small serving dish. Place on one corner of a large platter or board.Place cream cheese mixture and sliced buns on the opposite corner.Remove smoked salmon from packaging and pile in the centre.Arrange half the cucumbers and half the tomatoes in a slightly overlapping layer, next to pickled onions. Repeat with remaining cucumbers and remaining tomatoes, next to cream cheese. (TIP: We like layering in an arc shape.)Fill in remaining gaps on the board with eggs and lemon wedges. Sprinkle capers and remaining dill over top, as desired.