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Smoked trout & soft cheese bagels with crispy capers

Name: Smoked trout & soft cheese bagels with crispy capers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 small red onion very finely sliced; 4 tbsp white wine vinegar or enough to cover the red onion; 1 tsp sugar; 2 tsp olive oil or vegetable oil; 2 tbsp capers; 2 bagels cut in half; 2-4 tsp butter softened; 4 tbsp soft cheese; 100g smoked trout

Samuel Goldsmith

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 5 mins

plus pickling

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Forget your regular shop-bought sarnie and fill a bagel with smoked trout, soft cheese, red onion and crispy capers for an exciting lunchtime sandwich option

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 small red onion

very finely sliced
4 tbsp white wine vinegar

or enough to cover the red onion
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp olive oil

or vegetable oil
2 tbsp capers
2 bagels

cut in half
2-4 tsp butter

softened
4 tbsp soft cheese
100g smoked trout

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal451
fat18g
saturates7g
carbs48g
sugars4g
fibre3g
protein23g
salt2.81g

Method

step 1

Put the red onion in a small bowl then pour over the vinegar and scatter over the sugar. Mix together and leave to rest for at least 20 mins or leave overnight (if the vinegar isn’t quite covering the red onion then add a little more).
step 2

Heat a pan over a medium heat and add the oil. Pat the capers dry then fry in the heated oil for around 5-10 mins until they begin to turn golden and crisp up. Remove from the oil and set aside. Toast the bagels then spread with butter, if using. On the bottom slice of each bagel, spread half the soft cheese then layer with the smoked trout, pickled red onions and capers. Pop the tops on and serve.

Recipe tip

If you want to have pickled red onions to hand you can also buy them in shops or make ahead and keep in the fridge.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2025

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