Best bagel fillings

[Shannith]

I'm nominally low carb but got some bagels yesterday as DD loves them.

I have just eaten half a toasted one with ham but it tasted a bit like sorrow in a bun.

I have rubbish ones that need to be toasted, fresh would be different so need some ideas to jazz them up a bit.

Used to work a lot in NY so have had some amazing ones, but old (boring) favourites using ingredients I have: (too lazy to make just now to my regreat, hence this thread)

Ham, tomato and cucumber with English mustard and mayo
Roast chicken and sweet corn mayo
Soft cheese and crispy bacon

Other ingredients are available - inspire me to make that second bagel half count!

Regret.

Bastard cat keeps standing on iPad.

The bagel shops across from my work does halloumi, sundried tomatoes, rocket and mint yogurt. Its amazingggg!

The halloumi and toms are warm too!

Surely it has to be Philly cheese, smoked salmon and avocado?

I also like using one to make a BLT.

Smoked salmon, cream cheese and avocado with lemon juice and black pepper

Tomato, mozzarella, pesto and prosciutto

Pastrami, mustard, cheese and gherkins

Smoked salmon and cream cheese (without the avocado, they weren't so fashionable then) with lashings of black pepper was my stalwart lunch treat when I worked in London in the '80s. You have me hankering for a bagel now!

Crispy bacon, melted brie and sweet chilli sauce!

Humm @Missmonkeypenny I have tomato, mozzarella, basil and Parma ham. Just seems a bit Italian.

No salmon but I think there is a half dead avocado at the back of the fridge somewhere.

My favourite filling is chunky egg mayo with cress/watercress, so much of it that it oozes out.

Ds likes his with marmite.

Marmite and cream cheese .... yummy !!

Poached egg and a slice of mature cheddar.

Cream cheese, pesto, roasted vegetables, spinach leaves and a sprinkle of pine nuts. Delicious!

mashed avocado, sliced sunblush tomatoes from a jar, fresh basil, black pepper

Philly cheese and chilli jam

I had the most amazing bagels in Amsterdam, in their Bagels and Beans shops. Bacon, tomato, cucumber, cream cheese (sometimes this was flavoured), toasted pine nuts. I can't remember what else, but they were gorgeous! We often do blt at home, which is always good. Oooh we're having lazy "toast tea" tomorrow after swimming and I think bagels and bacon may have to make an appearance now 😄

Pastrami, Swiss cheese, mayo & gherkins

Brie, bacon & cranberry

Peanut butter & raspberry jam

Scrambled egg bagel is my Sunday breakfast. I prefer the thin bagels though.

I've never quite felt the love for bagels ,they seem too dry and heavy .What am I doing wrong ?

Smoked salmon and cream cheese obv.
Sliced corned beef and beetroot (classy ).

Pastrami, turkey, mustard. Simple, but so good.

YY to the thin bagels.

Smoked salmon, lemon juice, avocado, rocket and tomato is my favourite. Followed by warm hardboiled eggs mashed up with butter, pepper and a bit of smoked salmon. Lush.

DCs like peanut butter and jam

Cold filling: Parma ham, cream cheese, fresh tomato and rocket with a bit of black pepper

Hot filling: bacon, avocado and tomato (add a fried egg if I want to fill people up)

Scrambled eggs and smoked salmon

Eggs benedict

I want a proper chewy bagel now. Bollocks.

Hummous, grated carrot and fresh coriander for me.

Or for breakfast, peanut butter and banana.