Cream cheese bagel
A delicious brunch snack that is going to satisfy everyone: it's the classic cream cheese bagel but done Daen's Kitchens way.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 garlic bulb
- 250 g cream cheese 9oz
- 1 tbsp chives chopped
- 1/2 tbs basil finely chopped
- 1 heirloom tomato sliced
- 4 bagels
- olive oil
- salt + pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C / 320 degrees F
- Using a sharp knife, slice the top off the garlic bulb, about 2 – 3 cm down from the top to expose the raw cloves. Place the bulb of garlic into the centre of an oven proof dish, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake for 1 hour.
- Allow the garlic to slightly cool until you are able to handle it. Using your fingers, squeeze the roasted garlic cloves out of their skin.
- In a bowl, add the roasted garlic cloves, cream cheese, chives, basil and pinch of salt of pepper. Mash together with a fork or spoon until combined and smooth.
- Cut the bagels in half and drizzle the inside layer with olive oil. In a saucepan on a low – medium heat, fry, olive oil side down, for 5 minutes or until golden and crispy.
- Lather a large amount of the cream cheese spread onto the bottom half of the bagel and top with the tomato slice. Season the tomato with salt, pepper and olive oil and top with the second half of the bagel. Cut in half and enjoy.
