How to Make Everything Salmon with Cream Cheese Caper Sauce

My everything salmon with cream cheese caper sauce is breakfast for dinner turned on its head. It’s a play on lox and bagels where smoked salmon tops an everything bagel with cream cheese, briny capers, and crispy red onions. But for my everything salmon, I am roasting the salmon with a spicy, everything bagel seasoning crust and cutting those spices with a creamy and cheesy sauce.

I paired my everything salmon with some smashed potatoes and simply roasted asparagus for simple, yet delicious meal that is perfect for a weeknight. And the best part is that the cream cheese caper sauce ties the whole dish together. It’s good on the potatoes and really takes the asparagus up a notch.

So next time you are looking to upgrade your boring, same ole salmon, give my everything salmon a try. You won’t regret it!

Serves 4

Suggested Wine Pairing:

A Sancerre would accompany my everything salmon with cream cheese caper sauce perfectly. If you can’t find that, try an unoaked chardonnay.

Ingredients:

1 pound of salmon

4 tablespoons of everything bagel seasoning

Juice of 1/2 lemon

1 tablespoon of butter

2 tablespoons of cream cheese

1/2 cup of cream

1 tablespoon of capers

1 shallot, finely diced

Drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper to taste

Chopped chives for the pretty

Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 400F. Meanwhile, pat the salmon dry and top with the bagel seasoning, It should be kind of thick to make a crust. Oil your baking sheet and add the salmon. Drizzle the salmon with lemon juice and olive oil. Cook the salmon for about 12 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, add the butter to a saucepan and saute the shallots for about 2 minutes before adding the capers. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the cream and cream cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste. Allow the sauce to reduce slightly for 3-5 minutes until it coats the back of a spoon.
3. To serve, drizzle the sauce over the salmon and top with chopped chives.