In past film shoots this cameraman /chef was quick to line up for a catered breakfast, going past the multitude of sugary pastry confections and heading straight for Bagels and Cream Cheese and plates with sliced Tomato and Onion, to build a Jewish deli classic sandwich.
I never had a Bagel when I lived in Louisiana and Texas as a youth, but now you can get them in coffee shops, fast food joints, and larger grocery stores.
Bagels are boiled and baked to create a crunchy surface with a chewy interior. They originally go back to the 17 century in Jewish communities of Poland. Read about it here.
Plain & Everything Bagel
My wife Linda grew up a half-hour from New York City the capital of Bagels. I got a crash course there when we visited her family. Check out our Christmas video below at Ess-a-Bagel restaurant in NYC where bagels are baked on the premises and serve a dozen varieties of amazing Bagel Spreads!
This is an easy and tasty recipe to make. Allow cream cheese to soften while out of the refrigerator. Slice some tomato and onion. Toast the bagel and build a sandwich.
Most deli versions use thin slices of tomato and onion. In my recipe video, I slice tomato and red onion thickly, I like it that way.
Tomatoes and onions are still reasonable in price. I like to use red onion which is the most expensive onion, but I also use cheaper yellow onion, too.
I get my bagels from the discount bin at the local Ralphs supermarket grocers. Sometimes they are plain bagels and other times it is a mixed bag of Onion, Sesame Seed, Everything, and Blueberry.
Cream Cheese is more expensive these days, but still a decent deal. It comes in cardboard boxes at about 8 ounces. Smaller amounts of Cream Cheese also come in plastic tubs with many flavor additions, like Smoked Salmon and cheddar. I haven't found a good vegan version yet.
Cream cheese blends are cheaper and taste fine, but they may contain a good amount of palm oil.
Of course, I prefer the real thing, Philadelphia Cream Cheese. I have tried off-brands of real cream cheese when they are cheaper than Philly Cream Cheese.
Any way you spread it, my Bagel with Cream Cheese, Sliced Tomato, and Onion is a tasty 99 Cent Chef sandwich recipe you can't afford to miss out on.
Bagel with Cream Cheese, Sliced Tomato, Onion - VIDEO Play it here, video runs 1 minute, 59 seconds.
My YouTube video link for viewing or embedding, just click here.
Ingredients
- Cream Cheese - I bought an 8-ounce package, okay to buy a smaller tub.
- Bagel - I like mine sliced in half and toasted. Serve on a half slice or make it into a sandwich. Okay to not toast the bagel.
- Red Onion - sliced. I used a red onion, but okay to use a white or yellow onion. I like a thick slice of onion, but slice it as thin or thick as you like.
- Tomato - sliced. I like a thick slice of tomato.
Directions
Toast a sliced bagel. Okay to make the recipe an untoasted bagel.
Allow cream cheese to soften for a few minutes, it's easier to spread that way.
Assemble sandwich. I like cream cheese smeared on a toasted bagel slice, then add sliced onion and tomato.
Finally, top with a toasted bagel slice to make a sandwich. Okay to serve on a half slice of Bagel
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