Carrot Lox and Vegan Cream Cheese Bagel
Give your breakfast a little vegan love! This carrot lox recipe is smoked and delicious on top of a toasted bagel with vegan cream cheese, red onions, and capers.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 215kcal
Ingredients
- 6 Bagels cut in half and toasted
- 1 Red onion sliced thin
- 1 Large Tomato cut into thin slices
- ¼ cup capers drained
- ¼ cup chopped dill
Vegan Cream Cashew Cheese
- 1 recipe vegan cream cheese
Carrot Lox
- 2 cups coarse sea salt plus more if needed (YES THIS IS THE CORRECT AMOUNT)
- 3 large carrots do not peel them
- 1 Tablespoon liquid smoke I used Hickory Flavor
- ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Pure Maple Syrup
Instructions
Carrot Lox
- Preheat oven to 375.
- To slow roast the carrots, place one cup of coarse sea salt into a glass square baking pan that offers just enough room to accommodate the length and width of the carrots so you can keep them whole.
- Rinse the unpeeled carrots and place them wet into the salt, making sure that the carrots sit on top of the salt and do not make contact with the bottom of the glass pan.
- Pour about another whole cup of salt evenly over the tops of the carrots. They need to be completely covered.
- Place into the oven to roast, uncovered, for an hour and a half.
- Once done, use tongs to remove the carrots and place them on a plate or baking sheet to cool.
- Crack away and brush off any salt, then peel away the skin.
- It’s fine if there is still some skin left on the carrot. Then, using a mandolin or sharp knife, finely chop the carrots into jagged, thin strips.
Marinate the Carrot Slices
- Place the carrots slices into a clean glass container.
- To marinate the carrots, whisk together the maple syrup, liquid smoke, and apple cider vinegar. (If you have more or less than 1 ½ cups of carrots, add more or less of the liquid components as needed.)
- Drizzle over the warm carrots and toss well to coat.
- The carrots need to marinate in the refrigerator for at least two days to allow the flavors to meld.
- On the day you plan to serve the carrot lox, remove the carrots from the refrigerator and allow the carrots to come to room temperature.
- Serve with toasted bagels, capers, vegan cream cheese, red onion and fresh sprigs of dill as desired.
Cashew Vegan Cream Cheese:
- Rinse and drain soaked cashews
- In a small bowl food processor, add the cashews and the rest of the ingredients.
- Blend until smooth.
- Refrigerate until chilled. It will thicken upon cooling.
- You may add different flavors to your cream cheese: dill and onion, garlic and chive, jalapeño and red pepper, fresh strawberries; the varieties are endless.
Serving:
- Toast Bagels
- Slather with vegan cream cheese.
- Add red onion and tomato.
- Add carrot lox and top with capers and dill.
Notes
Quick Version Carrot Lox: Does not require 2 days; 2 hour version
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place carrots on a rimmed baking sheet lined on parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Bake carrots at 350°F for 40 to 45 minutes, depending on thickness, until fork-tender. Let cool completely.
- Place the same liquid ingredients in a bowl; stir with a whisk. Set aside.
- Remove skins for carrots. Use a vegetable peeler to slice carrot lengthwise into thin slices.
- Place in bowl with tamari mixture; gently toss to coat.
- Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours
- Drain excess marinade and use carrot lox as you would traditional salmon lox.
Nutrition
Calories: 215kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 345mg | Potassium: 191mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 2629IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 2mg