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Lemon Dill Spreadable Cream Cheese and the FwF Ultimate Breakfast Sandwich | {GIVEAWAY!}

Rebecca Lindamood
Lemony, light, studded with fresh dill and other herbs, this refreshing spreadable cream cheese is fantastic on the FwF Ultimate Breakfast Sandwich or smeared on a chicken sandwich, bagel, turkey burger, or used as a dip for fresh vegetables. It can easily be made with 1/3-less fat cream cheese (Neufchatel cheese) lightening up the fat content in the recipe for those with dietary restrictions.

Ingredients
  

For the Lemon Dill Spreadable Cream Cheese:

  • 8 ounces of cream cheese softened to room temperature
  • zest of one lemon
  • juice of 1/2 to 1 whole lemon to taste
  • 1/3 cup minced fresh dill weed lightly packed
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh flat leaf or curly parsley loosely packed
  • 2 tablespoons minced green onions green part only
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

For the FwF Ultimate Breakfast Sandwich:

  • 1 pumpernickel everything bagel or your preferred savoury bagel Black Russian bagel
  • 1 teaspoon softened butter
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons Lemon Dill Spreadable Cream Cheese
  • 1/4 cup flaked or 2 thin slices smoked salmon
  • 5 to 10 pickled capers drained
  • fresh dill to taste

Instructions
 

To Make the Lemon Dill Spreadable Cream Cheese:

  • Add the cream cheese, lemon zest, juice of 1/2 a lemon (to start with), dill weed, parsley and green onions to a mixing bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment.) Mix with a hand mixer on high (or on high on the stand mixer) until the cream cheese is fluffy, about 1 1/2 minutes. Taste the cream cheese and add more lemon juice, if desired, along with salt and black pepper to taste. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix on high an additional 30 seconds, or until everything is fully incorporated. Scrape the contents into a container with a tight fitting lid and refrigerate for at least an hour before using and up to a week.

To Make the FwF Ultimate Breakfast Sandwich:

  • Slice open the bagel and spread 1/2 a teaspoon of softened butter on each cut surface. Broil under a hot broiler just until the butter is bubbly and the bagel is toasted on top. Remove the bagel from the oven and let cool until it is comfortable to handle.
  • Spread about 2 tablespoons of the Lemon Dill Spreadable Cream Cheese on the bottom half of the bagel. Layer on the flaked or sliced smoked salmon, as many capers as you'd like and fresh fronds of dill, if desired. Top with the top half of the bagel and enjoy!

Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.

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