Y’all. I now wake up in the middle of the night with ideas for food to feature on the blog. I write them down so I won’t forget because unfortunately, I’ve forgotten some.
::super sad face::
I jotted this one down at 3:27AM a few weeks ago and HAVE MERCY. I’m so glad this one didn’t slip away into the idea ether. I honestly don’t know if I can go back to eating bagels. What’s better than a toasted bagel with all the fixin’s? All the fixin’s on a grilled cheese.
I whipped up a little schmear of whipped cream cheese with green onions in it because those sad dehydrated chives in the storebought cream cheeses give me a serious case of the vapors.
I slapped that schmear on some three cheese bread along with some everything bagel seasoning and mozzarella and smeared the outside with a little butter. I cooked it on medium low until it died and went to crispy, melty, ooey-gooey heaven.
Now listen. I don’t think this millennium has given us anything quite so great as everything bagel seasoning. Spoiler alert: I use it on, well, everything. Eggs, chicken, steamed broccoli. You name it I’ve tried it. But this has been my favorite application. I used a ton of it because last I checked this is America and I do what I want.
I topped it with a metric sheesh ton of toppings and dove in head first. It’s so, so very good. Our son spent the night somewhere else last night so I whipped these up for me and the Mr. They were a success! Maybe not date food though. Your breath will be quite funky and you may burp from the cucumbers. Charming. They don’t call me The Messy Mrs for nothing. Do as I say and not as I do. Make them on a night it’s more acceptable to have funky breath, if such a night exists in your world. I’m sure your world is far more refined than mine.
Make them today. Tomorrow. Whenever. Forever.
Everything But The Bagel Grilled Cheese
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For the grilled cheese:
- 4 slices three cheese seminola bread (tested with La Brea)
- ⅓ cup whipped cream cheese
- 3 green onions (thinly sliced)
- 2 Tbsp everything bagel seasoning
- 2 slices mozzarella cheese
- 2 Tbsp salted butter (tested with Kerrygold)
Toppings:
- 1 tomato (sliced)
- ½ small red onion (very thinly sliced)
- 1 small cucumber (peeled and sliced)
- 4 oz smoked salmon
- 1 Tbsp chives (cut into ½" pieces)
Instructions
For the grilled cheese:
- Mix together cream cheese and green onions together in a small bowl.
- Divide and spread cream cheese mixture on 2 slices of the bread. Sprinkle everything bagel seasoning over the cream cheese. Add mozzarella over the everything bagel seasoning.
- In a large nonstick skillet, melt half of the butter over medium-low heat. Add in pieces of bread with cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining pieces of bread. Cook until lightly golden, about 4 to 6 minutes.
- Flip. Add remaining butter. Cook until lightly golden, about 4 to 6 minutes. Remove sandwiches and plate on 2 plates.
To top:
- On top of the sandwiches, stack tomato, then onion, then cucumber. Top vegetables with salmon. Garnish with chives. Serve immediately.
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This look so delicious! My daughter is a smoked salmon fiend so she’d really love this. Would be great for a nice brunch with some friends too. Awesome recipe!
I can almost smell it from here! Incredible photos and sounds very tasty. I am a huge fan of the homemade more upscale grilled cheese! ((heart eyes))
So yummy! Perfect brunch, I loove salmon and cheese, sooo I love this recipe. Thank you! It’s amazing
This looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it this weekend for a fancy brunch at home 🙂
This looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it this weekend for a fancy brunch at home 🙂
This is so good!
I just found what I am making for brunch tomorrow! I love everything about this recipe!