Smoked Salmon "Everything" Bowls
Everything you love about a lox bagel — smoked salmon, cream cheese, capers, red onion, cucumber and everything seasoning — piled over lemony greens with jammy eggs and avocado. No bagel, no cooking beyond the eggs.
Nutrition per serving
1 bowl- Net carbs
- 6.2g
- Calories
- 422kcal
- Protein
- 26g
- Fat
- 32g
- Total carbs
- 10 g
- Fiber
- 3.8 g
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central values for each ingredient (optional ingredients excluded). Brands vary — check your labels if you track closely.
Ingredients
Cauliflower rice base: Lightly cooked, chilled cauliflower rice replaces the greens for a heartier, sushi-bowl-style base.
- Cook the riced cauliflower in a dry skillet over medium-high heat 4–5 minutes, until just tender, then cool and toss it with half the dressing in place of the greens.
Dairy-free: A second avocado, mashed with lemon and salt, stands in for the cream cheese as the creamy element.
- Add a spoonful of the lemony mashed avocado to each bowl where the cream cheese would go, and sprinkle the everything seasoning over it.
Budget (canned salmon): Flaked canned salmon makes a cheaper, pantry-friendly bowl, and it is fully cooked rather than cold-smoked.
- Flake the salmon into large pieces and season it with a squeeze of lemon and a pinch of salt before adding it to the bowls.
- Jammy eggs
- Bowls
- Lemon dressing
- Everything seasoning
- Jammy eggs
- Bowls
- Lemon dressing
- Everything seasoning
- Jammy eggs
- Bowls
- Lemon dressing
- Everything seasoning
- Jammy eggs
- Bowls
- Lemon dressing
- Everything seasoning
Estimated cost $26.08 for 4 servings ($6.52 each) · how we estimate
Instructions
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Bring a saucepan of water to a boil, lower in the eggs and simmer 7 minutes for jammy yolks. Transfer to ice water for 5 minutes, then peel and halve.
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Mix the sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dried garlic, dried onion and flaky salt for the everything seasoning (or use 1 tbsp store-bought everything bagel seasoning).
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Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice, Dijon and a pinch of salt. Toss the greens and cucumber with half the dressing.
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Divide the greens among 4 bowls. Top with the smoked salmon folded into loose ribbons, the avocado and the halved eggs, and add a spoonful of cream cheese to each bowl.
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Scatter with the red onion, capers and dill, drizzle with the remaining dressing and sprinkle the everything seasoning over the eggs, avocado and cream cheese.
Tips for success
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Whipped cream cheese is easier to dollop. Beat softened block cream cheese with 1 tbsp water or lemon juice for the same effect. - Cold-smoked salmon (lox) isn’t recommended during pregnancy; use the canned salmon version below instead. Smoked salmon is already salty, so go easy on extra salt.
- Want a bagel on the side? Try fathead keto bagels or cloud bread.
Nice to have, not needed
- Store-bought everything bagel seasoning is a handy shortcut — check that it is just seeds, garlic, onion and salt.
Storage & meal prep
- Best eaten fresh
Reheat: Serve cold.
Prep tip: Boil the eggs and mix the seasoning and dressing up to 3 days ahead; assembling a bowl then takes about 3 minutes.
Best assembled fresh. Jammy eggs keep up to 3 days peeled in the fridge and opened smoked salmon up to 3 days; keep the dressing separate and slice the avocado just before eating.
Variations
3 variations, each with its own ingredients and macrosCauliflower rice base
SwapLightly cooked, chilled cauliflower rice replaces the greens for a heartier, sushi-bowl-style base.
- baby arugula or mixed greens → riced cauliflower
8.2 g net · 437 kcal · 27 g protein · 32 g fat · ≈$6.40 per serving (+2 g net carbs vs the original)
Dairy-free
DietA second avocado, mashed with lemon and salt, stands in for the cream cheese as the creamy element.
- cream cheese → extra avocado
5.3 g net · 384 kcal · 25 g protein · 28 g fat · ≈$6.48 per serving (−0.9 g net carbs vs the original)
Budget (canned salmon)
ProteinFlaked canned salmon makes a cheaper, pantry-friendly bowl, and it is fully cooked rather than cold-smoked.
- smoked salmon (lox) → canned wild salmon
6.2 g net · 440 kcal · 30 g protein · 32 g fat · ≈$2.93 per serving (same net carbs as the original)
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