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7 Easy Bagel Recipes to Elevate Your Weekend Brunch

Two poppy seed bagel sandwiches with eggs and bacon on a stone board.
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Throughout the week, our breakfast routines can be pretty standard. Breakfast bars and muffins make for perfect on-the-run meals, and a hearty bowl of oatmeal is a great way to gain energy and warm up before heading out into the cool weather. But come the weekend, it’s safe to say we’re ready for something a little less basic and a lot more extraordinary — and in comes brunch. Breakfast sandwiches are a guaranteed treat, but we’re thinking bigger and better, like sumptuous bagels.


We’ve got 7 exciting bagel creations for your weekend brunch or everyday breakfast!

Crispy Parmesan and Pesto Egg in a Bagel

Bagel with fried egg, avocado, arugula, pesto, and a runny yolk on a plate.

Half Baked Harvest

Crispy parmesan cheese, basil pesto, seeded bagels, and perfectly cooked sunny side up eggs elevate your cream cheese and bagel by 100%. Add avocado and herbs and you’ll have a great breakfast (or lunch!) to enjoy any day of the week. (via Half Baked Harvest)

Carrot Lox Bagels

Bagels with smoked salmon, cucumber, red onion, lemon, and dill on parchment paper.

Maikin Mokomin

These might look like your usual lox bagels, but they’re a little extra special. This recipe brings smokey, thinly sliced carrot to the mix to mimic salmon so that vegetarians can enjoy this decadent classic in all of its glory. GENIUS. (via Maikin Mokomin)

Smashed Pea and Asparagus Breakfast Bagels

Bagel topped with asparagus, peas, and crumbled cheese on a wooden board.

Almond to Zest

Sautéed asparagus, smashed peas and a generous smear of mint and feta pesto adorn these toasty bagels. This is a fab way to treat yourself this weekend and indulge in something that goes above and beyond your standard spread of cream cheese. (via Almond to Zest)

Breakfast Bánh Mì

Open sandwich with fried egg, jalape\u00f1os, cilantro, pickled veggies on a bun.

Hapa Nom Nom

The Banh Mi sandwich has gained a lot of steam over the last couple of years, and there’s no need to wonder why. Vietnamese food gives us an abundance of flavors we covet, so why not start the day off with them; this fancified bagel demands it. (via Hapa Nom Nom)

Turkey Apple Cheddar Bacon Melts

Toasted English muffins with turkey, melted cheese, and fresh greens on a tray.

I Wash You Dry

Salads and sandwiches are a go-to when it comes to a simple weekend lunch, but when it’s nippy outside, something *warming* is much more welcomed. These toasty and melty bagels are the perfect thing for a little weekend gratification. (via I Wash You Dry)

Cranberry Jeweled Tuna Melts

Stacked bagel halves with tuna salad and melted cheddar cheese.

Port and Fin

Sometimes an odd combination can blow your mind, and that’s exactly what cranberries and tuna do in this recipe. With the addition of melted cheese and some crunchy celery bits, these tuna melts are lazy-day perfection. (via Port and Fin)

Mile-High Open-Faced Bagels

Smoked salmon bagel with cream cheese, capers, and veggies on a white plate.

Macheesmo

Can’t stop, won’t stop! When you can’t refrain from piling your bagel with delicious and nutritious goodness, there’s no need to top it off. These open-faced bagels are a thing of magic, and your lazy weekend needs them. (via Macheesmo)

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