Everything bagel schmear

Listen, I know I’m supposed to wang on forever about how I discovered this recipe in Brooklyn in ’07. But I have never actually been to New York. I was meant to go, this one time. Hurricane Sandy happened so I went to Paris instead.

Anyway, this is a recipe for a delicious cream cheese schmear, based entirely on ‘everything’ seasonings I have eaten here in Northern Ireland and, erm, a type of pretzel from Trader Joe’s I got obsessed with when we went to California a couple of years ago. So there.

I do hope you find it as addictive as I do!

Sarah x

Everything bagel schmear

Serves 1. 5 minutes cooking time.

  • 1 heaped tablespoon cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion granules
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic granules
  • Generous pinch salt

  1. Heat a dry frying pan over a high heat.
  2. Add the sesame and onion seeds and toast for 2 minutes, stirring well and watching so they don’t burn.
  3. Mix the seeds with all the other ingredients.
  4. Enjoy!

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