Cottage Cheese Smoked Salmon Toast
Crisp sourdough toast is layered with creamy cottage cheese, spicy-sweet hot honey, peppery arugula, smoked salmon, and tangy quick-pickled onions. Everything bagel seasoning adds a savory finish to this simple yet flavorful toast.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh arugula
- ⅔ cup full-fat cottage cheese divided between the toast slices
- Quick-pickled onions for topping
- 2 slices sourdough bread toasted until deeply golden and crisp
- Hot honey for drizzling
- 2 –3 oz thinly sliced smoked salmon
- Everything bagel seasoning for a generous sprinkle
Instructions
- Toast the sourdough slices until exceptionally crisp and deeply browned, nearly reaching a charred appearance. This creates a firm, flavorful foundation for the toppings.
- Spread approximately ⅓ cup cottage cheese evenly over each piece of toasted sourdough.
- Drizzle the cottage cheese with hot honey to introduce a balance of sweetness and gentle heat.
- Scatter everything bagel seasoning generously over the cottage cheese.
- Divide the arugula between the two slices, arranging a handful over each layer of seasoned cottage cheese.
- Place the smoked salmon over the arugula, distributing the 2–3 ounces between the prepared toasts.
- Add another light sprinkling of everything bagel seasoning over the salmon, if desired.
- Finish each toast with quick-pickled onions for a bright, tangy crunch. Serve immediately.