Truffle Hunter: Bagel & Lox Salad

This salad is fantastic to serve during those holiday brunches or as a quick and tasty meal. All your favorite bagel and lox ingredients are packed into one salad; greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, onion, avocado, and capers. We even included the bagels! Some easy, everything bagel croutons jazzed up with a hearty drizzle of Black Truffle Infused Olive Oil. The vinaigrette is also loaded with that earthy truffle flavor, featuring our Truffle Balsamic and White Truffle Infused Olive Oil. There’s a lot to love about this salad!

Ingredients: 

Vinaigrette: 

1/4 cup Truffle Infused Dark Balsamic Vinegar 

2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced 

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 

1 tablespoon honey 

1/4 cup Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil 

2 tablespoons White Truffle Infused Olive Oil 

Salt and Pepper to taste 

Truffled Everything Bagel Croutons: 

1 everything bagel, sliced width-wise into circles 

1 tablespoon Black Truffle Infused Olive Oil 

1 tablespoon Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil 

6-8 Bibb lettuce leaves 

2 cups baby arugula 

1 cup cucumber, sliced 

1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 

1/2 cup radish, thinly sliced 

1/2 cup pickled red onion, sliced 

1 avocado, peeled and quartered 

2-4oz smoked salmon or gravlax 

2 tablespoons capers, drained 

Lemon wedges for garnish 

Instructions: 

Preheat oven to 375°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. 

Place balsamic, garlic, mustard, honey, Arbequina extra virgin olive oil, and truffle infused olive oil in a medium bowl, and whisk until blended. Keep the vinaigrette refrigerated until ready to serve. 

Arrange bagel slices in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet and drizzle with truffle infused olive oil and Arbequina extra virgin olive oil. Place in the oven and toast for 5-8 minutes or until golden brown and crisp. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool on a wire rack. 

Divide bibb lettuce leaves and arugula between salad plates or bowls. Top with cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, red onions, avocado, salmon, capers, and bagel croutons. Drizzle with or serve with vinaigrette on the side. Garnish with a couple of lemon wedges before serving.