The lox bagel
sprouts (I love the look of delicate pea sprouts).radishes (watermelon radishes are so pretty if you can find them).capers (place in a small bowl to separate from the other ingredients).red onion (pickled onions are tasty too).Here’s a few bagel topping ideas to choose from: Put small toppings like capers in compact bowls to nestle within the other ingredients. Slice the veggies thinly so they’re easy to stack and group on the lettuces. I like using a platter to corral all the toppings and keep things orderly. The fun part of this no-fuss bagel bar is giving your guests plenty of bagel building-options to choose from.Ĭhoose a large platter for your party and layer spring lettuce greens or arugula as the base. There’s no hard and fast rules to setting up a bagel bar brunch, except to keep it easy to set up and easy on your guests-and you! Just buy and prep what you’ll need and then let your guests do the work. The real beauty of choosing this DIY brunch route is it’s totally expandable to serve as a breakfast for four, or a brunch for 100. Also offer guests coffee, seltzers, and plain juices, too. Start off your brunch on a festive note with a mimosa bar or set up a separate table with the best bloody mary bar, or serve tequila sunrises for a fresh juice with punch. There’s so many reasons to celebrate brunch, like: That’s why when I easily pulled the bagel and schmear bar together the morning of the bridal shower, I praised and thanked every one of you for making my day. But when I asked on my Instagram stories what you would want to see on the menu, this breakfast DIY bagel bar with lox and cream cheese idea won the popular vote. I love a killer quiche so my original plan was to make four homemade, golden crusted quiches served with this sweet blueberry buckle and my cantaloupe caprese salad for the big day. Why didn’t I have my usual pre-party hostessing melt down? Because you guys convinced me to make it easy on myself and create a build your own bagel and lox brunch bar as the centerpiece of our day. So this past weekend with 20 to 30 guests arriving for her bridal shower party (why doesn’t anyone RSVP anymore?) something totally unexpected happened, and it pretty much blew my mind.įor probably the first time in my hostessing career, I didn’t freak the freak out while prepping for the party. With her wedding date set for early May, coming up with spring shower ideas would be perfect timing. Last year when my niece Chandler announced she was engaged, I knew I wanted to host a bridal shower for her. Wondering what to serve a crowd at your next party? Make it easy on the hostess with this breakfast and brunch buffet idea: Serve a DIY bagels and lox brunch bar.