Upgrade your bunch with this refreshing take on toast with lemon zest and fresh thyme. Mascarpone Toast with Lox is a lemony refreshing easy toast perfect for a Sunday brunch.
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An Easy Breakfast
Mascarpone is a cheese that often gets left out of meals. It gets used for all different kinds of desserts, but mascarpone toast with lox for breakfast is an easy way to switch up your weekend breakfast with something new.
Mascarpone is a slightly sweeter version of cream cheese and pairs well with the savory lox. Drizzle it with a delicious high-quality olive oil for a quick breakfast like our EASY Ricotta Bruschetta.
Ingredient Notes and Substitutions
Mascarpone. The whole purpose of this recipe is to switch it up and use mascarpone but if you want to substitute something, cream cheese would work.
Bread. High-quality toast is key here! I love this on fresh sourdough bread. It's crunchy and delicious.
*Please see the recipe card below for more information on ingredients.
Variations
- We use mascarpone combined with thyme but you could substitute sage, parsley, or dill
- Switch out the lox with one of our other delicious toast toppings like Eggplant Caponatini (Caponata) or Marinated Eggplant and Onion.
- Make it a lunch and swap the mascarpone out with our Pistachio Pesto or Pea Pesto!
How to make Mascarpone Toast with Lox
Step 1: Toast your bread
Step 2: Mix your herbs, lemon zest, and spices with the mascarpone cheese. Save ½ tablespoon of zest for garnish.
Step 3: Shmear your mascarpone on your toast.
Step 4: Lay your lox on top of that. Sprinkle on the lemon zest, a little extra thyme, lemon juice, and drizzle your mascarpone toast with lox with a little EVOO.
Pro-Tips
- Don't mix the lemon juice in with the mascarpone. It will cause it to curdle.
- Use any herbs that you like. Sometimes we'll use parsley or sage instead of thyme. I'm a big proponent of using whatever is available in the fridge.
- When you toast sourdough bread, never press the toast button on the toaster. It dries out the bread too much and it gets hard. Put it on bake in your toaster or at a lower temperature, or put it in a pan with a little olive oil to warm it up.
Recipe FAQs
Use this herb mascarpone as a cheese dip for raw vegetables, crudité. Shmear it bagels, sandwiches, or crackers. Or make cold-cut roll-ups using turkey or roast beef. I prefer it as mascarpone toast but, it is a pretty versatile ingredient with a little more depth than cream cheese.
Lox are a fillet of brined salmon. The process is very similar to curing. They are a delicious addition to mascarpone on toast or cream cheese on a bagel.
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📖 Recipe
Mascarpone Toast with Lox
Equipment
- 1 medium bowl
Ingredients
- ½ Cup Mascarpone
- 14 oz Lox
- 2 tablespoon Fresh Thyme
- 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
- 1.5 teaspoon Lemon zest
- 2-3 Slices Bread
Instructions
- Toast your bread
- Mix your herbs, lemon zest, and spices together with the mascarpone cheese. Save ½ tablespoon of zest for garnish.
- Shmear your mascarpone on your toast and lay your lox on top of that. Sprinkle on the lemon zest, a little extra thyme, lemon juice, and drizzle with EVOO.
Notes
- Don't mix the lemon juice in with the mascarpone. It will cause it to curdle.
- Use any herbs that you like. Sometimes we'll use parsley or sage instead of thyme. I'm a big proponent of using whatever is available in the fridge.
- When you toast sourdough bread, never press the toast button on the toaster. It dries out the bread too much and it gets hard. Put it on bake in your toaster or at a lower temperature, or put it in a pan with a little olive oil to warm it up.
Vinny
We've been making this for breakfast a lot lately. It's so delicious and easy and has some extra healthy fats and proteins! Definitely recommend and hope you enjoy!