Looking for a garden veggie recipe that will satisfy your taste buds and give you fresh nutritious vegetables in each bite? Then look no further than these vegan garden veggie bagel sandwiches with cream cheese! These are the perfect light lunch or dinner, and they're so easy to make, taking less than 10 minutes.
Summer is in full swing, and garden vegetables are abundant! This garden veggie bagel sandwich recipe is tasty, quick, and simple. It's a healthy lunch solution for those hot days when you need something fresh and delicious but don't want to cook or heat up the house. It's truly a summertime family favorite!
The garden veggie part comes from the fresh garden vegetables that are used in this sandwich. And let me tell you - there's nothing like biting into a homemade bagel full of all these colorful, crunchy veggies inside. And the vegan cream cheese is so good and only uses a handful of plant based ingredients, you won't buy store bought again! You'll be saying "YUM!" after every bite of this one!
This bagel sandwich is chock-full of nutrients from the sprouts and arugula, and free from any preservatives. The best part of this plant based recipe? No cooking required! Unless, of course, you opt for making my Easy Vegan Homemade Bagels as opposed to store bought. With my recipe, you can make a big batch and have bagels for the week!
Total Time
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
For the vegan cream cheese:
- Tofu
- Coconut oil
- Lemon juice
- Apple cider vinegar
- Salt
For the bagels:
- Everything bagels
- Cucumber
- Tomato
- Avocado
- Sprouts
- Arugula
- Red onion
How to make garden veggie bagel sandwiches with vegan cream cheese
- Cut a block of tofu into cubes or crumble it and add into a food processor.
- Blend it for 2 minutes and then add in the lemon juice and apple cider vinegar. Let it curdle for 5 minutes.
- Add melted coconut oil or butter into the food processor.
- Blend everything for 2-3 minutes until it has a nice and smooth cream cheese-like texture. Set aside.
- Wash and slice all of your vegetables. Then slice the bagels into halves and toast them.
- Spread the cream cheese on each side and arrange the fillings. Enjoy your fresh garden veggie bagel!
Tips For Success
- The recipe makes extra cream cheese so if you only want enough for this recipe, then halve the amounts.
- Make sure to remove the excess water from the tofu prior to blending. You can give it a squeeze with a clean towel to remove moisture and keep the cream cheese from being too wet.
- If the cream cheese is not smooth enough for your liking, all you need to do is blend it a little longer.
- This recipe is for a plain cream cheese but feel free to add in some seasoning or fresh diced vegetables like in my Red Pepper And Chives Vegan Cream Cheese. It's a great way to make this bagel sandwich even more flavorful!
Storage
- The vegan cream cheese can be refrigerated for 3-5 days. Make sure to keep it in a jar with a closed lid or other air tight container.
- If the tofu begins to brown or smell sour, then it has spoiled.
- Any leftover veggies can be stored for 3 days in the fridge. It's best to keep them in their own individual containers.
Equipment
- Food processor (or blender)
- Toaster
- Chopping board
- Kitchen knife
Garden Veggie Bagel Sandwich With Vegan Cream Cheese
Ingredients
For the vegan cream cheese
- 17 ounces tofu
- ½ cup refined coconut oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
For the bagel
- 2 everything bagels
- 1 cucumber
- 1 tomato
- 1 avocado
- ½ cup fresh sprouts
- ½ cup fresh arugula
- ½ small red onion
Instructions
- Cut a block of tofu into cubes or crumble it and add into a food processor.
- Blend it for 2 minutes and then add in the lemon juice and apple cider vinegar. Let it curdle for 5 minutes.
- Add melted coconut oil or butter into the food processor.
- Blend everything for 2-3 minutes until it has a nice and smooth cream cheese-like texture. Set aside.
- Wash and slice all of your vegetables. Then slice the bagels into halves and toast them.
- Spread the cream cheese on each side and arrange the fillings. Enjoy your fresh garden veggie bagel!
Notes
Nutrition
* This nutrition card is calculated by a third party app and is only an estimate. The numbers will vary based on the specific ingredient amounts and brands you use in making this recipe.
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Hi! I'm the founder of Speak Veggie To Me, a fun health and food blog where I share my favorite mouthwatering vegan and vegetarian recipes.
Audrey
Such a refreshing and healthy way to start my day
mihaela
I don't know how you come up with so many ideas for vegetarian foods, but I'm glad you do! And I'm not even a vegetarian- just not crazy for meats, LOL. I bet that even the ravenous carnivore in the household would love this tofu sandwich if I sprinkle some barbeque sauce on it - and would say the meat was very tasty; what was it? HAHA
Nart at Cooking with Nart
This sandwich is so good and filling. I'm a big fan of tofu so I really enjoyed the vegan cream cheese. Definitely a keeper!
Colette Zaharko
Yum! What a delicious and easy lunch idea. Thank you so much for the tips! Where I live is so hot, so I'm always in need of recipes like these.
Toni Okamoto
Can't wait to make this!
Choclette
Now I've seen this I need bagels. It looks so delicious and all those fresh and crunchy veg make it particularly appealing. Really interested by your tofu cream cheese. I make mine with cashew nuts, but will try your recipe next time.
Aya
This was so good! I used gluten-free toast instead of bagels, and it was great. I'm on the hunt for gluten-free bagels. Once I find some, I will definitely be remaking this recipe.
Julia Y
This Bagel sandwich was absolutely delicious. So much flavour from the cream cheese and from the vegetables. We'll be having this again and soon!
Toni
This is such an amazing sandwich according to my kids! We can't wait to make it again!
Jacqueline Debono
Love the sound of your vegan cream cheese. Such a good idea! This bagel sandwich looks so good!
Julia
I've not yet found a Vegan Cream cheese that I like the taste or the texture of so I was excited to find this. The taste was wonderful, the second time I made it I added in some chives and that was lovely too just as it was spread on toast. Thank you so much for giving me back a cream cheese that's good to eat.
Stacy Boswell
Such an amazing idea to use tofu for the cream cheese. This sandwich looks absolutely delicious and I can't wait to make it!
Andrea White
I haven't had a good bagel and spread in so long. This looks absolutely delicious and that it'll hit the spot! YUM!
Bernice
One look at these bagel sandwiches and I'm drooling. I could eat one every day for breakfast or lunch!
Jodi Reed
Everything Bagels are just the best! This all looks so amazing. I can't wait to try it.
Michael
Love this bagel sandwich! The perfect sandwich to take in my lunch on a warm workday! I love that I don't get the mid afternoon slump!
Colleen
This is my kind of sandwich! So fresh and healthy. Lunch goals tomorrow!
Addie
Love the dairy free cream cheese option! So yummy!
Lucy
I didn't realise just how easy vegan cream cheese was to make! These bagels are delicious and perfect for the summer months. I love the range of nutritious ingredients, especially sprouts!
Marinela
Yum, Yum! Every bite was so tasty, I love to put all those wholesome ingredients in my body! And this garden veggie bagel sandwich with cream cheese was the best! Thank you for sharing such amazing recipes with us, Anaiah!
Emily
I love this healthy and colorful sandwich, it's so delicious! Thank you for sharing this brilliant idea for a no-cook meal. This recipe is perfect for summer lunches!
Kay
This was the perfect lunch recipe, and the vegan cream cheese was awesome 🙂
Amy
This is going to be my new go-to lunch, it combines all of my favorite veggies!
Crystal
This looks amazing and I can't believe how easy it is to make vegan cream cheese. Thanks for this healthy recipe!
Freya
I never know what to put in bagels and I always end up with just cream cheese or spread 😂 You have inspired me to make more with my bagels!
Gus
I loved these bagels! So flavorful! The cream cheese is my new vegan go-to cream cheese!
Kayla DiMaggio
Yum! I can't get enough of this bagel sandwich! It is the perfect healthy lunch idea!
Stef
Wow, this looks killer! Love it 🙂
Pam Greer
This is our favorite light lunch! So healthy and so delicious!
Tracy
What an absolutely delicious sandwich! Love those sprouts and that vegan cream cheese. So delicious, thank you!
Gina
Such a delicious veggie breakfast! This cream cheese alternative is a winner - I've tried SO many that don't live up to the real deal but this one is legit!
Holly
I can eat bagels every day of my life and this is a perfect lunch for when I'm working at home. First time making my own cream cheese too and it came out great!
Katherine
So many yummy things in this awesome bagel sandwich! The tofu cream cheese sounds incredible.
Maiko
Your vegan cream cheese looks absolutely delicious!! And I love that it uses all the healthy ingredients to make it! This is going to be my lunch, tomorrow. Thank you for the amazing recipe!
Chrissaysnature
Such a healthy bagel sandwich recipe! I love the combination of creem cheese and veggies ❤️ definitely the best lunch recipe!
Daniela
I have been on the hunt for a recipe for vegan cream cheese that actually tastes good and I found a winner! This was so easy to make and is amazing.
Danielle Wolter
What an amazing healthy sandwich! This is a great way to have a nice weekday lunch.
Jerika
I love the recipe on this garden veggie bagel sandwich! So healthy can't wait to try it!:)