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Skyr and everything-bagel breakfast plate

A savory breakfast built on a thick swoosh of skyr with everything-bagel seasoning, olive oil, crisp cucumber and radish, and a jammy egg. Over twenty grams of protein in about ten minutes.

Anna Lind Harper
by Anna Lind Harper
Tested twice · Published 2026-06-15
A shallow wide cream-speckled stoneware bowl on a white marble counter holding a thick swoosh of white skyr topped with everything-bagel seasoning, a drizzle of olive oil pooling on the surface, thinly sliced cucumber and radish fanned to one side, a halved jammy soft-boiled egg with a deep-orange center, and a few sprigs of fresh dill. Two pieces of rye crispbread and a lemon wedge rest beside the bowl, with a folded striped cream-and-blue linen tea towel at one edge. Soft bright morning light from the kitchen window.
Prep
3 min
Cook
7 min
Serves
1
Difficulty
easy

Most mornings I want something fast, savory, and substantial enough to actually hold me until lunch, and this is it. A thick layer of cold skyr stands in for the cream cheese, everything-bagel seasoning and good olive oil do the flavoring, and a jammy egg and a handful of crisp vegetables turn it from a snack into a plate.

Think of it as an everything bagel that traded the bagel for protein and kept all the best parts. It comes together in the time it takes to soft-boil an egg, it needs no real cooking, and it is endlessly adjustable to whatever crunchy thing is in the crisper drawer.

“An everything bagel that kept the best parts and traded the rest for protein. Ten minutes, no real cooking.”
Why this one earns a weeknight

What you'll love about it

  • 01Over twenty grams of protein, mostly from the skyr, so it actually keeps you full.
  • 02No real cooking. If you skip the egg, it's a two-minute assembly.
  • 03Savory instead of sweet, which is a nice change from the usual yogurt bowl.
  • 04Built to improvise: swap in tomato, avocado, smoked salmon, sprouts, or whatever crunchy thing you have.
A hand in a white linen button-down sleeve rolled to three-quarter forearm length drizzling olive oil from a small clear glass cruet into a shallow well in a thick swoosh of white skyr already sprinkled with everything-bagel seasoning, in a wide cream-speckled stoneware bowl on a white marble counter. The olive oil catches the morning light as it pools and runs over the seeds.
Leave a shallow well in the skyr so the olive oil pools and catches the everything seasoning. That little pool is most of the flavor.
Ingredients

For the plate

  • 1 cupplain skyr
  • 1egg, for a jammy soft-boil, optional
  • 1 to 2 tspeverything-bagel seasoning
  • 1 Tbspolive oil
  • ½english cucumber, thinly sliced
  • 2radishes, thinly sliced
  • a few sprigsfresh dill
  • to tasteflaky salt and black pepper

To serve

  • rye crispbread or a toasted everything bagel
  • 1lemon wedge
Method

How I make it

  1. 01
    Jammy the egg, if using.
    Lower the egg into gently boiling water and cook for 7 minutes for a set white and a jammy center. Move it straight to a bowl of ice water for a minute, then peel and halve. Skip this step entirely on a true no-cook morning; the plate is still well over twenty grams of protein from the skyr alone.
  2. 02
    Build the base.
    Spoon the skyr into a shallow wide bowl and spread it into a thick swoosh with the back of the spoon, leaving a shallow well in the center for the oil to pool.
  3. 03
    Season and dress.
    Sprinkle the everything-bagel seasoning generously over the skyr and drizzle the olive oil into the well so it pools and catches the seeds.
    A pair of hands in white linen button-down sleeves rolled to three-quarter forearm length sprinkling everything-bagel seasoning from the fingers over a thick swoosh of white skyr in a wide cream-speckled stoneware bowl on a white marble counter. Thinly sliced cucumber and radish wait at the edge of the bowl, with a small dish of everything seasoning and a folded striped cream-and-blue linen tea towel beside it. Soft morning light.
    Season the skyr generously. A good pinch of everything seasoning and flaky salt is what turns plain yogurt into breakfast.
  4. 04
    Add the crunch.
    Fan the cucumber and radish slices to one side, set the halved egg on top, and scatter with dill, flaky salt, and a few cracks of black pepper.
  5. 05
    Serve.
    Serve right away with rye crispbread for scooping and a squeeze of lemon over the top.
Macro close-up of a halved jammy soft-boiled egg with a glossy deep-orange just-set center resting on a swoosh of thick white skyr dusted with everything-bagel seasoning and glistening with olive oil, a flake of flaky salt and a small sprig of dill alongside. The contrast of the orange yolk against the white skyr and dark seeds is sharp and bright.
A note from Anna

Skyr is thicker and higher in protein than most yogurt, which is exactly why it works as the base here. If you only have regular yogurt, strain it through a coffee filter or a clean tea towel for twenty minutes first so it holds the swoosh and doesn't go watery under the olive oil. And season it like you mean it; the everything seasoning and flaky salt are what make a bowl of plain yogurt taste like breakfast.

What to serve with it

Round out the table.

  • ·01
    A second piece of crispbread
    You will want it for the last of the skyr.
  • ·02
    Strong coffee
    This is a coffee-and-a-plate kind of morning.
  • ·03
    Sliced ripe tomato
    In summer, a salted tomato on the side is all this needs.
Storage & reheating

Keeping the leftovers good.

Fridge: Best assembled fresh. Keep the components separate for up to 3 days and build a plate in two minutes.

Make ahead: Soft-boil a few eggs at the start of the week and keep them peeled in the fridge for fast mornings.

Freezer: Not suitable for freezing.

Recipe card

Skyr and everything-bagel breakfast plate

A savory breakfast built on a thick swoosh of skyr with everything-bagel seasoning, olive oil, crisp cucumber and radish, and a jammy egg. Over twenty grams of protein in about ten minutes.

Prep
3 min
Cook
7 min
Serves
1
Total
10 min
Ingredients
  • 1 cup plain skyr
  • 1 egg, for a jammy soft-boil, optional
  • 1 to 2 tsp everything-bagel seasoning
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • ½ english cucumber, thinly sliced
  • 2 radishes, thinly sliced
  • a few sprigs fresh dill
  • to taste flaky salt and black pepper
  • rye crispbread or a toasted everything bagel
  • 1 lemon wedge
Method (short version)
  1. 01Jammy the egg, if using.
  2. 02Build the base.
  3. 03Season and dress.
  4. 04Add the crunch.
  5. 05Serve.

Nutrition information is an estimate. See full nutrition disclaimer.

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