Lox and a Schmear, Emeril-Style

Ingredients
¾ cup cream cheese, at room temperature
1 tablespoon chopped capers
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 teaspoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon white pepper
8 slices smoked salmon
4 bagels, halved
Butter, softened
Dilled Cucumbers, recipe follows
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
Directions
Place the cream cheese, capers, parsley, lemon juice, salt and pepper
in a small bowl and mix to combine.
Place 2 slices of the salmon in a cross pattern on a flat surface. Place
¼ of the cream cheese mixture in the center of the cross. Fold the
flaps over to form a package approximately 2 by 2-inches wide. Repeat
with the remaining ingredients. Spread each bagel half with some
softened butter. Place the package on a bagel half and top with the 2
tablespoons of dilled cucumbers and red onion. Top with the other half
of the bagel to make a sandwich.
Dilled Cucumbers:
1 cucumber, peeled, split lengthwise, seeded, and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar