1. Toast halves of the bagel. 2. Slice a tomato (if using). 3. Spread cream cheese on both halves of the bagel. 4. Add salmon slices. 5. Top with capers, tomato (if using), and herbs. 6. Sprinkle with pepper and close the sandwich.

   1. Combine salt and sugar in a bowl. 2. Dill: wash, dry with a clean towel and finelly chop. 3. Cut the salmon fillet into 2 pieces (crosswise). 4. On a piece of foil: place one tablespoon of of salt and sugar mixture, sprinkle with chopped dill and place one salmon filet skinside-down on sugar-salt-dill mixture. 5. Place 3.5 tablespoons of sugar-salt mixture on salmon filet and rub well into the salmon. 6. Set aside about 1 teaspoon of diil. Spread the rest of the dill on top of the fillet. 7. Repeat 5 with second salmon fillet. 8. Fold up both pieces with the skin on the outside. Sprinkle skinside of the second fillet with the rest of salt-sugar mixture and dill. 9. Cover with foil, place in container and chill in the refrigerator for 3 days. 10. Extract the marinated salmon from the skin and cut into very thin slices crosswise.