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This avocado toast recipe is not only a classic but a ‘smash toast’ with avocados and an endless variety of toppings.
Recipe Highlights
- Flavor: This avocado toast has a creamy, buttery flavor balanced by the crisp, tangy bite of sourdough.
- Skill Level: Just mash, toast, and top! Eat for a quick breakfast or a post-workout snack.
- Budget Tip: Stock up on avocados when they’re on sale and freeze them in slices.
- Serving Suggestions: Make a DIY Avocado Toast Bar for brunch and serve with mimosas.
Ingredient Tips For Avocado Toast
- Avocados: Choose fresh avocados that are a little soft when you squeeze them. The skins should be either dark green or nearly black, depending on the variety. Ripen avocados on the counter, and then store them in the refrigerator once they are ripe.
- Bread: Any bread works for avocado toast. Artisan bread, like sourdough, is great because you can slice it into any thickness, but even sandwich bread works, as long as it’s sturdy enough to hold the toppings. Bagels are another great choice.
- Seasonings: A swipe of fresh garlic adds a savory flavor to the rich, buttery flavor of avocado, but it’s optional.
Tasty Toast Toppings
- Smoked salmon (lox), capers, and minced red onions.
- Crumbled bacon, fried egg (or poached egg), salt & pepper.
- Diced tomatoes, bocconcini (mozzarella balls), and basil, drizzled with balsamic vinegar
- Thin slices of cucumber and radish topped with fresh herbs like chives, parsley, or cilantro.
- Scoop a little cottage cheese and a drizzle of honey and sriracha new take on avocado toast.
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Avocado Toast
This avocado toast is easy to make and a hearty satisfying meal for busy mornings.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 avocado
- 2 slices sourdough bread or any variety of bread
- 1 clove garlic optional, cut in half (skin on)
- kosher salt and black pepper to taste
- drizzle extra virgin olive oil good quality
Instructions
- Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit.
- Scoop out the avocado flesh with a spoon and add it to a medium bowl. Use a fork to mash, leaving some small chunks.
- Toast the bread to your liking.
- While the toast is still hot, lightly rub the surface with the cut side of the fresh garlic clove (optional).
- Divide the mashed avocado over the toast and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
Notes
The avocado can be mashed as smooth or as chunky as you’d like it. Avocado oxidizes (turns brown) quickly, so mashed avocado should be eaten right away. If using only half of the avocado, leave the pit in the half that will be refrigerated for later use. This will help keep it fresh a bit longer.
Optional Avocado Toast Toppings:
- everything bagel seasoning
- fried egg and crispy bacon bits
- lox, capers, minced onion
- tomato, bocconcini, basil, balsamic glaze
- sriracha and honey
Nutrition Information
Calories: 240 | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 140mg | Potassium: 533mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 147IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Breakfast, Lunch, Snack
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Love it!
I spread the toast with marmite then put avocado on top, it is delicious.
avacodo toast is excellent ,with the little extras in recipe even better.
Awesome recipe thank you Nagi and spend with pennies
love it!
We love avocado toast although we make it somewhat differently. We take 2 small avocados, mash, add 1 Tbsp of mayo, 1 Tbsp sour cream, 4 Tbsp Pico de Gallo (salsa) with lime juice to taste, S&P. On toast.
That sounds delicious! Thank you for sharing Don.
when I was young my mother use to give use avocado with a slice of itlian bread so your recipes came in handy thank you I’ll try then thank you, have a great holiday.
Enjoy Daisy!
My favorite way to add extra flavor as well as veggies is to saute chopped zucchini, onion and chopped kale and clove of sliced garlic.. I add veggies to 1/2 mashed avocado sprinkle with salt and dash of cummin. Toast dense bread (or brown in frying pan with olive oil and clove of garlic) spread mixture and top with over med. fried egg. My husband loves it!!
Your version sounds delicious Nancy!
I like sprinkling lemon pepper on mine!
My favorite topping is a dusting of Tajin, a Mexican spice blend of chili, salt and dehydrated lime juice.
That sounds delicious John!
just love avocado toast, I will sometimes make your egg salad to top off the avocado toast , so good!
A quick and easy breakfast that tastes good.
Brown toast with mayo, mashed avocado with sunnyside up egg and salt & pepper – Yum!
I love rye bread toast with butter or peanut butter, I absolutely love avocados, I’m asking for a recipe for a good avocado to spread on my toast. Please send one or a few avocado spreads to use on my rye bread toast. And maybe a avocado pasta salad. Something good for me as I’m trying to lose . I’m shooting for losing 50 pounds. Thank you so much in advance.
Hi Linda, We love this avocado pasta salad and this avocado dip would make for a great spread on toast. You will have to let us know what you think of them!
This was the best avocado toast I’ve ever had. Added the EVOO and lemon at the end.
Mmmm, that sounds like the perfect way to finish making avocado toast Barb! Glad you loved it!
LOVE ALL YOUR RECIPES. PERFECT DIRECTIONS TOO.
So glad you’ve loved them Adam! Happy Cooking!
So yummy and easy. I left out the lemon juice because I didn’t have any. Have made this for breakfast and it’s so easy! Thanks!