Description
Hearty avocado toast serves as a delightful canvas for culinary creativity, blending creamy textures with zesty flavors. Mediterranean-inspired ingredients and quick preparation make this dish a perfect breakfast or light meal that satisfies both hunger and taste buds.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 slices whole-grain bread
- 1 ripe avocado
Seasoning:
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- Salt (to taste)
- Pepper (to taste)
Optional Toppings:
- Sliced cherry tomatoes
- Radishes
- Poached egg
- Red pepper flakes
- Feta cheese
- Microgreens
- Smoked salmon
Instructions
- Carefully transform bread slices into a golden, crunchy canvas by toasting until edges are perfectly crisp and center maintains a delicate softness.
- Halve the avocado with precision, extracting the pit and gently scooping the lush green flesh into a preparation vessel.
- Utilize a fork to tenderly pulverize the avocado, incorporating fresh lemon juice, salt, and cracked pepper, creating a velvety, harmonious spread.
- Lavishly coat the toasted bread with the creamy avocado mixture, ensuring an even distribution that reaches every corner of the surface.
- Elevate the toast with an artistic arrangement of toppings: vibrant cherry tomatoes sliced into delicate half-moons, a perfectly poached egg with a luscious golden yolk, crumbled feta cheese offering tangy texture, or silky ribbons of smoked salmon.
- Enhance the flavor profile with a judicious sprinkle of additional salt, freshly ground black pepper, and a dash of fiery red pepper flakes to awaken the palate.
- Present immediately, celebrating the harmonious blend of textures and flavors in this contemporary culinary creation.
Notes
- Select hearty, whole-grain bread for added nutrition and a robust texture that complements the creamy avocado.
- Use ripe avocados that yield slightly when gently pressed to ensure smooth, buttery mashing without lumps.
- Experiment with different seasonings like everything bagel seasoning, za’atar, or smoked paprika to elevate the flavor profile.
- Keep toppings fresh and varied to prevent flavor fatigue, rotating between protein-rich options like eggs, salmon, or chickpeas for balanced meals.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes (for toasting)
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Toasting
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 0mg