Avocado toast, delicious and healthy, it’s a favorite for a hearty breakfast, a lazy Sunday brunch, a light dinner with friends, or even a picnic.
Made with slices of wholemeal or white bread and creamy avocado or guacamole, it’s endlessly customizable with your favorite toppings.
Try it with diced or mashed avocado, smoked salmon, a poached egg, cherry tomatoes, tuna, or smoked ham.
A simple yet irresistibly delicious recipe!
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5 Creative Ways to Make Avocado Toast !
Avocado toast, along with French toast, has become the star of Sunday brunches and trendy breakfasts. Whether at home or in cafés, these crispy slices of bread topped with avocado, cheese, and other delicious ingredients have been hugely popular for years. Their rise to fame exploded on social media, where their crispy, colorful, and creative versions are widely shared.
Guacamole lovers will easily understand why these toasts are so irresistible. If you enjoy avocado for its creamy and smooth texture, you’ll absolutely love it spread over crunchy toasted bread. The best part is that the recipe could not be simpler. You do not need to be an expert to make beautiful and delicious avocado toasts.
If you’re a fan of brunches or appetizer dinners with family and friends, you can’t skip the classic guacamole and mini avocado toasts. Avocado is filling, crowd-pleasing, and always brings a festive touch to the table. My personal favorites are the smoked salmon avocado toast and the poached egg version, a true treat for the whole family!
Tips for Perfect Avocado Toasts
To make your avocado toasts and appetizer dinners a success, remember to toast the bread well before topping it. This will give it a perfectly crispy texture that makes all the difference. You can drizzle a little olive oil on the bread before toasting. Toast it in a pan or using a professional toaster for best results, especially if you prepare them often.
Prepare poached eggs in advance and store them in the refrigerator. You can also make your homemade guacamole ahead of time and keep it chilled, covered with cling film directly on the surface to prevent oxidation.
Preparing brunch has never been easier. You can create several variations, with different flavors and presentations, to satisfy all your guests. For an even more gourmet table, consider adding tapas, vol-au-vents, trout risotto served in mini glasses, or mini burgers. For a sweet option, serve layered desserts in mini glasses, a deconstructed lemon tart, tiramisu, and other treats, all accompanied by fresh drinks such as an alcohol-free sangria.
Ingredients for Making Avocado Toasts
NB: Find the printable recipe card at the end of the post
Salmon Avocado Toast
- 1 and a half avocados
- 2 slices of grilled wholemeal bread
- 50 g smoked salmon or trout (1.8 oz)
- 5 cherry tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese (Kiri, Philadelphia, Madame Loïc, etc.)
- A pinch of paprika or Espelette pepper
Poached Egg Avocado Toast
- 1 avocado
- 2 slices of toasted wholemeal or sandwich bread
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- About 10 cherry tomatoes
- A few capers
- 1 tablespoon poppy or chia seeds
Smoked Turkey Avocado Toast
- 1 large avocado
- 2 slices of toasted wholemeal or sandwich bread
- 2 slices of smoked turkey or ham
- 2 cherry tomatoes
- 1 heaped tablespoon toasted multigrain seeds
Tomato and Bell Pepper Avocado Toast
- 2 slices of toasted wholemeal or sandwich bread
- 1 avocado
- 1 tomato
- 1/2 bell pepper
- 1/2 jalapeño pepper
- 1/4 onion
- 2 teaspoons chopped chives
Halloween Monster Avocado Toast
- 1 large avocado
- 2 slices of toasted wholemeal or sandwich bread
- 2 radishes
- 4 black olives
- 2 green olives
- 1 nori sheet
- 4 capers
- 1 gherkin
Note: One large avocado (about 250 g / 8.8 oz) is enough to make two generous toasts.
Tip: Choose avocados with speckles. They should feel slightly soft when pressed gently with a finger.
How to Prepare Avocado Toast?
The Base for the Toasts
Toast the bread or sandwich bread in a toaster or in a pan on both sides.
Toast the seeds in a dry pan until golden and fragrant.
Cut the avocado in half and remove the flesh. Drizzle with the juice of half a lemon.
Roughly mash the avocado with a fork.
Cut a second avocado in half, remove the skin, and slice into thin wedges.
1. Salmon Avocado Toast
To the roughly mashed avocado, add a few diced tomatoes and bell peppers. Season with salt, pepper, and a little lemon juice.
Spread the grilled wholemeal bread slices with a thin layer of cream cheese, then top with the mashed avocado mixture. Arrange a few slices of smoked salmon on top, along with halved cherry tomatoes.
Finish with a drizzle of olive oil or a sprinkle of sesame seeds, and add a pinch of paprika or Espelette pepper for extra flavor.
2. Poached Egg Avocado Toast
Start by poaching the eggs, one egg per toast.
Bring a saucepan of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons of vinegar.
Crack an egg into a small cup.
When the water reaches a gentle boil, stir it in the center with a spatula to create a whirlpool.
Gently slide the egg from the cup into the whirlpool, letting the cup touch the water.
Fold the edges of the egg over to enclose the yolk and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
Check the doneness by lifting the egg with a slotted spoon and gently pressing the yolk with your finger. Adjust the cooking time if you prefer the yolk more or less runny. For a semi-runny poached egg, the yolk should feel slightly soft but not too wobbly under light pressure.
Remove the egg from the water and place it in a bowl of very cold water, ideally with ice cubes, to stop the cooking.
poached egg
Then place the eggs on a paper towel to drain.
Spread the toasts with mashed avocado, and place a poached egg in the center of each.
Cut the egg in half to let the yolk run out. Arrange halved cherry tomatoes and a few capers around it.
Sprinkle with chia or poppy seeds and a little chopped chives.
3. Smoked Turkey Avocado Toast
Spread the wholemeal sandwich toast with cream cheese. Place twisted slices of deli meat in the center, and arrange avocado wedges and a halved cherry tomato in each corner.
Generously sprinkle with toasted multigrain seeds.
4. Tomato and Bell Pepper Avocado Toast
Deseed half a tomato and cut it into small dice. Do the same with a piece of bell pepper. If you like it spicy, you can cut a small piece of chili pepper. Finely dice a quarter of an onion.
Mix everything, salt, pepper, and drizzle with olive oil and lemon.
Spread the toasted bread with mashed avocado and top with the diced tomato and bell pepper mixture.
Sprinkle with chopped chives or parsley.
5. Halloween Monster Avocado Toast
Since it’s Halloween, here’s a fun idea to surprise everyone in the morning or at an evening aperitif by making some truly spooky Halloween monster toasts.
Spread your toasted sandwich bread slices with smooth, lemon-flavored avocado puree to prevent the avocado from browning.
Cut a nori sheet or black cheese to create the hair. Make fringes in the nori and place it on top of the toast.
For the eyes, use two black olive slices and place a small piece of caper in the center for the pupils. You can also use radish slices for the eyes, adding a small nori piece and a dot of caper in the center.
Create the mouth with half a green olive cut lengthwise, hollow side up, or use a black olive slice instead.
Make the ears with two walnut halves or two radish halves.
Use a small piece of nori to create the eyebrows and half a pickle for the nose.
Halloween Monsters
I hope these avocado toast ideas help make preparing brunch or breakfast easier for you.
5 Easy Avocado Toast Ideas
INGREDIENTS
Salmon Avocado Toast
- 1 and a half avocados
- 2 slices of grilled wholemeal bread
- 50 g smoked salmon or trout
- 5 cherry tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese Kiri, Philadelphia, Madame Loïc, etc.
- A pinch of paprika or Espelette pepper
Poached Egg Avocado Toast
- 1 avocado
- 2 slices of toasted wholemeal or sandwich bread
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- About 10 cherry tomatoes
- A few capers
- 1 tablespoon poppy or chia seeds
Smoked Turkey Avocado Toast
- 1 large avocado
- 2 slices of toasted wholemeal or sandwich bread
- 2 slices of smoked turkey or ham
- 2 cherry tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon heaped toasted multigrain seeds
Tomato and Bell Pepper Avocado Toast
- 2 slices of toasted wholemeal or sandwich bread
- 1 avocado
- 1 tomato
- 1/2 bell pepper
- 1/2 jalapeño pepper
- 1/4 onion
- 2 teaspoons chopped chives
Halloween Monster Avocado Toast
- 1 large avocado
- 2 slices of toasted wholemeal or sandwich bread
- 2 radishes
- 4 black olives
- 2 green olives
- 1 nori sheet
- 4 capers
- 1 gherkin
PREPARATION
- Note: One large avocado (about 250 g / 8.8 oz) is enough to make two generous toasts.Tip: Choose avocados with speckles. They should feel slightly soft when pressed gently with a finger.
The Base for the Toasts
- Toast the bread or sandwich bread in a toaster or in a pan on both sides.
- Toast the seeds in a dry pan until golden and fragrant.
- Cut the avocado in half and remove the flesh. Drizzle with the juice of half a lemon.
- Roughly mash the avocado with a fork.
- Cut a second avocado in half, remove the skin, and slice into thin wedges.
Salmon Avocado Toast
- To the roughly mashed avocado, add a few diced tomatoes and bell peppers. Season with salt, pepper, and a little lemon juice.
- Spread the grilled wholemeal bread slices with a thin layer of cream cheese, then top with the mashed avocado mixture. Arrange a few slices of smoked salmon on top, along with halved cherry tomatoes.
- Finish with a drizzle of olive oil or a sprinkle of sesame seeds, and add a pinch of paprika or Espelette pepper for extra flavor.
Poached Egg Avocado Toast
- Start by poaching the eggs, one egg per toast.
- Bring a saucepan of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons of vinegar.
- Crack an egg into a small cup.
- When the water reaches a gentle boil, stir it in the center with a spatula to create a whirlpool.
- Gently slide the egg from the cup into the whirlpool, letting the cup touch the water.
- Fold the edges of the egg over to enclose the yolk and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Check the doneness by lifting the egg with a slotted spoon and gently pressing the yolk with your finger. Adjust the cooking time if you prefer the yolk more or less runny. For a semi-runny poached egg, the yolk should feel slightly soft but not too wobbly under light pressure.
- Remove the egg from the water and place it in a bowl of very cold water, ideally with ice cubes, to stop the cooking.
- Then place the eggs on a paper towel to drain.
- Spread the toasts with mashed avocado, and place a poached egg in the center of each.
- Cut the egg in half to let the yolk run out. Arrange halved cherry tomatoes and a few capers around it.
- Sprinkle with chia or poppy seeds and a little chopped chives.
Smoked Turkey Avocado Toast
- Spread the wholemeal sandwich toast with cream cheese. Place twisted slices of deli meat in the center, and arrange avocado wedges and a halved cherry tomato in each corner.
- Generously sprinkle with toasted multigrain seeds.
Tomato and Bell Pepper Avocado Toast
- Deseed half a tomato and cut it into small dice. Do the same with a piece of bell pepper. If you like it spicy, you can cut a small piece of chili pepper. Finely dice a quarter of an onion.
- Mix everything, salt, pepper, and drizzle with olive oil and lemon.
- Spread the toasted bread with mashed avocado and top with the diced tomato and bell pepper mixture.
- Sprinkle with chopped chives or parsley.
Halloween Monster Avocado Toast
- Since it’s Halloween, here’s a fun idea to surprise everyone in the morning or at an evening aperitif by making some truly spooky Halloween monster toasts.
- Spread your toasted sandwich bread slices with smooth, lemon-flavored avocado puree to prevent the avocado from browning.
- Cut a nori sheet or black cheese to create the hair. Make fringes in the nori and place it on top of the toast.
- For the eyes, use two black olive slices and place a small piece of caper in the center for the pupils. You can also use radish slices for the eyes, adding a small nori piece and a dot of caper in the center.
- Create the mouth with half a green olive cut lengthwise, hollow side up, or use a black olive slice instead.
- Make the ears with two walnut halves or two radish halves.
- Use a small piece of nori to create the eyebrows and half a pickle for the nose.
- I hope these avocado toast ideas help make preparing brunch or breakfast easier for you.
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