• 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.