Avocado Toast 5 Unbelievably Delicious Ways, AVOCADO TOAST, FIVE WAYS If you enjoy avocado as much as I do, then you’re going to love today’s article: I’ve got five fresh avocado recipes for you. Specifically, avocado toast. The concept is fairly simple. Mash up half an avocado with salt, pepper, and some sort of acid (lemon or lime juice) to taste. The flavors should be bright without covering up the cool grassiness of the avocado. Spread this mash over a lightly toasted piece of bread, and you have avocado toast. It’s that easy! I like to use whole-wheat bread here, but sourdough or country bread would also work well.
Avocado toast can be enjoyed for breakfast or as an afternoon snack. Avocado is packed with healthy fat and nutrients, so I find that just 1 slice can keep me full and satisfied until my mid-morning meal. I’ve also served these luscious green beauties as an appetizer (on thin slices of seedy baguette).
To take things up a notch, here are four variations on the basic avocado toast plus simple instructions for perfecting the original, no-frills version.
AVOCADO TOAST
Ingredients:
1/2 avocado, pit removed and flesh scooped from the skin
Freshly squeezed lime juice
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 thick slice of bread, lightly toasted
Instructions:
1. Add avocado to a small bowl with lime juice, kosher salt, and black pepper to taste. Coarsely mash, then spread over toasted bread.
2. Sprinkle with a little extra black pepper, and enjoy immediately!
EGG AND BACON AVOCADO TOAST
Ingredients:
1/2 avocado, pit removed and flesh scooped from the skin
Freshly squeezed lime juice
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 thick slice of bread, lightly toasted
2 slices cooked bacon
1 egg, fried or sunny side up
Thinly sliced chive
Instructions:
1. Add avocado to a small bowl with lime juice, kosher salt and black pepper to taste. Coarsely mash, then spread over toasted bread.
2. Layer on bacon and egg. Top with additional kosher salt, black pepper, and thinly sliced chive.
BACON AND FRISÉE AVOCADO TOAST
Ingredients:
1/2 avocado, pit removed and flesh scooped from the skin
Freshly squeezed lemon juice
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 thick slice of bread, lightly toasted
Torn frisée
1 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
Instructions:
1. Add avocado to a small bowl with lemon juice, kosher salt and black pepper to taste. Coarsely mash, then spread over toasted bread.
2. Top with torn frisée and crumbled bacon. Finish with a final squeeze of lemon juice and a sprinkling of kosher salt.
TOMATO BASIL AVOCADO TOAST
Ingredients:
1/2 avocado, pit removed and flesh scooped from the skin
Freshly squeezed lemon juice
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 thick slice of bread, lightly toasted
2 slices tomato
Thinly sliced red onion
Balsamic vinegar
Small basil leaves
Instructions:
1. Add avocado to a small bowl with lemon juice, kosher salt, and black pepper to taste. Coarsely mash, then spread over toasted bread.
2. Top with tomato and thinly sliced red onion to taste. Finish with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar, a sprinkling of kosher salt and black pepper, and a scattering of small basil leaves.
CORN, CHILE, AND LIME AVOCADO TOAST
Ingredients:
1/2 avocado, pit removed and flesh scooped from the skin
Freshly squeezed lime juice
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 thick slice of bread, lightly toasted
Fresh corn kernels (canned would work here too)
Thinly sliced red chile
Thinly sliced scallion (white and light green part)
Torn cilantro leaves
Instructions:
1. Add avocado to a small bowl with lime juice, kosher salt and black pepper to taste. Coarsely mash, then spread over toasted bread.
2. Top with corn kernels, sliced chile (to taste) and sliced scallion (to taste). Finish with a squeeze of lime juice, kosher salt, and a scattering of torn cilantro leaves.
