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Good morning!
Are there some avocado toast lovers out there? I mean, who doesn’t LOVE avocado toast, right? It’s one of my favorite meals and snacks because it’s so darn delicious and easy to make, but also because the ingredients are simple (just bread + mashed avocado) and the pairing possibilities are endless!
If you need another reason to enjoy this tasty toast, avocados are an important part of a healthy diet. They are nutrient-dense with nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients, and they act as a “nutrient booster” by helping the body to better absorb fat-soluble nutrients, such as alpha- and beta-carotene and lutein, from foods that are eaten with the fruit. (Yes, that’s right, an avocado is a fruit!) Additionally, avocados contain eight percent of the daily value of fiber per serving. Diets rich in foods containing fiber have been found to potentially reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Fiber also adds bulk to a sensible diet, which helps provide a feeling of fullness. Along the same lines, naturally good fats found in avocados help you feel full and stay satisfied for hours. Avocados contain naturally good monounsaturated fat and are cholesterol free. Over 75% of the fat in avocados is unsaturated (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats), which makes them a great substitute for foods high in saturated fat.
As you can see, avocados are a wonderfully nutritious addition to one’s diet, so now let’s talk about some delicious ways to add some variety to our beloved avocado toast. Here are 15 ideas that use simple ingredients to help you mix things up!
1. Sliced tomato/crumbled feta/freshly ground pepper
2. Sliced hard-boiled egg/sea salt/freshly ground pepper/hot sauce
3. Pesto/shredded chicken/Parmesan
4. Chopped dates/pumpkin seeds/cinnamon
5. Sliced cucumbers/sea salt
6. Sliced strawberries/balsamic vinegar
7. Banana slices/walnuts/sunflower seeds
8. Bacon/shredded cheddar
9. Over-easy egg/steamed broccoli florets
10. Roasted butternut squash/goat cheese/honey drizzle
11. Salsa/black beans
12. Apple slices/dried cranberries/cinnamon
13. Sliced pepperoni/dried oregano
14. Sliced tomato/sliced cucumber/Dijon mustard drizzle
15. Canned tuna/jalapenos
Question of the Day
What’s your favorite way to eat avocado toast?
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My go-to is a tomato with red pepper flakes and S&P. But I love the idea of adding a date. Yum!
I will be trying these! Such good ideas! My favorite is avocado topped with a runny egg, sea salt and red pepper chili flakes. So good on Ezekiel bread!
I love adding an egg but I always go to just plain avocado toast with black pepper…so simple, yet, so yummy! Great combos!!
I’ve never actually had avocado toast. I may have to try it though. All of these look delicious!
Oh man, I LOVE avocado toast! While I was half marathon training, my pre-long run dinner was actually plantain bread with ½ mashed avocado, 2 over easy eggs and sometimes even a drizzle of tahini…oh man, my mouth waters at the thought!!
I’ve never actually made it myself, but my favorite is the Avocado Toast at Granger and Co. in London. It’s just really good bread, avocado, and lime.
Simple and good!
– Brenda
I like it my avocado with sliced beets, hot sauce, and sea salt on toast. So good!
i love everything avocado!!! with eggs and sandwiches especially – william loves avocado too! just plain!
1. Over easy egg and hot sauce (or salsa if I have any on hand)
2. Blue cheese, hot pepper flakes, drizzle of honey (weird but its what I had on hand and my taste buds liked it!)
Just bought a bag of avocados so I will be trying all these recipes 😉 I recently made a grilled cheese with an avocado/onion/olive oil spread. SO good!
Homemade whole wheat bread with mashed avocado topped with sauteed spinach and a fried egg.
these look amazing. avocado + tuna = easy and delicious
An avocado a day, keeps the doctor away? I love avocados (when perfectly ripe), and these toast variations are great! Happy Thursday, Tina! 🙂
I love an egg over-easy, fresh lemon juice, and sriracha on top of mine!
I make avocado toast with lemon ricotta, a slice of turkey bacon a hard boiled egg on top!
That sounds delicious!!
I never thought to make something other than the plain avocado on toast because as you said, it’s delicious as is! 😀
YUM! I like the sound of the sweet/savory date and avocado option.
Avocados are by far one of my favorite foods. There’s really nothing as versatile as guac; it’s perfect for all three meals. My dream is to live somewhere where I have my own avocado tree. It would certainly cut down on grocery bills 🙂
Avo toast!!! I Just picked up some Dave’s Killer Bread (per your blog post recc the other day! I got the thin slice seeded and it is awesome). So the last few days for breakfast I have been making some avo toast with that, plus a sprinkle of sea salt, garlic power and red pepper flakes and an over-easy egg on top.
Yummmm! So glad you like Dave’s! It’s the best!
Great ideas! I have yet to try avocado toast – I’m more of a salad girl when it comes to eating avocado. Clearly I need to branch out!
Definitely try it. It’s life-changing! 🙂
Avocado+Ezekiel toast+egg+Tapatio= my life Add hot sauce to anything and I am all over it but with the cool avocado and creamy over-easy egg? To die for!
Thanks for the yummy ideas! I love avocado!
Dates pumpkin seeds cinnamon!?! Now you’ve done it…
Love all of these!! Thanks Tina 🙂
BLT sandwich with avocado!
I love it with just sea salt, but some of these sound amazing. I love the butternut squash one!
Mmm, I bet adding hot sauce would be good!
I just like a sunny side up egg on top. The runny yolk is SO good with it!
Either avocado with drizzle of honey or avocado tomato & dippy egg on top!
The apples, and cranberries look amazing! I don’t really have avocado with toast as I’m paleo/AIP but I love avocado with tuna and plantain chips 🙂
I love bacon and avocado on millet toast. Weekend fav!
I also love avocado with banana, weird but awesome.