Learn how to make the most delicious Avocado Toast with Egg, in 4 different ways! Whether you’re craving fried eggs, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs, or poached eggs, we’ve got you covered. This nutritious breakfast, lunch, or snack will keep you satisfied for hours!
Protein-packed avocado toast with egg is a quick and easy meal made with toasted bread, mashed avocado mixed with seasonings and layered on top of the toast with either a fried egg, scrambled egg, boiled egg, or poached egg, and topped with any sauces or seasonings you’d like.
This is one of our favorite healthy breakfast options! It’s not only customizable and so delicious, but one of the best parts is that it comes together in less than 15 minutes with very little effort. Adding the egg on top makes this a complete meal with the right amount of healthy fats, protein, and fiber to fuel your morning and jumpstart your day!
Ingredients needed
Just a handful of simple ingredients are needed to make a well-balanced breakfast that is packed with protein, healthy fats, and fiber. Here’s everything you’ll need to make this avocado toast with egg recipe:
- Avocados: It’s important that your avocados are perfectly ripe. If they are still too firm, the flavor and texture may not taste the best.
- Lime or lemon juice: Use fresh for the best bright flavor.
- Seasonings: Season the avocado with garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- Eggs: Cooked the way you prefer to serve it – fry it, scramble it, boil it or poach it!
- Bread: Use crusty, thick slices of bread that are sturdy enough to hold the toppings. Sourdough bread is a great option.
- Topping options: Endless possibilities here! Some of the toppings we love are pesto, sriracha, hot sauce, balsamic vinegar, feta, and everything bagel seasoning.
How to make this recipe
Mash the avocado
Start this recipe by preparing the avocado. Here’s how:
- Cut the avocado in half, twist, and remove the pit.
- Score the avocado into small squares and scoop directly into a medium mixing bowl.
- Add the lime juice, garlic powder, salt & pepper.
- Mash the avocado with a fork and mix to combine. You can leave it as chunky or as smooth as you’d like.
Cook an egg (4 ways!)
Is avocado and egg toast healthy?
Avocado toast with egg is a very nutritious way to start your day. You are getting a combination of fiber, protein, and healthy fats. In addition, both eggs and avocados are super nutrient-rich and contain many vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
- Fried eggs: Heat a teaspoon of oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat. Crack in the egg, and cook until set.
- Scrambled eggs: Whisk eggs in a bowl with a fork, add salt and pepper to taste. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat then cook stirring frequently until the eggs are set.
- Boiled eggs: Place eggs in a medium pot and cover with about 1-2 inches of water. Bring to a boil then lower the heat. Boil for 3-5 minutes for runny eggs or 8-10 minutes for hard-boiled eggs.
- Poached eggs: Bring a medium pot of water to a gentle boil. Crack the egg into a small bowl. stir the water quickly to create a whirlpool so that it moves in a circular motion. Gently drop the egg into the water, give the water one more gentle stir, and cook 3- 4 minutes. Scoop the egg out with a slotted spoon.
Assemble the toast
Toast the bread in the toaster or lightly brush with softened butter and toast in a pan over medium-high heat. For large crowds, toast in the oven at 400F for 8-10 minutes.
To assemble, spread a generous amount of the avocado mixture over each toast. Top with the egg (prepared with the method of choice) and drizzle with your favorite sauce or topping, if desired. I like to use pesto, sriracha, hot sauce, balsamic vinegar, feta, or everything bagel seasoning.
Expert tips
- Ripe avocados: When choosing your avocado for the perfect ripeness, remove the stem and if it’s green underneath, the avocado is ready to eat. If it’s brown, the avocado is overripe.
- Type of bread: Be sure the bread you choose is plenty sturdy, so it doesn’t get weighed down by the toppings.
- Serve immediately: Once you have spread the avocado over the bread, you’ll want to enjoy this right away. After some time, the avocado will make the bread soggy.
- Making it ahead of time: If you’d like to mix up the avocado ahead of time, drizzle a bit of lime or lemon juice over the top to help slow down the browning process. When ready to spread, stir together the lemon juice and avocado mixture.
- Adjust servings: This recipe makes 4 servings, feel free to adjust the amount of the ingredients depending on the amount of people you’re serving.
Frequently asked questions
How healthy is avocado toast?
Avocado toast is nutrition-packed and makes a great addition to a balanced diet. Avocado is full of good fats, protein, fiber, and nutrients. This delicious avocado toast with eggs is a delicious healthy breakfast, lunch, or anytime snack.
How many calories is avocado toast with egg?
For this particular recipe, there are 300 calories, 11 grams of protein, and 20 grams of fat for a slice of toast with avocado and one egg. See the recipe card for more nutrition information.
What is the best bread for avocado toast?
We like to use crusty, thick-cut sourdough or multigrain bread. It’s nice, sturdy, and tastes great with all the toppings. Another great option is a hearty multigrain bread that has thick slices.
Variations
- Sliced avocado: If you prefer sliced avocado to mashed, feel free to top the bread with sliced avocado and just sprinkle a very small amount of garlic powder, salt and pepper with a drizzle of lime or lemon juice over the top.
- Ways to serve: Instead of bread, you can make avocado toast with bagels, hash browns, rice cakes, or cauliflower crust, or this delicious 90-second keto bread for a low-carb option.
- Vegetables: Add even more freshness to this meal with some sliced tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, pickled red onion, baby spinach, sliced radish, or cucumbers.
- Herbs: Sprinkle on fresh basil, cilantro, dill or parsley to bring in more flavor.
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- Protein Pancakes
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Avocado Toast with Eggs (4 Ways)
Ingredients
- 2 medium ripe avocados
- 1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon EACH garlic powder, salt, pepper, to taste
- 4 eggs
- 4 slices bread* see note
- Topping options: Pesto, sriracha, hot sauce, balsamic vinegar, feta, everything bagel seasoning
Instructions
Prepare the avocado
- Cut the avocado in half, twist, and remove the pit. Score the avocado into small squares and scoop directly into a medium mixing bowl. Add the lime juice, garlic powder, salt & pepper. Mash the avocado with a fork and mix to combine. You can leave it as chunky or as smooth as you’d like. At this point, you can leave it as is or toss in finely minced onion, tomato, jalapeno, cilantro, and/or chopped basil, if desired.
Cook the eggs
- Fried eggs: Heat a teaspoon of oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat. Crack in the egg, and cook until set.
- Scrambled eggs: Whisk eggs in a bowl with a fork, add salt and pepper to taste. Heat a teaspoon of oil in a nonstick pan over medium heat then cook stirring frequently until the eggs are set.
- Boiled eggs: Place eggs in a medium pot and cover with about 1-2 inches of water. Bring to a boil then lower the heat. Boil for 3-5 minutes for runny eggs or 8-10 minutes for hard-boiled eggs.
- Poached eggs: Bring a medium pot of water to a gentle boil. Crack the egg into a small bowl. stir the water quickly to create a whirlpool so that it moves in a circular motion. Gently drop the egg into the water, give the water one more gentle stir, and cook 3- 4 minutes. Scoop the egg out with a slotted spoon.
Assemble the toast
- Toast the bread in the toaster or lightly brush with softened butter and toast in a pan over medium-high heat. For large crowds, toast in the oven at 400F for 8-10 minutes.
- To assemble, spread a generous amount of the avocado mixture over each toast. Top with the egg (prepared with method of choice) and drizzle with your favorite sauce or topping, if desired. I like to use pesto, sriracha, hot sauce, balsamic vinegar, feta, or everything bagel seasoning.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Such delicious ways to have avocado and eggs! We made the poached and it was perfect!