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Easy Avocado Toast

by Sarah McMinn / Posted: February 17, 2017 / Updated: March 23, 2020 / Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. Jump to Recipe Print Recipe Total Time: 5 mins

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Easy Avocado Toast

A simple and satisfying breakfast or midday snack, this easy vegan Avocado Toast is my go-to pick-me-up meal. With lots of variation, this avocado toast recipe won't let you down.

Easy Avocado Toast with red pepper flakes

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links.

I started eating easy avocado toast when I was pregnant for the first time. Seemingly always hungry and actively trying to fit in more healthy fats and complete proteins to my diet, avocado toast became an easy choice. And so I ate it. All the time.

I think my daughter was half-built on avocados.

My love (obsession?) with avocado toast did not end there. It continued to be my go-to snack while I was a nursing, sleep-deprived mother for the following 4 years. This simple, light meal gave me everything I needed: calories, energy, protein, and fat.

Better yet? It was ready in minutes with minimal prep.

Avocado, red pepper flakes, nutritional yeast, and salt

Table of Contents show
What is Avocado Toast?
Why I love Avocado Toast
HOW TO PICK THE PERFECT AVOCADO
Variations of AVOCADO TOAST
Serving and Storing Avocado Toast
Easy Avocado Toast

What is Avocado Toast?

Avocado toast is as straight forward as it sounds; avocado mashed onto warm crusty toast.

I keep mine simple by adding red pepper flakes, Himalayan sea salt, and nutritional yeast but you can do whatever you'd like! Thrown on some sliced heirloom tomatoes and fresh basil, or noochy chickpeas and watercress, or tempeh bacon and vegan eggs. The options are endless.


Why I love Avocado Toast

  • It's a super simple and quick light meal or snack
  • loaded with lots of healthy fats, calories, and protein
  • as well as tons of vitamins A, C, E, K and B6
  • and a good dose of potassium
  • for a filling, delicious, and beneficial meal that can be ready in under 5 minutes.

No wonder avocado toast has become wildly popular!

Avocado toast on a white plate

HOW TO PICK THE PERFECT AVOCADO

Because avocado is so essential for avocado toast it’s important that we pick an avocado when it’s perfectly ripe. When choosing an avocado, look for one that is darker in color and make sure that it is mostly firm with a little bit of give when you gently press on its skin.

For a super helpful How-To Guide, check out this article.

Pro Tip: If you buy your avocados before they are ripe, let them sit out at room temperature for a couple of days until they are slightly soft to pressure. Once they are ready, you can stick ripe avocados in the refrigerator to allow them to last longer.


Variations of AVOCADO TOAST

I keep mine simple by adding red pepper flakes, Himalayan sea salt, and nutritional yeast but you can do whatever you'd like! Here are a few variations I've tried:

  • sliced heirloom tomatoes fresh basil
  • cheesy chickpeas and watercress
  • thinly sliced cucumber and parsley
  • radishes
  • sautéed kale
  • tempeh bacon
  • vegan eggs.

Easy Avocado Toast

Serving and Storing Avocado Toast

Avocado toast should be eaten immediately. Once an avocado is opened, it starts to brown quickly. If you are only eating ½ of the avocado, juice a little of lemon or lime on the remaining half and store it with the pit in a ziplock bag.

Avocado toast makes a hearty addition to tempeh bacon or tofu scrambled eggs.

Easy Avocado Toast on white plate

Easy Avocado Toast

Easy Avocado Toast

A simple and satisfying breakfast or midday snack, this easy vegan Avocado Toast is my go to pick-me-up meal.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Calories: 327kcal
Author: Sarah McMinn

Ingredients

  • 2 pieces of bread toasted
  • 1 small avocado
  • a pinch of nutritional yeast
  • a pinch of red pepper flakes
  • a pinch of Himalayan sea salt
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Instructions

  • Thinly slice avocado and evenly divide between the two slices of toast.
  • Smash the avocado, spreading a thick, even layer.
  • Top with nutritional yeast, red pepper flakes, and sea salt.
  • Eat it all up!

Nutrition

Calories: 327kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 24mg | Potassium: 974mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 295IU | Vitamin C: 20.1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1.1mg
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  1. dewanshi bhimani says

    January 20, 2018 at 5:07 pm

    Hi,

    This a great recipe. Why do you put yeast..just curious?

    Reply
    • Sarah says

      January 21, 2018 at 11:55 am

      Nutritional yeast is not the same as bread yeast. It has a cheesy nutty flavor and lots of health benefits, so I use if for the benefits and flavor.

      Reply
  2. HÌnh ảnh đẹp says

    February 17, 2017 at 8:38 pm

    This is the cutest idea and you are doing such an awesome job on your post

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