Fancy a 15 minute meal? This egg avocado toast has a few unique tweaks that make it a delicious and easy breakfast, lunch, or dinner meal.
Can a recipe be too easy? We don’t think. In fact, Alex and I wrote an entire cookbook about simple cooking called (surprise surprise!) Pretty Simple Cooking. In the book, we started each chapter with a few ideas, which are the simplest of the simple. Because sometimes you just need a creative idea to mix up your everyday meals – and it doesn’t have to be rocket science! That’s where this avocado toast with egg comes in. Simple, beautiful, hearty and ready in just 15 minutes. It’s our kind of recipe.
An avocado toast that works for any day, any time
Simple cooking is for us not stupid food. It’s beautiful, fresh, tasty and colourful. Sometimes simple ideas can be quick (but not always). But luckily, that’s the case with this Avocado and Egg Toast. There are a few small tweaks that go beyond just mashed avocado on toast. A creative idea of what you can eat in under 15 minutes, this recipe proves that you can do a lot with a little. This avocado toast would be perfect for:
The Secret: How to Make Bright Yellow Turmeric Eggs!
Beyond the norm, what makes this avocado toast easy? Poached Eggs with Turmeric! What is a turmeric egg? It’s a poached egg with turmeric mixed with water. The result is a beautiful bright yellow ball that looks infinitely more exciting than a regular poached egg! Making a turmeric egg only takes a few minutes, but it’s a lovely addition to anything: avocado toast, a bowl of cereal, or a large salad. How to make turmeric eggs:
- Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan, then add 2 teaspoons of turmeric and a dash of white vinegar. Reduce to low heat.
- In a small bowl, crack an egg and then slide it into the water. Do the same with the next egg, simmer for 3 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, place the eggs on a plate lined with kitchen paper. That’s it! Beautifully shiny light yellow turmeric eggs.
Toppings: Shine Avocado Toast with Eggs!
A few extra elements take this avocado toast with egg from humble to fancy. Here’s what we recommend:
- Use good bread. Do not use stale bread for this. A slice of crusty artisan bread is key. Buy it in store or use our Homemade Sourdough Bread, Artisan Dutch Oven Bread or Multigrain Artisan Bread.
- Garnish with julienned radishes for color. Add radishes cut into long, thin sticks for a sprinkle of colorful confetti.
- Sprinkle with black sesame seeds and sea salt. As a final detail, black sesame seeds are an elegant garnish.
Of course you can use whatever toppings you like, so feel free to be creative! Another idea: step it up and use grilled avocado for a smoky avocado toast (yum). Or turn it into grilled avocado cheese! What else to do with a lawyer? Access our best easy avocado recipes.
Make it a meal!
If you’re serving this avocado toast with an egg for a vegetarian dinner, we’ll leave an option for two pieces per person and make sure to add a few other side dishes. Top it off with a simple green salad (like this arugula salad) or hummus with veggies.
How to eat it, we usually eat this avocado toast with an egg with a knife and fork: this allows the runny yolk to coat the whole thing with a yellow sauce. The last time we ate it we cut pieces for our 1 year old Larson who loved it too!
This recipe for avocado toast with eggs is…
Vegetarian.
The description
Fancy a 15 minute meal? This egg avocado toast has a few unique tweaks that make it a delicious and easy breakfast, lunch, or dinner meal.
For the poached egg with turmeric*
- ¼ cup distilled white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
- 2 Big Eggs
For the avocado toast
- 2 thick slices of artisan bread or homemade bread
- 1 Lawyer
- 1 at 2 radish
- Black Sesame Seeds
- coarse sea salt
- Pour a few inches of water into a large saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and stir in vinegar and turmeric.
- In a small bowl, crack an egg and then gently slide it into the water. Wait about 30 seconds and then add the next egg. Simmer until the whites are set but the yolks are runny, about 3 minutes.
- Line a plate with a paper towel. Remove the eggs from the pan with a slotted spoon and drain them while you make the toast. (Be careful with the turmeric water throughout the process as it may stain clothing.)
- Remove the stone from the avocado, peel it and mash it with a fork with a little salt. Spread on the bread slices, then sprinkle with egg, radishes, sesame seeds and sea salt.
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Cook
- Kitchen: American
Keywords: Avocado Toast with Egg, Turmeric Eggs, How to Make Turmeric Egg, Turmeric Poached Eggs, Avocado Toast
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Last updated: December 2019
