Avocado Toastini Recipe

toast bread

Preheat a skillet over medium or use a toaster. Lightly butter or brush each bread slice with 0.5 tsp butter or oil and toast until golden and crisp, about 1–2 minutes per side in skillet or 2–3 minutes in a toaster. Keep warm.

prepare avocado mash

Halve and pit the avocado. Scoop flesh into a bowl and mash with a fork until slightly chunky. Stir in 1 tbs lemon juice, 1 tsp olive oil, 0.5 tsp salt and 0.25 tsp black pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning. Spread evenly onto each toasted bread slice (about half the mash per slice).

Prepare vegetables while bread toasts and avocado is mashed. Thinly slice the radishes (use a mandoline or sharp knife) into rounds. Thinly slice the red onion into half-moons; if you prefer milder onion, soak slices in cold water for 5 minutes and drain. Halve or quarter the cherry tomatoes depending on size.

Toss 0.5 cup frisée, sliced radishes, 0.25 cup drained red onion and 8 halved cherry tomatoes gently to combine — they will be dressed with the vinaigrette next.

Whisk together 1 tbs white wine vinegar and 1 tsp honey in a small bowl until honey dissolves. Stir in 1 tsp chopped dill, 1 tsp chopped parsley, 2 tbs extra-virgin olive oil, 0.25 tsp salt and 0.125 tsp black pepper until emulsified.

Dress the tossed vegetables lightly with the vinaigrette — use about half the vinaigrette for the vegetables and reserve the rest to drizzle on the toast if desired. Toss gently to coat.

Divide the dressed vegetable mixture evenly and pile on top of the avocado-covered toasts, distributing frisée, radishes, red onion and tomatoes so each slice is balanced.

Sprinkle each toast with 0.5 tsp everything bagel seasoning (1 tsp total for both toasts). Add microgreens or extra parsley on top if using.

optional egg

If adding the optional egg (+2), cook one egg your way: poach (3–4 minutes for a runny yolk), fry sunny-side up (2–3 minutes) or soft-scramble (1–2 minutes). Slide the cooked egg onto one or both toasts as desired and season lightly with salt and pepper.

Serve immediately while toast is crisp. Enjoy.