Avocado Toast with Egg (Sunny-Side)
Avocado toast with egg is one of those dishes that you often find at a fancy restaurant. I was with friends when we first spotted it and since then the dish is showing up everywhere.
After the restaurant version, I’ve made avocado toast at home often. I love that the gooey yolk softens the toast slightly, but still leaves a nice texture. Avocado toast and egg is a nutritious breakfast for anytime or serve a crowd for bunch.
You’ll love this simple and satisfying meal.
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Eggs With Fancy Food
Sunny-side-up is one of my favorite ways to eat an egg. The gooey yolk of a sunny-side-up egg is the perfect touch to many different dishes.
One time at a restaurant I was served a sunny-side-up egg on top of asparagus with a delicious sauce. It was the first time I had a sunny side up egg on anything but buttered toast and I was blown away by how much flavor it added to the dish.
It was addictive! That’s how I feel about adding a runny egg to the avocado toast. It is the perfect pairing.
Choose a Good Avocado
Avocado is an unsung hero, adding tasty and healthy fat to the toast. It’s also complementary to a vast array of flavors. You could go spicy or sweet and the avocado plays well with both.
In this case, we add lime juice for a nice acid balance to the fat and the cilantro adds a bright, fresh flavor.
One of the keys to a good avocado toast is choosing a perfectly ripe avocado. To underripe and the avocado will be hard to get out of the skin and hard to chew with very little flavor.
Too ripe and the avocado will be brown, flavorless and mushy instead of having a pleasantly mild flavor and texture.
Choose a Good Sourdough
Sourdough bread forms the base of your avocado toast and egg dish and also adds a nice crunchy contrast both in texture and flavor.
Pick a high-quality sourdough bread from your favorite bakery and plan to slice it yourself for the perfect thickness.
You could also make sourdough yourself if you have the time. Sourdough bread makes a nice firm, crusty toast perfect to form the base of an open-faced sandwich like our avocado toast and egg.
The Perfect Sunday Brunch
Any time you are having company for brunch, you want your menu to have two things. Ease. and Impressiveness. One of the best things about this avocado toast is how easy it is to make. But coolness factor? That’s what makes it perfect for serving company.
Serve Avocado Toast with Egg with a side of crunchy bacon, and a cold glass of orange juice or fancy homemade caramel latte.
If you wanted to add a little something sweet you to your menu, try this whole wheat banana bread.
Ingredients for Avocado Toast with Egg
Add these ingredients to your shopping list so that you are ready to make the avocado toast. These are the items not necessarily in your pantry.
- Fresh, ripe avocado
- Eggs
- A Lime
- Lemon Pepper
- Fresh Cilantro
- Sourdough Bread is my favorite, but feel free to mix it up. You might want to try this grain free bread recipe.
Making Avocado Toast with Egg
The process of making this dish is pretty straight forward and everything comes together really fast. Slice the avocado ahead of time so its ready to go and preheat your largest skillet if you are cooking for several people.
Toast thick slices of the bread until they are a nice golden brown. Thick slices help support the ingredients better. Slice and add the avocado to the hot toast and add a little lime juice.
Cook a sunny-side-up egg for each piece of toast on low or medium heat until it is just right and add that on top of the avocado. Then add lemon pepper, and cilantro.
Finish with freshly ground Kosher Salt and black pepper to taste.
The Healthy Factor
One of the best things about sourdough avocado toast and egg is the healthy factor. Avocado is full of healthy fat and also contains 20 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients, so it’s much better for you than butter. Avocados are good for your heart!
Eggs are high in protein, giving you more lasting energy. Sourdough bread is a lower carb bread (not carb-free) because the sugars are consumed during fermentation. It also has a low glycemic index. This dish is a nutritious way to start your day!
I now you are going to love avocado toast as much as I do! It’s savory, good-for-you and exactly what I want in an open-faced breakfast sandwich.
I’m so glad it was popularized because it’s such a wonderful alternative to the grease-laden breakfast foods of the past.
Also, it makes a great afternoon snack and pick-me-up. Take pictures when you try this recipe and tag me on instagram @thefoodieaffair! I’d love to see and hear all about it.
Egg Recipes to try
Looking for some more brunch ideas? Check out these recipes:
- Egg Bites – these are a copycat Starbucks recipe made in an Instant Pot. Great for meal prepping or when you need breakfast on the go.
- Spinach and Cheese Egg Bake – this is a casserole dish. Super nutritious and the ultimate low carb breakfast meal.
- Sausage Casserole – gooey cheese with eggs will keep you satisfied for hours. Make this in advance if you would like.
- New Zealand Bacon and Egg – This is a skillet dish with flakey pastry base is one that company always raves about. Delicious and the presentation is lovely too.
- Sour Cream and Chives Egg Muffin Cups – delicious creamy eggs in individual serving portions.
Avocado Toast with Egg
Ingredients
- 2 Eggs large
- 2 slices sourdough bread
- 1/2 lime juiced
- 1 Tablespoon Olive oil or Avocado oil
- Lemon pepper to taste
- Kosher salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 2 Tablespoons Cilantro
Instructions
- Slice avocado in half and remove pit. Slice avocado in the skin and with a spoon gently remove the slices and set aside.
- Heat oil in a 8-inch skillet over medium low. Crack eggs into the skillet. Turn down the heat and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the whites are set. For firmer yolk place a lid on the skillet until whites are set. Sprinkle with kosher salt and pepper.
- While eggs are cooking toast sourdough bread or grain free bread.
- Place avocado slices on the bread and top with cooked egg.
- Finish with lemon pepper and cilantro.
Nutrition
Disclaimer
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My daughter, who is 48 and myself, 77, have been eating avocado toast with sunny side up egg long before avocado toast became a hit.
It’s a great filling and satisfying meal! You two are smart 🙂