avocado toast

noun

plural avocado toasts

: toast topped with sliced or mashed avocado

Sometimes called an avocado toast (and in the United States often associated with California), it's comfort food for any time of the day. You smash half a ripe avocado onto a thick piece of multigrain toast, season it with salt, pepper and chile flakes, then give it a splash of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon. Anything else is a flourish: dukkah (an Egyptian spice mix), toasted pumpkin seeds, a poached egg.

—Oliver Strand

Brunch dishes include avocado toast with pickled onion, soft egg, and pecan for $12 …

—Lia Picard

Examples of avocado toast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of her favorites include edamame, white beans, and green peas, all of which are shelf-stable or freezer-friendly and can easily boost avocado toast’s protein count by at least a few grams. —Audrey Bruno, SELF, 25 Sep. 2025

Healthy breakfasts include several avocado toast options, acai and spicy vegan bowls and berry yogurt parfaits. —Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025

Add them to salads, smoothies, yogurt, grain bowls, or avocado toast. —Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2025

Think avocado toast, participation trophies, and side parts. —Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for avocado toast

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