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
Oliver StrandBrunch dishes include avocado toast with pickled onion, soft egg, and pecan for $12 …—Lia Picard
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The Tonight Show host shared his go-to avocado toast recipe, featuring a slice of homemade sourdough straight from Swift’s kitchen.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
Toastique was started in 2018 by former Division I cheerleader Brianna Keefe, who had fine-tuned her own avocado toast while at James Madison University.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Bottom Line The choice between avocado toast and nut butter toast will ultimately depend on your taste preferences as well as your nutritional goals—both of these healthy fat toppings are good for your heart, help keep you full, and contain a plethora of micronutrients.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
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
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
Toastique was started in 2018 by former Division I cheerleader Brianna Keefe, who had fine-tuned her own avocado toast while at James Madison University.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Bottom Line The choice between avocado toast and nut butter toast will ultimately depend on your taste preferences as well as your nutritional goals—both of these healthy fat toppings are good for your heart, help keep you full, and contain a plethora of micronutrients.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
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
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“Avocado toast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avocado%20toast. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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