avocado toast

noun

plural avocado toasts

: toast topped with sliced or mashed avocado and usually seasoning

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

The breakfast menu includes the regular items plus bacon-cheddar biscuits with sausage gravy and candied jalapeño, blueberry pancakes, the ubiquitous avocado toast and juices. —Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026

Or order an avocado toast, also believed to be an Australian invention. —Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 2 June 2026

Once all the cameras are working, the neon signs are turned on and the fridge is stocked with eggs and avocado toast, the only thing missing is the Islanders. —Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026

The perfect piece of avocado toast or bowl of guacamole is at the mercy of whichever day your avocados decide to ripen—and then, that window of time is short before the avocados turn on you, going from bright green to murky brown in a matter of hours. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for avocado toast

• almost
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• pancoast
• rightmost