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

To put this into practice, try avocado salads or adding leafy greens to your avocado toast. — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 26 June 2026

Serve tofu scramble over the chickpea pancake with avocado toast on the side and garnish it with fresh herbs. — Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 23 June 2026

Zee Best serves classic comforts like pancakes and French toast, but make sure to try the avocado toast with poached egg—the marinated tomatoes served on the side are a beautiful hit of acidity that will make your toes curl. — Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026

Pairing them with a meal containing some fat, even avocado toast or yogurt with nuts, makes a real difference. — Allison Palmer updated June 13, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for avocado toast

• almost
• engrossed
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• lamppost
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• pancoast
• rightmost