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

Duff, who launched her Small Rooms, Big Nerves tour in January 2026 in London and has The Lucky Me Tour set for June 2026, also opened up about cooking for her family — including an avocado toast rivalry with her husband. —Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2026

The food menu includes breakfast sandwiches like a classic bacon egg and cheese, as well as avocado toast and egg bites. —Ella Gonzales april 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026

Select from clam chowder, salad, or smoked salmon and avocado toast for the first course; and lobster frittata, an 8-ounce center cut filet mignon, or pan-seared salmon for the main course. —Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026

The South’s special flair got lost in a haze of avocado toast pop-ups, reality show caricatures, and music festivals that turned into marketing conferences. —Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for avocado toast

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