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

An à la carte menu offered the likes of avocado toast, pancakes and made-to-order omelettes as well as more local dishes (think artisanal cheeses, tapioca wraps and acai bowls). —Laura French, TheWeek, 16 Mar. 2026

My avocado toast arrived on cue as one of the queens executed a split with Broadway-level precision, inches from my table, and the room erupted into applause and screams of delight. —Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Mar. 2026

Instead, experts agree that sardines should be treated as a smart add-on to a broader diet, such as adding them to salads or on top of avocado toast, and that restricting them to a single food could even have adverse effects. —Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 3 Mar. 2026

Order a coffee and a bite to eat (menu items include smoothie bowls, avocado toast, and more). —Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for avocado toast

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