Avocado Toast with Egg – 4 Ways

Yumna Jawad
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Quick and easy Avocado Toast with Egg 3 ways - fried, scrambled, and poached. It’s a simple healthy protein-packed breakfast, snack or even light meal!

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Quick and easy Avocado Toast with Egg 4 ways – fried, scrambled, boiled and poached. It’s a simple healthy protein-packed breakfast, snack or light meal! Simple to make, tasty and satisfying. If you haven’t had an egg and avocado toast breakfast yet, now is the time!

Avocado toast with eggs three ways: scrambled, poached and fried.

What I love about this recipe is that it’s a healthy protein-packed breakfast that’s ready in under 10 minutes. I love that it’s a well rounded meal made with some good carbs (whole wheat bread), great protein (eggs) and healthy fats (avocado!).

In this post I’m going to show you how I make my avocado toast with egg, so you never have to spend $14 buying it at a restaurant. And I’ll show my technique for fried eggs, scrambled eggs, boiled eggs and poached eggs to top your avocado toast!

4 plates with 4 types of eggs for topping the toast

Ingredients

  • Avocado: Avocados are filled with healthy fats, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants and are a great addition to a well balanced diet.
  • Bread: You can use any bread you like for these recipes. I like to use whole grain to get some more goodness in.
  • Seasonings: Salt and pepper added to taste.
  • Additions: Depending how you choose to cook your eggs, you may need a little butter to add flavor or some vinegar to poach your eggs.

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How to make avocado toast with eggs

The first step is to toast the bread and mash the avocados. You can mash it in a bowl with salt and pepper, but I prefer to limit clean-up and just mash it right on the toasted bread. Make sure you have bread sturdy enough to handle the mashing.

Collage of sliced bread with sliced avocados on top and then the avocados getting mashed

Fried Eggs

The first method is fried eggs. This is the best method I’ve found for frying eggs that yields perfectly cooked egg whites with slightly undercooked egg yolks. Heat some butter (or olive oil). Break an egg onto the skillet and reduce the heat to low. Cook it uncovered until the whites set. You could cover it up once the whites set if you wanted a more firm yolk.

Avocado toast with fried egg

Scrambled Eggs

Start with butter (or olive oil) and heat it until it’s melted. Whisk the eggs in a small bowl, then pour them into the center of a nonstick pan. The egg mixture will spread, and you want to watch the edges and wait for them to set. Then gently fold the eggs from one side of the pan to the other without smashing the eggs. You’ll get soft fluffy eggs without any milk.

Avocado toast with scrambled egg

Boiled Eggs

Cover the eggs with water in a small saucepan. Bring the water to a rolling boil, then reduce the heat to low and cook according to the desired doneness (see the suggested times in recipe card below). Transfer them to an ice bath immediately after cooking before you peel them.

Toasted slice of bread with avocado mashed and slices of boiled eggs

Poached Eggs

Bring a small pot of water to a boil.  Stir in vinegar and create a vortex with the boiling water. Lower the heat so the water creates a rolling boil at the bottom of the pot. When you see that rolling boil, crack one egg into a small bowl. Carefully slip the egg to the middle of the pot and cook for desired doneness.

Remove the egg with a slotted spoon to leave any liquid behind. For step-by-step tutorial, check out my guide for how to poach eggs.

Avocado toast with poached egg

Tips for making this recipe

  1. Pick ripe avocados. It all comes down to the avocados. Try to find an avocado that’s ripe, but not over-ripe. You’ll know it’s ripe if you gently squeeze the avocado with the palm of your hands and it yields a little. Don’t use your fingertips because that might bruise it.
  2. Use thick-sliced bread and toast it. It’s best to buy good bread that’s strong enough to hold the avocado and eggs and other toppings you might like to add. Use something that offers a sturdy base like a thick multi-grain bread.
  3. Mash the avocado with add-ins for more flavor. You can add lemon or lime juice with salt and pepper. You can also add fresh herbs like cilantro, parsley or basil and spices like crushed red pepper, cumin or paprika. It’s almost like a very simple guacamole ready to be spread on toast.
  4. Enjoy your avocado toast as soon as you’ve made it. Avocado can brown quite quickly once it’s cut open, so it’s best to use it straight away.

Frequently asked questions

What can I do to ripen my avocado?

There are some methods for ripening an avocado faster like leaving it at room temperature or storing it in a paper bag. Check out this post for more ways to ripen an avocado.

What’s the best bread to use for an avocado toast breakfast?

You can of course use whatever bread you prefer, though I would recommend that you use whole grain. Whole grain bread is a great source of protein, fiber, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals so is a better choice than white sandwich bread. Use a gluten-free bread if you have an intolerance.

Is it healthy to eat an avocado a day?

Avocados are a great source of vitamins C, E, K and B6 as well as being rich in folate, magnesium and potassium. They do contain fats, but they are healthy fats that are great to include in your diet. If you are managing your weight, it’s recommended that you limit yourself to half an avocado a day.

Will avocado toast keep me full till lunch?

Because this breakfast is high in fiber, it will keep you feeling fuller for longer so you won’t be tempted by mid morning snacks. This is a great breakfast if you are trying to lose or manage your weight.

4 slices of toast each topped with different eggs

And there you have it – avocado toast with egg – made three different ways! Which one is your favorite? I usually go for the scrambled eggs. But I love the versatility of this simple dish and I can never get bored of eating it each of those ways. It’s a simple, healthy and satisfying meal that never gets old for me!

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Avocado Toast with Egg

Quick and easy Avocado Toast with Egg 3 ways – fried, scrambled, and poached. It’s a simple healthy protein-packed breakfast, snack or even light meal!
5 from 1850 votes
Author Yumna Jawad
Servings 1 serving
Course Breakfast
Calories 197
Prep Time 3 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

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Ingredients
  

Fried Eggs

  • ½ tablespoon butter
  • 1 large eggs

Scrambled Eggs

  • ½ tablespoon butter
  • 2 eggs

Boiled Eggs

  • 2 eggs

Poached Eggs

  • 2 teaspoons white vinegar
  • 1 large eggs

Instructions

  • Toast the bread in a toaster until golden and crispy, place the quarter avocado over the toast, slice it and mash it on top of the toast. Top with eggs of choice, and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • For fried eggs: Heat butter in nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Break the egg onto the skillet and immediately reduce the heat to low. Cook uncovered until whites are completely set and yolks are thickened to your liking, about 5-7 minutes.
  • For scrambled eggs: Heat butter in nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Whisk the eggs in small bowl, then carefully pour into the center of the pan. When the edges start to set, start to gently fold the eggs until the eggs are cooked through, about 2-3 minutes.
  • For boiled eggs: Place the eggs in a saucepan. Pour cool water over the eggs until fully submerged. Bring the water to a rolling boil, then reduce the heat to low and cook according to the desired doneness: 4 minutes for SOFT boiled; 6 minutes for MEDIUM boiled; 12 minutes for HARD boiled. Prepare a bowl of ice water. Transfer the cooked eggs to the ice water to cool completely before peeling.
  • For poached eggs: Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Crack one egg into a small bowl. Stir vinegar into the water and create a vortex with the boiling water. Lower the heat so the water creates a rolling boil at the bottom of the pot. Then, carefully add the egg to the middle of the pot and cook for 3-4 minutes, according to desired doneness. Remove the egg with a slotted spoon.

Equipment

GreenPan Padova Ceramic Non-Stick 10Pc Cookware Set, Light Blue
Ceramic Nonstick Cookware Set

Notes

Storage: For best results, eat the avocado toast immediately after preparing. To store the unused avocado, place in an airtight container or plastic bag with a touch of lime or lemon juice in the fridge for up to 24 hours.
Serving Size: One serving is of fried egg with ¼ avocado and one slice of bread.

Nutrition

Calories: 197kcal, Carbohydrates: 5g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Cholesterol: 179mg, Sodium: 150mg, Potassium: 304mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 486IU, Vitamin C: 5mg, Calcium: 25mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.

Diet: Vegetarian
Cuisine American
Course: Breakfast

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  1. looks yummy would definitely try it. I searched for some breakfast recipes that includes egg took me by surprise that egg rates have been on a real hike in my city. 1 dozen eggs and 1 kg chicken are almost of same price now. let’s see what happens next

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  3. This avocado egg toast was simple to make and delicious!
    I added a dribble of serano sauce and salt and pepper. I plan to eat this several times a week for breakfast.

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  4. I love avocado toast in each of those ways!
    This morning I had it with fried eggs
    Yum !
    I do hard boiled eggs or scrambled eggs or poached eggs too !
    Sometimes I make avocado toast with just fresh tomato slices on top of the avocado too ! Salt/pepper !

    Most of the time I eat it on a plate
    with a fork/ knife because the egg yoke runs ! Just the way I like it!
    Yum yum yummy !

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  5. This recipe w/fried egg is simple, delicious nutrition in less than 10mins. The instruction for cooking a fried egg gave me five minutes to spare and the perfect fried egg…thank you, Yumna! *I added korean red pepper and sriracha 🙂

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  7. eggs should be immersed in water when the water is already boiling not cold! why do all americans make the same mistake? same with pasta! all this is unwatchable by Italian! 🙄

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    2. If you are referring to cooking hard-boiled eggs, not all, but definitely most people, prefer to add eggs to cold water, since they are already cold from the fridge and so they don’t crack and leak out into the water when they are thermo-shocked by emersing them (even when done gently), into the boiling water. You simply bring the cold water and cold eggs to a steady, gentle boil, and continue boiling for 10-12 minutes, depending on how firm you like them. This is a no-risk, no-waste, fail-proof method that makes the perfect, yolk-set, hard-boiled egg every single time.

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  11. Thanks for your suggestion for variations of eggs. I am confused however about the nutrition facts at the end of this recipe. How can a piece of avocado toast only have 5 carbs? What kind of bread are you using?

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    2. I am 11 and I cooked this for my 22 two year old sister as her last breakfast with us before she moves away and she loved it! I Added bacon and some tomato and hot sauce and everything bagel seasoning. And I used a toasted croissant with butter and a tiny bit of Mayo. So amazing!

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  20. My 11 yr old grand girl made this for me during the summer, but added a little Mayo with the avocado mix. So delicious!

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  22. This was simple but fabulous! I have made avocado toast before but never really liked it. I think your recipe works because of the simplicity and thoughtful seasoning. I agree with Pat, that crumbled bacon would be a great addition, too. Next time!
    Thank you!

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    1. Thank you so much for the feedback! I will discuss this with my advertising provider asap to make it a better reading experience!

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  27. All excellent but you forgot really easy sliced hard boiled eggs. I boil several at a time then peel and keep them refrigerated. Slice with sharp knife or use an egg slicer for thinner even slices. Saves lots of time.

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