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Every healthy diet includes a piece…or two, of avocado toast.
And that’s just the truth. I feel like avocado toast is the ultimate in delicious healthy food. It’s simple, pretty, and so satisfying. Plus, a recipe where eating toast is acceptable, at any point in the day, makes me oh so happy!
AND there are so many things you can do with a piece of toast and some avocado. Personally, I like mine pretty simple…or at least simple for me… I also like a little cheese…
Obviously.
Honestly, all you need for really good avocado toast is some delicious bread, a perfectly ripe avocado, flaky sea salt and lemon juice. SO simple – SO good. I make that combo at least once a week, but when I’m feeling a little fancier, I make this Mediterranean inspired avo-toast. It really doesn’t take much more time than it’s simpler brother, but I have to say, it is just a little more exciting… not to mention more filling. Hello! All the eggs please!
So I feel like we need to chat about everyone’s weekend. Did a lot of you have yesterday off? My dad did and man, I was SO jealous. Sometimes I wish I worked a normal 9-5 schedule with like vacation time and holidays, but then I don’t, because I remember I get to do what I love every day!
Anywhooo, what did you guys do on your extra day off?? Please tell me it was something crazy fun and exciting? Did you take a weekend trip to Vegas (that will be my parents this coming weekend…I am jealous)?? Go skiing? Hike in the sunshine or snow? Stay in, make chili and chill by the fire??
Is it even cold where you are??
It’s FREEZING here, but then what’s new? I wore my snow pants and double sweatshirts around the house all weekend. Looked like a freak, but hey, I was warm. I spent yesterday hands deep in testing recipes and today will be the same, but today’s recipes are all for the cookbook!! Hehe, getting SO excited to share all the goodness with you guys!!
But seriously, tell me your favorite thing that you did this weekend?? Or favorite thing you ate? Or both!?
Alrighty, back to this Mediterranean Inspired Avocado Toast though. For me, avocado toast never really has a set recipe. It always seems to be a little of this or a little of that or basically whatever I have on hand that sounds good, you know?
I almost always have some sort of toasted seeds/nuts on the shelf ready for sprinkling. I’m calling today’s mix a pistachio Dukkah, which if you have never heard of Dukkah, it’s basically a fancy name for toasted seeds, nuts and spices. Dukkah is used heavily used in Middle Eastern cooking, but today it’s Middle Eastern meets Mediterranean. This mix of seeds, nuts and spices is everything. No joke, I can – and do, use this stuff like salt. It’s SO good sprinkled atop so many things. Think morning oats, afternoon bowl of yogurt, grilled cheese sandwich… and literally every salad out there. <–Truth.
It may sound like I’m exaggerating, but no, no, I am not. This stuff is good, healthy too, and so super easy to make. You just need to toast your combo of nuts/seeds/spices in a dry skillet and then grind them up in a blender. The mix will keep in a sealed container for at least a month, but I can guarantee there’s no way it will last that long. Well at least it definitely wouldn’t last that long in my house.
OKAY, so now that we chatted all about the Dukkah, let’s get to the toast! Oh the toast. First you’ll need to find some really good, crusty, whole grain bread. That is SUPER important! From there you will need some sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil. Use the olive oil in the jar to drizzle over your toast and then toast the bread under the boiler. From there all you’ll need to do is add the sun-dried tomatoes, some kalamata olives, your sliced avocado, your dukkah and then some micro greens and feta. Top with eggs and finish with some lemon juice + zest.
EAT.
Honestly, this is one of the best meals (and one of my favorites). It’s quick and easy, so super healthy, and fills you up! Perfect for any time, any day of the week.
WINNER 🙂
Also, poached eggs are my obsession at the moment. I can’t get enough.
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So what do you say? Lunch? I am in!
I have toast pretty much almost every day! This is a great way to mix things up for sure. 🙂
Looks like the perfect fix for ANY meal!! Love that dukkah!
Tieghan! This is tooooo funny! I was just reading Nigella lawson’s twitter feeds last night and she is totally in love with avocado toast. So there were tons of shots of her fave breakfast….she varies it here and there. Great minds think alike.
This looks amazing! Thanks for explaining dukkah – I’ve seen it around the web and wasn’t sure what it was. Unfortunately, I had to work Sat and Mon, but I was glad I got Sunday off because it was my mom’s birthday. I made her your simple chocolate birthday cake, which was a hit! Sooo yummy! We took her out to dinner and then came home and had cake and all played a board game together. And it has definitely been COLD here in Minnesota! The high on Sunday was -2.
Wow! This is such an original twist on Avocado toast. Love all the flavors you have going on here.
With avocado and good bread, you can never go wrong. Thanks for breaking dukkah down into simple methods! I will have to try it soon! 🙂
That avocado toast has me drooling! This is seriously one of my favorite breakfasts or snacks. The best thing I ate this weekend was a loaded veggie omelet topped with feta cheese from my favorite brunch spot. So yummy!!
This is one of those dishes I could never get tired of. And what wouldn’t I put that dukkah on? 🙂
This looks fantastic, it will be a must try very soon! You never cease to amaze me, girl!
You had me at Pistachio Dukkah!! Never heard of it before – but can’t wait to make it now!!!
It was my mom’s birthday yesterday which was awesome because she had the day off. We took her on a hike around a lake so cold! But still so great because I love nature. Then we took her to tropical smoothie cafe and got smoothies and wraps. She had a great day!
This avocado toast looks so delicious! I can never past up avocado toast especially something different from my norm.
I have just had lunch, but really could do with this toast right now ! Looks delish 🙂
Thanks for sharing;) Looks delicious!!
I will try for sure!
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Thanks for sharing this Tieghan – looks delish and healthy as well!
i had korean bbq yesterday, and it was so tasty- especially the smoked garlic pork belly! mmm. this avo toast sounds particularly flavorful with the sundried tomatoes, and the runny egg yolk looks like sunshine on a plate (and it seems like you need it in the middle of all the cold temps!).