Name: Avocado Toast with Poached Egg
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 2-4 slices bread (good quality sourdough or wholegrain works well); 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar; 1 ripe avocado; ¼ red onion (finely diced); ½ tomato (deseeded and finely diced); ¼ lime (juiced); Sea salt (to taste)

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Poached eggs & smashed avocado on toast is one of my favourite breakfast / brunch recipes. It’s very healthy, hearty and easy to make. Taking just 10 minutes.

Its packed with healthy fats, protein and complex carbs. Plus it has essential vitamins like vitamin b-6 and C. Which are all essential for good energy levels.

This is the type of breakfast you should have when you need a productive day!

Poached eggs on toast with smacked avocado garnished with chives and pea shoots

How to make Smashed Avocado Video

Here is a very easy to follow video for how to make the smashed avocado part of this recipe. This video recipe is enough to serve 4, so simply half the ingredients.

Tips on Poaching Eggs

Some people struggle to make poached eggs for the first few times. A lot of the time this is because they are missing a ‘tweak’ on their technique.

Make sure the water isn’t boiling – This will rupture the egg from setting nicely
Make sure to add vinegar – Vinegar helps the egg set
Whirl the water before adding the eggs – This will help the egg white wrap around the egg yolk
Don’t add salt into the water – This is because salt breaks down the egg white
Use the fresh’s eggs possible – Fresher eggs have tighter proteins and egg whites. This will help your poached eggs keep a better shape.

Poached eggs with smashed avocado on toast with coffee

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Prep Time 8

Cook Time 2

Total Time 10

Course Breakfast, Brunch

Cuisine American, British, Mexican

Servings

Calories 476 kcal

Equipment

Mixing Bowl
Medium Pot
Slotted spoon

Ingredients

4 eggs
2-4 slices bread good quality sourdough or wholegrain works well
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar

Smashed Avocado

1 ripe avocado
¼ red onion finely diced
½ tomato deseeded and finely diced
¼ lime juiced
Sea salt to taste

Instructions

Prepare the Avocado:

Cut the avocado in half lengthwise and remove the seed.
Scoop the flesh into a mixing bowl and smash with a fork until mostly smooth with some texture.
Add the red onion, diced tomato, lime juice, and a pinch of sea salt.
Mix until well combined. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed. Set aside.

Poach the Eggs:

Fill a medium pot with water and bring to a gentle simmer.
Add the white wine vinegar and stir the water to create a gentle whirlpool.
Crack the eggs into the water and poach for about 2 minutes, or until the whites are set but the yolks remain runny.
Remove the eggs with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.

Toast the Bread:

Toast the slices of bread to your preferred crispness while the eggs are poaching.

Assemble and Serve:

Place a slice of toast on each plate.
Top with half the smashed avocado mixture and two poached eggs.
Serve immediately.

Notes

Use the freshest eggs possible: Fresher eggs have firmer whites that stay together better in the water

Keep the water at a gentle simmer: Too much movement in the water can tear the egg apart or cook it unevenly.

Use a sturdy bread: Use a good-quality bakery-style loaf with structure. Soft, pre-sliced bread won’t hold up; look for bread with a firm structure that isn’t soft when toasted.

Nutrition

Calories: 476kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 20gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 327mgSodium: 520mgPotassium: 788mgFiber: 9gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 883IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 104mgIron: 5mg

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