Ingredients
- 4 thick slices of bread multigrain, sourdough, or your favorite bread
- 1 large avocado
- 1/3 cup plain yogurt or Greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice from about half a lemon
- zest from one lemon optional
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 large eggs
- a sprinkle of chili flakes to taste, depending on how spicy you want the eggs
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt or to taste
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper or to taste
Instructions
Make the avocado crema.
- Cut the avocado in half, remove the seed/pit, and scoop up the flesh with a spoon into a bowl.
- Add the yogurt, lemon juice, lemon zest, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of black pepper.
- Blend everything together using an immersion blender (note 1).
Toast or grill the bread.
- Brush the bread slices with olive oil (using a pastry brush or drizzling the olive oil on).
- Then grill/toast the bread in a skillet, cast iron pan, or grill pan for about 2 minutes on each side over medium-high heat until lightly browned and toasted (note 2).
Fry the eggs.
- To a frying pan or skillet over medium heat, add the unsalted butter. When the butter is warm, crack each egg first into a small bowl and then transfer it to the pan or skillet.
- Using a spoon, scoop up the warm butter and pour it over the top of the eggs (basting them with the butter).
- Add a pinch of salt, pepper, and chili flakes.
- Continue basting the eggs with the butter until they’re cooked to your liking. You can serve them sunny side up or flip them in the pan and cook until they’re over easy, over medium, or over well (depending on your preference) (note 3).
Get all the ingredients together.
- Get the toasted or grilled bread, the avocado crema, and the butter-basted eggs together, ready to assemble the avocado toast.
Assemble the avocado toast.
- To each toasted bread slice, add 1/4th of the avocado cream, and top it with the butter-basted fried egg.
Notes
Note 1 - You can also mix the avocado crema using a small blender or a food processor. You could also mash everything well with a masher or a fork. The blender or food processor is preferable to achieve a smooth texture.
Note 2 - You can also skip the olive oil and simply toast the bread in the toaster. It won't be as rich, but it will still be delicious!
Note 3 - If using a non-stick pan to cook the eggs and a metal spoon to baste the eggs, make sure you don’t scrape the bottom of the pan with the metal when scooping up the melted butter with the spoon.