KETO RECIPE: Avocado Toast

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With the somewhat recent release of multiple brands of keto-friendly bread, people following a low carb and keto lifestyle are finally able to enjoy the Avocado Toast trend that has been around for a couple years. Sure we have always been able to bake our own keto bread, I even have a keto bread recipe that I love, but it is also wonderful sometimes to have the convenience of a store bought loaf of bread when you want to whip up a quick meal on a work day.

I definitely haven’t tried the majority of the keto-friendly breads that are now available. The one I have tried is the L’Oven Keto Bread they sell at Aldi and I really like it. It’s great for sandwiches, toast and I love making grilled cheese with it. I have also heard that Sola bread is good from multiple people. Orowheat even recently launched their own keto bread, which I haven’t see in my grocery store yet, but I will keep an eye out for it! So you have plenty of choices for bread and the beauty of avocado toast is that you also have almost an endless amount of toppings you can pair as well.

• Avocado: make sure your avocado is ripe and feels soft when gently squeezed. You can slice, mash or do fancy avocado art on top. I typically stick to just mashing mine, but I am jealous of the people who make fancy roses and whatnot!

  • Avocado browns quickly, so make the toast when you are ready to eat it, squirting lime or lemon on top will also help this

  • Avocado needs seasoning, so be liberal with your seasoning of choice

Great Avocado Toast Ingredients

• Egg: Sunny side up, soft boiled and poached are all delicious. For me there is nothing better than having yolk with my avocado toast.

• Smoked Salmon: Salmon is another great protein source for your avocado toast. Lately I have been buying the Everything But The Bagel Smoked Salmon from Trader Joe’s!

• Seasoning: pink salt, pepper, Tajin, red pepper flakes, Everything But The Bagel Seasoning are some of my favorites, a drizzle of Olive Oil or Avocado Oil, and a squirt of lemon or lime juice are all great choices. I know some people also like to rub garlic on the toast too. Fresh herbs are also delicious!

• Veggies: red onion, tomatoes, sliced radish, arugula, spinach, ribbons of cucumber or carrot, sprouts, and just about any other veggie you like!

• Nuts: I don’t put nuts on my avocado toast very often, but they can be a great change in texture. Any nuts work from walnuts to pistachios to sliced almonds and anything in between. Sunflower seeds are also good!

• Cheese: crumbled feta, goat cheese, cotija

Try These Combos!

• Pistachio Honey Avocado Toast

  • Try this keto-friendly Honey alternative

• Sunny Side Up Avocado Toast

  • Avocado smashed, squirt of citrus, salt and pepper, red chili flakes or Tajin

  • Topped with a seasoned sunny side up egg

• Sunflower Seed Avocado Toast

  • Avocado smashed, squirt of citrus, salt and pepper, red chili flakes or Tajin

  • Drizzle of Olive Oil

  • Sunflower seeds on top

• Smoked Salmon Avocado Toast

  • Avocado smashed, squirt of citrus, salt and pepper, Everything But The Bagel Seasoning

  • Smoked Salmon

  • Thinly sliced red onions

• Caprese Avocado Toast

  • Avocado smashed, salt and pepper

  • Drizzle of Olive Oil

  • Sliced tomatoes of any size, I use grape tomatoes, I love heirloom grape tomatoes the most

  • Fresh Basil

  • Fresh Mozzarella

• Soft Boiled Egg Avocado Toast

  • Avocado smashed, squirt of citrus, salt and pepper, Everything But The Bagel Seasoning

  • Soft boiled egg

  • If you want some extra texture, chopped walnuts are a good choice

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