Are you an avocado toast lover? Add a hardboiled egg for a protein-packed healthy breakfast or dinner!
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- half an avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced
- 1 piece whole wheat bread
- salt and pepper, to garnish
- red pepper flakes, to garnish
Instructions
First, make the hardboiled egg:
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Put the egg in a pot and cover with cold water by 1 inch. Over high heat, bring to a boil, then shut off heat, cover pot, and remove from heat. Let pot sit, covered, for 8 minutes. Scoop out the egg with a slotted spoon and either dunk in an ice bath or run under cold water for a few minutes. Peel shell and slice egg into rounds.
To assemble toast:
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Toast bread. Smash avocado slices onto the toast with a fork. Arrange slices of hard-boiled egg on top and sprinkle with freshly ground salt and pepper and any other topping of choice (see notes).
Variations:
- smear a soft cheese like goat or ricotta underneath the avocado
- drizzle avocado with lemon juice
- top with bacon bits
- garnish with a shake of garam masala
- sprinkle with sesame seeds
- sprinkle with toasted almond slivers
- add pea shoots
- add chopped scallions or chives
Makes one serving
