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Avocado Toast with Poached Egg

Creamy avocado toast with a perfect poached egg, chili flakes and lemon. Ready in 10 minutes.

⏱ 10 min 🍽 Serves 2 👩‍🍳 Easy
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Avocado toast topped with a poached egg

Simple food done right. Toasted sourdough, avocado mashed with lemon and salt, and a runny poached egg — breakfast that keeps you full until lunch.

Recipe: Avocado Toast with Poached Egg

Prep5 min
Cook5 min
Total10 min
Serves2
LevelEasy
Calories~360

Ingredients

  • 2 thick slices sourdough
  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • Flaky salt and black pepper
  • 2 very fresh eggs
  • 1 tsp vinegar
  • Chili flakes, everything bagel seasoning or microgreens

Instructions

  1. Toast the bread.
  2. Mash avocado with lemon, salt and pepper; spread on toast.
  3. Bring a pan of water to a gentle simmer with vinegar. Swirl, crack in an egg and cook 3 minutes.
  4. Lift out with a slotted spoon, place on toast and season with chili flakes.

💡 Tips for success

  • Crack each egg into a small cup first, then slide it into the water.

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