I’m such a sucker for a good avocado toast! It’s the easiest homemade breakky that makes you feel like you’re brunching at a cafe. As a bonus, the good fats in the avo help keep you full for long periods of time (which is why I think it’s a great breakfast idea for dancers before rehearsal or class). If you’re getting a little bored with just the usual avo on toast here are 10 ways to mix things up:
- ‘The Aussie’: Spread toast with Vegemite before topping with avocado. The saltiness of the spread and the creaminess of the avo are a match made in heaven.
- ‘The Melbourne cafe’: Top your toast with avo, goats cheese, chilli flakes, pumpkin seeds and a squeeze of lime to finish. You couldn’t get more Melbourne millennial if you tried.
- ‘The Christmas leftovers’: Top your toast with avocado and then place sliced ham on top. Preferably the thick kind that you eat wayyyyy too much of around Christmas time.
- ‘70s style’: My mum and dad are always telling me that back when they were young they used to eat avocado straight from its skin, with vinegar, salt and pepper. Boy, was it a game changer when I actually tried it. This is just that, but on toast! Top your toast with avocado and drizzle with vinegar (balsamic or white vinegar) and then a dust of salt and pepper to finish. So delish.
- ‘Summer time salad on toast’: One of my favourite salads during summer has always been a mango and avocado one. So why not put it on bread and have it for breakky?! Top your toast with avocado, grilled halloumi and a few mango pieces. The sweetness, mixed with salty, mixed with creamy is such a surprisingly good combo.
- ‘Things will get feta’: Please excuse my feta pun, I just couldn’t help myself. Top your toast with avo, tomato slices and crumbled feta – it’s a classic for a reason.
- ‘All aboard’: Top your avo toast with good smoked salmon and lemon. It tastes very soFISHticated…. okay, okay, I’ll stop with the puns now.
- ‘Say cheeeeeese!’: Top you’re toast with avo and saganaki, with a drizzle of lemon. This one is great for weekends because it feels super decadent. And plus saganaki, need I say more?
- ‘The one with the capers’: As you can probably tell I’m running out of creative names. This one is just avo and salty capers. Simple and yum.
- ‘Basil-icious’: I have had a basil obsession for a very long time. I truly believe if you put basil on anything it instantly makes it better. Top your avocado toast with sliced cherry tomatoes, and fresh basil. Smells (and tastes) amazing.
If you’re feeling like a sweeter breakfast, try this healthy chocolate smoothie.
Until next time,
Happy Dancing (and eating!) xx
