Avocado Toast with Poached Egg

Avocado Toast with Poached Egg

Crisp toast topped with lemony mashed avocado and a gently poached egg.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Halve and pit the avocado, then scoop the flesh into a mixing bowl.

    Ingredients used: 1.0 piece Avocado

    Cookware: cutting board, knife, mixing bowl, spoon

  2. Step 2

    Add the lemon juice, salt, and black pepper, then mash with a fork until mostly smooth.

    Ingredients used: 1.0 piece Avocado, 0.57 gr Black Pepper, 5 ml Lemon Juice, 1.5 gr Salt

    Cookware: fork, mixing bowl

  3. Step 3

    Toast the bread until crisp and golden.

    Timer: 3 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 2.0 piece Bread

    Cookware: toaster

  4. Step 4

    Combine the water and white vinegar in a large saucepan and bring to a simmer over high heat.

    Timer: 6 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 1500 ml Water, 15 ml White Vinegar

    Cookware: large saucepan

  5. Step 5

    Reduce to low heat so the water maintains a gentle simmer.

    Cookware: large saucepan

  6. Step 6

    Crack each egg into a separate small bowl.

    Ingredients used: 2.0 piece Egg

    Cookware: small bowl

  7. Step 7

    Gently slide both eggs into the simmering water, leaving space between them. Poach until the whites are set and the yolks remain soft.

    Timer: 4 min (fixed)

    Ingredients used: 2.0 piece Egg

    Cookware: large saucepan, small bowl

  8. Step 8

    Lift the eggs from the water with a slotted spoon and let excess water drain away.

    Ingredients used: 2.0 piece Egg

    Cookware: large saucepan, slotted spoon

  9. Step 9

    Divide the mashed avocado between the toast slices and place one poached egg on each. Serve immediately.

    Ingredients used: 1.0 piece Avocado, 2.0 piece Bread, 2.0 piece Egg

    Cookware: spoon

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: moderate

Use clean, uncracked eggs and prevent raw egg from contacting ready-to-eat ingredients. Pasteurized eggs or fully cooked yolks are safer for pregnant people, young children, older adults, and anyone with a weakened immune system.

Risk factors

  • raw egg handling
  • soft-cooked egg yolk
  • hot water and steam