Topping your avocado toast with a hard-boiled egg is a quick, easy, and convenient way to give this healthy breakfast an extra pop of protein! Make your eggs in advance and enjoy a simple, nutritious, two-minute, no-cook meal that packs 15 grams of protein without the fuss!
Who doesn’t love avocado toast? It’s at the top of the list when I want a quick, healthy, and delicious breakfast (my cottage cheese breakfast toast is another fan favorite!). But, if you are like me and trying to add more protein to your breakfast, avocado toast just isn’t enough. This is why I love making my avocado toast topped with hard-boiled eggs!
Of course, you can also top your avocado toast with scrambled, poached, or an over-easy egg, but nothing beats the ease and convenience of hard-boiled eggs. You can make them in advance and adjust the cooking time depending on how hard or soft you like the yolks (you can use my step-by-step guide for easy-to-peel hard-boiled eggs here). Personally, I love a jammy yolk—but that’s just me!
Adding an egg to your avocado toast creates a more balanced breakfast (or grab-and-go snack) packed with protein, healthy fats, and fiber—the perfect meal to support healthy eating habits.
Ingredients you’ll need
You only need a few simple ingredients to create this well-balanced breakfast toast!
- Toasted Bread: I love to use sourdough bread when making avocado toast. It provides a crispy, tangy base with a chewy texture that complements the toppings. I also love sprouted bread as well.
- Ripe Avocado: The star of the show! This adds a rich, creamy texture and is packed with healthy fats, fiber, and essential nutrients. A ripe avocado should be slightly soft when gently pressed but not mushy. If your avocado is too firm, let it ripen at room temperature for a day or two.
- Fresh Lemon Juice: A small squeeze brightens up the avocado with a hint of acidity while helping prevent browning.
- Hard-boiled eggs: A great source of protein and nutrients, making this meal more filling and balanced. If you want even more protein, skip the yolks and add a few extra egg whites.
- Everything Bagel Seasoning: A flavorful blend of sesame seeds, garlic, onion, and poppy seeds that adds the most satisfying crispy crunch and depth of flavor.
- Sea Salt: Enhances the natural flavors of the avocado and eggs while bringing out the seasoning blend. This is my favorite brand.
- Extra-Virgin Olive Oil: While optional, a drizzle over the top adds richness and boosts heart-healthy fats.
Variations
Avocado toast is so versatile! There are so many ways to change up the flavor profile while still enjoying this healthy breakfast toast. Here is some inspiration.
- Seasonings: Try different seasonings to change things up! If you’d like to add some heat, sprinkle with red pepper flakes. For some smokiness, sprinkle a pinch of smoked paprika over the top. It’s also delicious with a sprinkle of sesame seeds or crumbled seaweed over the top.
- Toppings: Add extra toppings for different textures and flavors! Want more greens? Top your toast with microgreens, arugula, or fresh herbs. Try adding crumbled feta or goat cheese for a tangy twist. Or, drizzle hot honey or balsamic glaze on top for a sweet-savory contrast.
- Add Vegetables: Sliced or cherry tomatoes, pickled red onion, baby spinach, sliced radish, or cucumbers can boost flavor, texture, and nutrition.
How to make avocado toast with hard-boiled egg
Make easy-to-peel hard-boiled eggs. You definitely want to do this in advance! This is the beauty of hard-boiled eggs. They can hang out in the fridge, ready to go when you are. Plus, they are such an easy and convenient source of protein. If you need a reminder on how to do this, follow my no-fail hard-boiled eggs guide (it won’t let you down!).
Mash the Avocado: Scoop the avocado into a small bowl, mash, and season.
Add to Toast: Spread the mashed avocado over the toast and top with egg slices! Add some seasoning and enjoy.
Easy ways to add more protein to avocado toast:
This breakfast, as it stands, delivers 15 grams of protein, which is amazing. However, I try to start my day with a bit more protein, so here are some easy ways to bump the protein in your avocado toast.
- Add a couple of extra hard-boiled egg whites, but skip the yolks. Egg whites are pure protein, so it is easy to bump up your protein without adding more fat.
- Sliced turkey is another excellent option. It’s quick, convenient, delicious, and protein-packed.
- Serve some turkey bacon on the side. Lower in fat and higher in protein than traditional bacon, it’s the perfect pairing for avocado toast.
- I make my chicken and apple sausage patties with ground chicken. They’re easy to make, delicious, and protein-packed.
- Sprinkle on some seeds. Hemp, chia, and pumpkin seeds are all excellent plant-based protein options.
Avocado Toast with Hard Boiled Egg
Ingredients
- 1 slice (38 grams) toasted sourdough bread* see notes
- 1/2 medium (60 grams) ripe avocado
- Small squeeze of fresh lemon juice
- 1 hard-boiled egg** see notes
- Sprinkle of Everything Bagel Seasoning
- Sea salt, to taste
- Optional: Drizzle extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Scoop avocado in a small bowl. Using the back of a fork, mash the avocado until smooth but still a bit chunky—season with sea salt and lemon juice.
- Spread the mashed avocado over the top of the toast.
- Cut the hard-boiled eggs into round slices and then layer them on the mashed avocado.
- Finish with a sprinkle of everything bagel seasoning and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, if desired. Enjoy!
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