avocado toast
noun
plural avocado toasts
: toast topped with sliced or mashed avocado
Sometimes called an avocado toast (and in the United States often associated with California), it's comfort food for any time of the day. You smash half a ripe avocado onto a thick piece of multigrain toast, season it with salt, pepper and chile flakes, then give it a splash of olive oil and a squeeze of lemon. Anything else is a flourish: dukkah (an Egyptian spice mix), toasted pumpkin seeds, a poached egg.—
Oliver Strand
Oliver StrandBrunch dishes include avocado toast with pickled onion, soft egg, and pecan for $12 …—Lia Picard
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The cafe takes up a considerable amount of space with its large selection of drinks and food, including macchiato, matcha and avocado toast.
—Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Inside, a seating area by the front window can be rented by nonprofits and community groups, a coffee shop by the back wall sells avocado toast and strawberry smoothies, and there’s more space to work upstairs than at a Barnes and Noble.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2025
Beyond being mashed to create guacamole, avocados have become an American culinary staple because of their creamy texture and healthy fat and fiber content — exemplified by the ubiquity of avocado toast on Southland brunch menus.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
The persuasive pitch includes allowing Danes to both rename Disneyland after Hans Christian Andersen and create an endless avocado toast buffet.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025
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Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Inside, a seating area by the front window can be rented by nonprofits and community groups, a coffee shop by the back wall sells avocado toast and strawberry smoothies, and there’s more space to work upstairs than at a Barnes and Noble.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 12 Mar. 2025
Beyond being mashed to create guacamole, avocados have become an American culinary staple because of their creamy texture and healthy fat and fiber content — exemplified by the ubiquity of avocado toast on Southland brunch menus.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
The persuasive pitch includes allowing Danes to both rename Disneyland after Hans Christian Andersen and create an endless avocado toast buffet.
—Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Avocado toast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avocado%20toast. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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