Description
Avocado Toast with Smoked Salmon is a delightful and nutritious dish that’s perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a light lunch. This recipe highlights the creamy richness of ripe avocados paired with the savory notes of smoked salmon, all elevated by a zesty lemon-herb crème fraîche. Quick to prepare and easy to customize, it serves as an elegant yet simple meal that can impress anyone at your table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ripe avocados
- 4 thick slices of sourdough or multigrain bread
- 4 oz smoked salmon
- 1/3 cup crème fraîche
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- Zest from one lemon
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh dill
- 2 scallions (chopped)
- 2 tbsp capers (chopped)
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat a skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat. Brush both sides of each slice of bread with olive oil and grill for 2–3 minutes per side until golden brown and crisp.
- In a mixing bowl, combine crème fraîche, lemon juice, lemon zest, dill, scallions, and capers. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Once the bread is toasted, mash the avocados in a bowl until smooth or chunky based on your preference. Spread the mashed avocado generously on each slice of toast.
- Layer smoked salmon on top of the avocado and finish with spoonfuls of the lemon-herb crème fraîche mixture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 30mg