Breakfast for dinner just got a whole lot tastier. When I was a kid, there was nothing more exciting than the novelty of having pancakes for dinner. I still get a thrill out of indulging in the occasional meal swap, only now I do it in the form of avocado toast with poached eggs. I topped one with seasonal, peppery pea shoots and the other with salty prosciutto. But the real key here is to get a super-ripe avocado that slashes the need for any added butter and a soft-poached egg that oozes with the slightest pierce of a fork. It’s a simple meal, sure, but when stacked high with all these goodies, it feels quite fancy. And there’s absolutely nothing childish about that.
Avocado Toast With Poached Eggs and Prosciutto
Cook Time: 4 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 1
Ingredients:
½ avocado, mashed
2 slices bread, toasted
2 eggs, poached
4 slices prosciutto
4 leaves butter lettuce
Cherry tomatoes, halved
Sea salt & fresh cracked black pepper
1 Tbsp fresh-squeezed lemon juice
Directions:
1. In a pot of boiling water, add a Tbsp of vinegar and gently swirl the water in one direction. Carefully drop the eggs one at a time and poach for 2-4 minutes or until desired doneness.
2. Meanwhile cut the avocados in half, remove stones and scoop out the flesh into a bowl. Mash with a fork and squeeze in fresh lemon or lime juice and salt and pepper.
3. Smear toast with avocado, and top with lettuce, tomatoes, prosciutto and the poached egg. Top with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper and serve immediately.
Avocado Toast With Poached Eggs and Pea Tenders
Ingredients:
½ avocado, mashed
2 slices bread, toasted
2 eggs, poached
12-15 sprigs pea tenders, rinsed and dried
1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Cherry tomatoes, halved
Sea salt & fresh cracked black pepper
1 Tbsp fresh-squeezed lemon juice
Directions:
1. In a pot of boiling water, add a Tbsp of vinegar and gently swirl the water in one direction. Carefully drop the eggs one at a time and poach for 2-4 minutes or until desired doneness. Removed with slotted spoon and set to drain on paper towels.
2. Meanwhile cut the avocados in half, remove stones and scoop out the flesh into a bowl. Mash with a fork and squeeze in fresh lemon or lime juice and salt and pepper.
3. Smear toast with avocado, and top with pea tenders and the poached egg. Top with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, fresh parsley and serve immediately.
Published April 29, 2015, Updated April 19, 2018